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Jun 15, 20201 min read
COVID-19 and Mental Health
Hello! Just a short post today, but hopefully a useful one. The current crisis can be even worse for those with mental health conditions....
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![My top 5 Psychology based films you need to watch!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/26ffc3_6eed58aa7d8043abaa4d4293b728127c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/26ffc3_6eed58aa7d8043abaa4d4293b728127c~mv2.webp)
Jun 9, 20202 min read
My top 5 Psychology based films you need to watch!
One flew over the cuckoos nest (1975) This is one of my favourites, A criminal (played by Jack Nicholson) pleads insanity, thinking that...
Jun 8, 20203 min read
What I have been up to….
So over the past two years since graduating, to say I have been busy is an understatement! I feel like in these two years I have grown a...
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Jun 7, 20201 min read
A little bit of positivity
Hello, I have neglected this blog for a while now. Since graduating I was busy with work and life kind of took over, I may put a long...
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![Top 5 Psychology Books for Beginners](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/26ffc3_2767a2b706b64247b218b2ec143f766a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/26ffc3_2767a2b706b64247b218b2ec143f766a~mv2.webp)
Jul 12, 20184 min read
Top 5 Psychology Books for Beginners
With the growing interest in psychology it’s difficult to know where to start. Textbooks are usually very detailed and not great reads...
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Jun 27, 20181 min read
The Psychology of Everything series – Review
Routledge have released the first wave in a series of A-Z psychology books. I was lucky enough to get my hands on the first wave so I...
Jun 21, 20181 min read
Mental Health #endthestigma fundraising
twitter.com/lh_creates/status/1009865695700639750 #educationalsupportneeds #Psychopathology #behaviour #humanbehaviour #science #lgbt...
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Jun 20, 20181 min read
Welcome to Biscuit Land – Book Review
The book is named Welcome to Biscuit Land as Jess has a verbal tic where she says ‘Biscuit’ around 16 times per minute, around 6 million...
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Jun 1, 20181 min read
Psychology shop now up!
With my previous art background I have been working on some designs related to psychology. I am pleased to announce the first designs are...
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May 31, 20182 min read
What actually is psychology?
I often get asked this question. Many people I’ve come across believe it’s the same as sociology, some think it just involves having...
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May 24, 20181 min read
Traumatic Times
My review for The Psychologist on Mark Neville’s exhibition A Battle against Stigma is now in print and online! Check it out, share and...
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May 22, 20181 min read
Top 15 Mental Health Self-Care tips
Small things can often really help when our mental health is not at its best. Take a look at these small but significant things you can...
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May 19, 20181 min read
Quiz update
You may have seen the last post showing an Are you OCD quiz (http://gotoquiz.com/ZtCt0). This quiz was created to highlight the issues...
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May 18, 20181 min read
The do you have OCD quiz
Check out the quiz we at ThePsychedLife just created and let us know what you think, make sure you complete the whole quiz first!...
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May 14, 20181 min read
Is the natural environment helping our wellbeing?
This was the subject of my dissertation and research presented at an international symposium last month. I thought I’d take the time to...
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Apr 19, 20181 min read
Mark Neville – Battle Against Stigma Exhibition
Yesterday I visited the much anticipated exhibition by Mark Neville. The exhibition aims to show the effects of PTSD in combat stricken...
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![🧠The 10 types of Personality Disorders ðŸ§](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/26ffc3_d3de8110b6924389918002e03cf25346~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/26ffc3_d3de8110b6924389918002e03cf25346~mv2.webp)
Apr 11, 20184 min read
🧠The 10 types of Personality Disorders ðŸ§
There are ten distinct types of personality disorder (PD). These are: paranoid PD (distrust, suspiciousness) schizoid PD (detachment,...
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Apr 3, 20181 min read
Dissociative Disorders
An info graphic created to highlight three of the most common dissociative disorders with information on symptoms, course and prevalence....
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Mar 24, 20182 min read
Self-Care for your Mental Health
There are generally said to be five aspects to self care: physical, emotional, spiritual, professional and psychological. Each of these,...
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Feb 21, 20181 min read
Schizophrenia – a very short introduction REVIEW
The book by Frith and Johnstone, is exactly as its name states, a very short introduction to schizophrenia. But don’t let this put you...
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