Scribblings of a Psychotherapist

#FridayFacts Every Friday we'll post some 'facts' and information about mental health and wellbeing. This topic and focus of 'facts' will vary from week-to-week. The 'facts' this week look at 'Borderline Personality Disorder' often also known as 'Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder'. Please feel free to get in touch with us for support, therapy, counselling, consultations, more information or to access some talking support! We have some appointment slots available on Wednesdays and Thursdays at the moment if you want to talk to a therapist or counsellor. Contact admin@citizen17therapy.co.uk or info@eatingdisorderscotland.co.uk (for eating disorders/food and eating concerns/problems) for therapy, counselling, CBT and psychotherapy. Take care everyone and have some time out for you today, if you can.    

# MondayMotivation Here's this week's Monday Motivation. Hope you like it! Feel free to share:-)

#FridayFacts Every Friday we'll post some 'facts' and information about mental health and wellbeing. This topic and focus of 'facts' will vary from week-to-week. The 'facts' this week look at 'ACES' which is an area of focus and research that has gained increasing momentum in Scotland over the past few years. Hope you find the poster below interesting! Please feel free to get in touch with us for support, therapy, counselling, consultations, more information or to access some talking support! We have some slots available on Wednesdays and Thursdays at the moment if you want to talk to someone. Take care everyone and have some time out for you today, if you can.    

# MotivationMonday Here's this week's Monday Motivation. Hope you like it! Feel free to share:-)

#FridayFacts Every Friday we'll post some 'facts' and information about mental health and wellbeing. This topic and focus of 'facts' will vary from week-to-week. The 'facts' this week focus on some tips to help you manage and reduce stress Hope you find the poster below interesting! Take care everyone and feel free to get in touch for support, therapy, counselling, consultations, more information or to access some talking support! Hope you have a stress-less day!    

LET'S BUST SOME MYTHS!! Over the next week or so, I will post some myth about eating disorders. The myth is in the picture and the 'answer' in the text below. Let's bust some myths! Myth 1 No! You don’t have to be thin or emaciated to have an eating disorder. Overweight and average-weight people experience eating disorders too. Eating disorders take many forms (we know of at least 20 different types of eating disorder), and not just the form where people starve themselves/restrict food. People who binge on unhealthy amounts of food and purge themselves by vomiting or taking laxatives may not look like they’re 'wasting away' or emaciated, but they’re still doing severe damage to their bodies and need to seek treatment. Only a very small proportion of people with eating disorders are very underweight or emaciated - weight is not an indicator of an eating disorder despite what your GP, psychiatrist, media or others might say. We have 10...

# MotivationMonday Here's this week's Monday Motivation. Hope you like it! Feel free to share :-)

# FridayFacts Every Friday I'll post some 'facts' and information about mental health and wellbeing. This topic and focus of 'facts' will vary from week-to-week. The 'facts' this week focus on some of the differences and similarities between anxiety and panic. Hope you find the poster below interesting!  Take care everyone and feel free to get in touch for support, therapy, counselling, consultations, more information or to access some talking support! www.eatingdisorderscotland.co.uk https://www.counselling-directory.org.uk/counsellors/citizen17-therapy    

# FridayFacts Every Friday we'll post some 'facts' and information about mental health and wellbeing. This topic and focus of 'facts' will vary from week-to-week. The 'facts' this week are 12 strange but true brain facts. Hope you find the poster below interesting! Have a good day everyone!