Sanjidah Islam | psychotherabee
Psychodynamic Psychotherapist in Kent and East Sussex
Sanjidah Islam | psychotherabee
Psychodynamic Psychotherapist in Kent and East Sussex
What are emotions? Put simply, emotions are feelings. You can feel happy, sad, scared, lonely, and you can feel them on a spectrum. For example, if you felt happy, you could be content, which is quite mild, or ecstatic, which is more extreme. If you felt sad, you might feel slightly melancholic, or you might feel extremely depressed. Everyone varies with how they experience emotions. Sometimes in life you might come across individuals who just seem to get on with …
As part of General Wellbeing Month at Psychotherabee, we’re sharing some ways you can improve your sleep as suggested by Dr Matthew Walker, renowned neuroscientist and psychologist. Try some of these tips and see what works for you. Improve your sleep hygiene. This is probably the one you hear about most — don’t use your laptop in bed, use your bed only for sleeping in so your brain associates your bed with being asleep. If you experience middle of the …
Previously we explored the importance of sleep for mental wellbeing. If you’re not sure where you’re at with your sleep, thankfully there’s a market on the Play Store for apps that will help you for just that. I trialled a couple of sleep apps, one of which I’ll explore in a later post. The free version of Sleep Cycle has much to offer. The app comes with an alarm; you can customise the sound from a choice of four things …
Format: Kindle edition, 341 pages Published: 28 September 2017 by Penguin Genres: Nonfiction, science Goodreads | Purchase this book on Wordery Sleep is one of the most important aspects of our life, health and longevity and yet it is increasingly neglected in twenty-first-century society, with devastating consequences: every major disease in the developed world – Alzheimer’s, cancer, obesity, diabetes – has very strong causal links to deficient sleep. In this book, the first of its kind written by a scientific …
It’s that time of the year when people are bustling, lights are twinkling, everyone is filled with anticipation as to whether we’ll get a white Christmas. But for some, it’s not the best time of the year. Some people will spend this Christmas in isolation, cut off from friends and family, particularly with the Covid restrictions in the UK. Here are some ways of combatting loneliness this Christmas. Try and find three people you can contact over Christmas. If three …
Welcome to my new website, Psychotherabee! I have lots of things in mind for new posts, and I have lots of reading recommendations to share, so watch this space! In the meantime, you can find me on twitter and instagram if you fancy saying hi. I look forward to hearing from you!