Unpacking the causes of your flight anxiety Aerophobia [https://www.anxietyuk.org.uk/anxiety-type/fear-of-flying/], or the fear of flying, is estimated to affect one in 10 people in the UK – around 6.5 million of us! When it takes hold, symptoms can include sweating, dizziness, nausea, panic, heart palpitations…
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Rebecca Thair
Rebecca is the Editor of Happiful magazine
Teenage Years May Determine Our Mental Health – New Study
Scientists find connection between adolescent personality and the risk of serious mental illness Our teenage years are a time of raging hormones, biological changes and emotional flashpoints, so it may come as no surprise that our adolescent personality could be an indicator of our mental health in later life. A…
Summer Special: Things to Do in the Country
"Laying back, head on the grass. Chewing gum, having some laughs..." Combine harvesters, wellies, and the scent of freshly spread cow excrement, who doesn't love the English countryside? Whether it's escaping from the hustle and bustle of the city to enjoy some peace and…
Do You Sometimes Want to Eat Little Baby Toes?
Research suggests opposing emotions expose hidden motivations Ever experienced something so beautiful it makes you want to cry? Scientists from Yale have studied the phenomenon of opposing emotions and found that it could be a case of an underlying motivation coming to the surface, rather than experiencing multiple reactions. The…
The Mayhew Animal Home Volunteer: 'How My Rescue Dog Helps People'
Charlie Le Rougetel and her dog Lola visit people with dementia as part of the Mayhew Animal Home’s TheraPaws programme Hi Charlie! How did you meet your dog, Lola? We got her eight years ago. I had gone down to a four-day working week and thought it was a…
Ketamine Treatment for Depression 'Should Be Rolled Out'
Research supports the use of the ‘club drug’ in treating severe depression, but scientists urge caution Doctors and psychologists are calling for the use of ketamine in treating severe depression to be rolled out nationwide. At least two million people in the UK live with depression, with approximately 158,000…
Summer Special: Things to Do at the Beach
"Oh I do like to be beside the seaside..." What's more British than heading straight to the coast as soon as it hits 20 degrees, and coming home looking a bit like a lobster? At happiful, we've been daydreaming about the fresh sea air,…
The 80/20 relationship rule
Why having your own personal space in a relationship might just bring you closer together…
My Sex Life... and Everyone Else's
We chatted with award-winning YouTuber and influencer Hannah Witton about becoming a birds-and-bees guru, and how her day job affects her own sex life Hello Hannah! So, how did you get into vlogging about sex and relationships? Sex education was something I was already interested in, but I didn’t…