Learn to cope with your health worries in a realistic way so they don’t take over your life Health anxiety, or hypochondria, is estimated to affect 6% of our population – in fact, a recent study by the University of Nottingham estimates that excessive worrying over dreamt-up diseases is costing…
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How to Stop Negative Thinking
Do you churn pessimistic thoughts over and over in your head? Is it becoming unpleasant, or unhealthy? We can help you! From time to time, we all struggle with negative thoughts. Regardless of how they’re triggered, one unpleasant thought can lead to another, causing us to lose perspective. In…
The Difference Between Sadness and Depression
Have you got the summertime sadness, or something else? Here at happiful we talk a lot about happiness and try to inject a little colour and light into the world. However, it’s important to recognise the darker moments too. Feeling sad is an emotion we all feel, and it’…
Terrorism: A Guide for Parents
Whether we like it or not, terrorism is part of our collective experience. We shouldn't be afraid to discuss it with our children, and each other After the devastating news in both Manchester and London, it’s no surprise that many of us have recently felt shocked and…
How to Overcome the Fear of Public Speaking
Glossophobia (the fear of public speaking) is one of the UK's top three fears, along with snakes and heights. But fear no more, happiful is here to help! Surely public speaking can’t be that bad, right? Wrong. In a 2013 OnePoll study among the British public, the…
Are You the Workplace Bully?
With so much attention focused on playground bullying, it’s hard to imagine that adults are bullied too. But grown-up oppression does exist – particularly in the workplace – and the bully in the room might be you In a Counselling Directory survey of more than 1,000 adults, 30 percent said…
Embrace Your Inner Child This Summer
If you’re afraid to let your imagination run wild, remember that growing older doesn’t necessarily mean growing up Remember when you were a kid, and your biggest worry was whether the rocket you were building from cardboard boxes would be able to carry all your toys to the…
7 Ways to Help a Child Who is Having a Panic Attack
More and more young people are struggling with anxiety in the UK. Here’s how you can assist a child who is experiencing a panic attack…
How to Burst the 'Beach Body' Bubble
Ignore the beauty magazines. Forget the advertisements. This summer belongs to you! Are you beach body ready? It’s a question that gets plastered all over the media during the lead-up to summer, and one that often leaves us feeling self-conscious and, well, shit. But, have you considered this: you…