We risk over-diagnosing anxiety. There’s another way to look at it
The intense focus on our emotions and internal mental states without considering what is causing them can have problematic side effects
Mental health
Tech makes cancelling plans with friends frictionless, but there is a real cost
A mutual contract to show up for each other, especially when it’s hard, is what builds real relationships
Finding healing spaces: ‘Going on this retreat was a turning point for me’
Getting the right support at the right time is key to managing trauma
In praise of rugby star Caelan Doris for opening up on therapy and mental health
His openness and honesty about his mental health will hopefully serve as a catalyst
Just one facility inspected by Mental Health Commission fully compliant with regulations
Instances of ‘critical-risk’ and ‘high-risk’ relating to premises and privacy identified at Co Waterford ward
When people describe others as ‘suffering with nerves’, I wonder if they say it about me too
‘How is your mental health?’ a friend boomed at me recently, sensing, I suppose, that I was off
New model of care could reduce ADHD waiting lists for children
Mental health Minister to fund 40 specialist nurses to support people in crisis in emergency departments
Transgender rights misinformation is the last thing schools need
It was irresponsible of the Irish Council for Civil Liberties to publish the Know Your Rights guide
Age restrictions needed for social media amid looming ‘public health emergency’ – Harris
Platforms ‘experimenting with the minds and brains of young people’, Tánaiste says
I met an extraordinary man this week. Simon has never owned a mobile phone
As my own digital detox continues, I’m learning to appreciate time as the most valuable and finite resource any of us will ever have
Caelan Doris: ‘Therapy opened a can of worms for me. I didn’t know what I was going to find’
A series of concussions forced Ireland rugby captain Caelan Doris to confront anxiety, emotional repression and inherited trauma. What followed was a reckoning that changed how he lives, leads and listens
Employers urged to embed grief care into staff wellbeing initiatives
‘The grief doesn’t go away if it is not dealt with properly,’ says Amy Gibney of the Irish Hospice Foundation
‘Worrying’ rise in repeated self-harming among teenagers, study finds
Rates significantly higher among females, trans and gender-diverse adolescents, and early school leavers
Noah Donohoe inquest: Jury shown CCTV footage of schoolboy before he went missing
Teenager was ‘the nicest, friendliest person, funniest person’, his friend says
Journeys in mental health: ‘It made me go, God, these are stories people don’t hear’
A new all-Ireland mental health research network drives engagement of people with lived experience
One in four employees self-identify or have been diagnosed as neurodivergent, research finds
Wellbeing of neurodivergent employees is ‘significantly poorer’ than that of their colleagues
‘Can I raise doubts about my relationship without ending it?’
Ask Roe: Marriage and children are on the horizon for us but I’ve started to question whether it is what I want
Noah Donohoe inquest: ‘His moods have been so out of character,’ mother told police on phone
Jurors heard Fiona Donohoe say her 14-year-old son had been ‘so up and down’ and ‘really huggy’ a week before his disappearance
Is it any wonder Gen Z has embraced dark, gallows humour?
Within the indifferent irony, destructive memes and satirical tweets lies an authoritative psychological method of comfort
Irish man who ‘encouraged’ US teens to produce hundreds of sexually explicit videos jailed
Gary Clavin (33) encouraged at least four girls aged 14 to 16 to make child pornography
Accepting uncertainty is a key component in living with chronic illness
Brigid O’Dea: I can do little with ChatGPT diagnoses except allow them to assuage my anxiety until I visit the doctor
Screens, stress and the generational gap – ideas for staying well in a connected world
There is evidence to suggest that, even though we are connected to more and more people online, we are struggling greatly with loneliness and anxiety
Carmel was in her 60s when she suddenly found herself homeless
Rent has ‘skyrocketed’ completely out of range of people on a pension
Blue Monday: Survival tips for the most depressing day of the year
From selling Brigid crosses for 15 quid to planning summer getaways, here are our top tips to improve your mood
‘I use ChatGPT like a lifecoach ... It has helped me avoid a lot of arguments’
Hundreds of millions of users are turning to artificial intelligence for advice, help and emotional support
No Instagram, Netflix or YouTube: Can I survive a four-week digital detox?
Last year, I used my phone as respite - doomscrolling, listening to podcasts in the shower and audiobooks while going to sleep
‘No one talks about cocaine and porn together’: Men with dual addictions urged to seek help
Recovered addict says cocaine can be delivered ‘faster than a pizza’ but ‘porn is almost just as much a problem’ for drug users
Tegan McGhee’s murder trial: The full story
Mason O’Connell-Conway had bruises ‘from head to toe’, a doctor told trial of his murderer Tegan McGhee
‘My brother was ditched by medical authorities’, journalist tells inquest
Irish Independent’s Adrian Weckler gave evidence into the death of his brother Simon
Donnybrook Magdalene laundry survivor faces eviction: ‘I have nowhere to go. I am frightened’
Nuala Clarke (70) is being evicted over antisocial behaviour when she experienced psychosis three years ago
Breastfeeding linked with reduced risk of depression and anxiety for mothers, study suggests
Each week of feeding reduced risk by 2% after accounting for other factors, long-term research shows
Mental, social connections and physical health top three issues during the pandemic
Two public consultations have been conducted on the response to Covid-19
Women in stressful jobs on how they manage nutrition, exercise and more: ‘I never know what each day might bring’
For Nollaig na mBan, we asked five women in high-pressure roles how they manage self-care all year around
Quakers to sell Bloomfield mental health hospital in Rathfarnham
Charitable institution established more than 200 years ago cares for people with enduring problems
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