BACP Registered member

Sandra Dean – Registered Member

Recent Tweets

  • Boy meets girl. Happy ever after? A disturbing psychological tale https://t.co/Pwa3Xrc4th #asmsg #books #kindle 99p/99c #cheapreads #ian1
  • 26 coping skills for better living, depression and anxiety #relaxation #mindfulness https://t.co/P2kklC6d6f … … … #asmsg
  • £1.99 you could put it towards a coffee OR you could buy this self help book for anxiety and depression https://t.co/P2kklC6d6f … … #ASMSG

Follow Me on Twitter

Powered by Twitter Tools

Categories

Design and hosting by
FrenchDuck Digital

fdlogo2016

How much alcohol is too much? The ‘tonight’ programme and my dry March continues

I watched the tonight programme last night on TV, about alcohol consumption and the new lower amounts set out in the guidelines of 14 units per week for women and men. They also gave a few facts:

No amount of alcohol is ‘safe’

One in ten people in the UK drinks the maximum weekly limit

……Continue reading How much alcohol is too much? The ‘tonight’ programme and my dry March continues

March 18th, 2016 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Alcohol and drug use and addiction, Amanda Green, Coping Skills, Depression, IBS Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Me and alcohol, MENTAL HEALTH CAMPAIGN, Mental Health Recovery, Mindfulness, Self Help, Self help, Uplifting ideas | Leave a comment

It’s World Mental Health Day on Friday 10th October 2014! Both my memoirs are FREE Wednesday 8th to Friday 10th October inclusive; let’s beat stigma and raise awareness of mental health issues!

A new flower emerging

Each year, mental health is recognised by World Mental Health Day. It’s a time to come together and talk about mental health and mental illness.

The best thing I can do, apart from keep posting my blogs on this site, is to give the gift of my story of mental

……Continue reading It’s World Mental Health Day on Friday 10th October 2014! Both my memoirs are FREE Wednesday 8th to Friday 10th October inclusive; let’s beat stigma and raise awareness of mental health issues!

October 7th, 2014 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: 39 My sequel memoir, Anorexia, Bulimia, Coping Skills, Depression, Eating Disorders, GIVEAWAYS!, Kindle, mental abuse, MENTAL HEALTH CAMPAIGN, Mental Health Recovery, Mental health stigma, My Alien Self My Journey Back To Me My memoir, OCD obsessive compulsive disorder, Physical symptoms of mental illness, psychotherapy, rape, Schizophrenia, Self Harm + cutting, Self Help, sexual abuse, Specific Mental Health awareness days/weeks, Stress/Anxiety, Suicidal, Writing | Leave a comment

What IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) can look and feel like

IBS Irritable Bowel Syndrome and me

I suffer with Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Sometimes it’s just not present in symptoms, other times it is almost debilitating due to the pain the stomach spasms cause.

This was my stomach a few nights ago in the photo. I laid all night with a soothing hot water bottle

……Continue reading What IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) can look and feel like

September 9th, 2014 | Tags: , , , , | Category: IBS Irritable Bowel Syndrome, MENTAL HEALTH CAMPAIGN, Physical symptoms of mental illness | 15 comments

Thursday night I overcame my fears and proved, once again, that these things can be done; going out in groups, going to college and to group therapy.

Pink flowers from my flower pots

Growing up, I was never a girl for hanging out in groups, bar a couple of times in junior school. Even then, the only reason I hung out in a group was to try to ‘fit in’ with everyone; even those who did and said things that I

……Continue reading Thursday night I overcame my fears and proved, once again, that these things can be done; going out in groups, going to college and to group therapy.

June 15th, 2014 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Amanda Green, Coping Skills, counselling, group analysis, IBS Irritable Bowel Syndrome, MENTAL HEALTH CAMPAIGN, My Counselling Classes, Physical symptoms of mental illness, Self Help, Stress/Anxiety, Uplifting ideas | Leave a comment

Nervous attack, panic attack, anxiety attack… Whatever you want to call it, I had one yesterday in group analysis – resentment, anger and depression

Have a cup of tea, and carry on!

OK so I have very recently written about how group analysis (I am the patient) is helping me to build my resilience for my counselling group (learning to be a counsellor) and it is… Every week I hear shocking, sad, awful stories of true life events.

……Continue reading Nervous attack, panic attack, anxiety attack… Whatever you want to call it, I had one yesterday in group analysis – resentment, anger and depression

May 8th, 2014 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Abuse, Alcohol and drug use and addiction, Amanda Green, Coping Skills, counselling, Depression, group analysis, group analysis, IBS Irritable Bowel Syndrome, mental abuse, MENTAL HEALTH CAMPAIGN, Mental Health Recovery, My Counselling Classes, NHS, NHS treatment, psychotherapy, rape, sexual abuse, Stress/Anxiety, Writing | 5 comments

Mood issues, looking after ourselves, May is BPD month, menopause, writing, animal therapy, and dealing with landlords and mental health

My tropical fish

When I moved into the house where I currently live, the previous tenant got in after I moved in – he still had the key and had left stuff behind. It caused me a lot of stress and I felt unsafe for some time – not good when I have trust

……Continue reading Mood issues, looking after ourselves, May is BPD month, menopause, writing, animal therapy, and dealing with landlords and mental health

April 24th, 2014 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Abuse, Alcohol and drug use and addiction, Amanda Green, animal therapy, Animals, Borderline Personality Disorder, cat therapy, Coping Skills, Depression, Family, group analysis, group analysis, Hemorrhoids, Homeless, IBS Irritable Bowel Syndrome, May - BPD awareness month, Menopause, MENTAL HEALTH CAMPAIGN, Mental Health Recovery, Premature Menopause, psychotherapy, rape, Self Harm + cutting, Self Help, sexual abuse, Specific Mental Health awareness days/weeks, Stress/Anxiety, Uplifting ideas, Writing | 3 comments
 
  Older Entries »