15 thinking styles that lead to massive anxiety 5/15: Catastrophizing Catastrophizing is an irrational thought a lot of us have in believing that something is far worse than it actually is. Catastrophizing can generally can take three different forms: making a...

Secret signs of anxiety: Part Two: Needing to use the bathroom frequently Just as common today as anxiety are stomach problems associated with conditions such as IBS. More and more this is affecting young people who would try anything to avoid the discomfort and the...

Today’s topics: Making excuses not to go out in a group Anxiety is so common these days it’s as common as the common cold. It doesn’t discriminate who it comes after and just like any disease it builds itself up from a niggling issue into a much more infectious...

15 thinking styles that lead to massive anxiety 4/15: Mind Reading Mind Reading is an automatic negative thought that is very common in social anxiety and in many other types of anxiety. The anxious mind in order to head off feared reactions from others anticipates...

15 thinking styles that lead to massive anxiety, 3/15: Overgeneralization Sound Familiar? “I’ll never ever find love”, “I am so so stupid, everything was perfect until I made that mistake”, “I can’t believe I said that, now that whole group hates me”, “The last person...

15 thinking styles that lead to massive anxiety 2/15: Polarized thinking Thoughts hold the key to many types of anxiety! It is how we think about things that defines them as problems or not. Anxiety thrives on distorted thinking. In this series of blogs we are going...

Thoughts hold the key to many types of anxiety! It is how we think about things that defines them as problems or not. Anxiety thrives on distorted thinking. In this series of blogs we are going to explore 15 types of distorted thinking. The topic for this first blog...

  The indirect effects of workplace bullying on the work environment and other employees. Bullying is an issue that not only affects the individual being bullied. It also affects the manager dealing with the issue and the entire staff team/work place. There is a...

Effects on employees of work place bullying: As managers our roles can be very complex. At one level we are there to support individuals in their work but on the other hand we must also try to get the best out of people. Our employee being bullied can affect...

What’s a boss to do: For bosses the handling of bullying cases can be very delicate. It’s a problem that frankly we could do without, but one that we must treat seriously when it is brought to our attention or we can see it happening. At some level it is natural for...