Trescothick Leads PCA Drive to Help Cricket Stars Spot Signs of Depression
Trescothick leads PCA drive to help cricket stars spot signs of depression
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We ran an addictive behaviour initiative at each county for current professionals four years ago, so the Mind Matters tutorials are a refresher of that content with the key addition of new sections covering anxiety, depression and self-harm …
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Trescothick heads depression drive
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The Professional Cricketers' Association (PCA) has launched a series of six online 'Mind Matters' tutorials, covering subjects including alcohol and drug abuse, gambling, anxiety and suicide, and offering advice on where to seek help. The tutorials are …
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US mental health success brought to Australia
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A national program is including children in the treatment of parents with depression and anxiety. The hope is to head-off younger generations suffering the same ailments. The organisation Children of Parents with a Mental Illness is rolling out a …
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Vigil raises anxiety, depression awareness
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“[The walk is] to show support for our sisters and friends who suffer from anxiety or depression,” she said. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, roughly 20 percent of adults in the United States suffer from some sort of anxiety disorder.
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Anxiety And Depression | Symptoms Of An Anxiety Attack – bit.ly Panic attacks are actually something we decide to initiate when we feel out of control. It begins possibly with a skipped heart beat or tightness around the chest, it is then that your mind fires off a thought warning that these sensations are very unusual and signal a dangerous event that needs urgent medical attention or else… The thought that triggers almost all panic attacks is : “This is too much , I cannot handle this,” Then the adrenaline starts to really pump. “Ah I was right look my body is going into a fit… “I am terrified by what is about to happen…HELP,- PANIC… !” The severity of the panic attack is directly related to how you are feeling at that time. If you are exhausted physically, mentally or emotionally then you are more vulnerable to feeling anxious. After the panic attack has run its course, it is followed by a prolonged period of general anxiety. During this time the person fears that the panic switch might go off again at any moment sending them into another tailspin of high anxiety. For more information: bit.ly
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