Resilience Counselling Network by Shabnum

Looking back, I have always been empathic, I just didn’t realise it. I thought it was some kind of superpower that I had; the ability to take people’s pain away by listening. As I matured, I realised that I wasn’t… Continue reading

Gaslighting is a term that has recently come into our awareness; the term is taken from a 1944 movie Gaslight where a husband manipulates his wife to the point where she questions her sanity and her reality – she is… Continue reading

I just wanted to share an experience I had with how someone reacted to my mental health and the impact that reaction had on me. Looking back it’s easier to see that I displayed symptoms of an anxiety disorder from… Continue reading

Anorexia (or anorexia nervosa) is a serious mental health condition; it’s an eating disorder where people keep their body weight low by dieting, vomiting, using laxatives or excessively exercising. People with anorexia have a distorted image of themselves; they think… Continue reading

According to the NSPCC neglect is the ‘most common’ form of child abuse. Neglect is the ongoing failure to meet a child’s basic needs. A child may be left hungry or dirty. They may not receive adequate clothing, shelter or… Continue reading

First of all I want to tell you that I loved my job, I always did; well the job that I got paid to do anyway. However that is not the only job I did. Over the past five years… Continue reading

We know the domestic abuse perpetrators objectify their partners, children and family members; this makes it easier for the perpetrators to abuse the people closest to them. If you see your partner as an object that belongs to you, then… Continue reading

It’s normal to check and even double check if the doors and windows have not been left open when we’re leaving, or if we’ve definitely turned the gas hobs off, or if we’ve locked the car. Although we might think… Continue reading

According to the Mental Health Foundation depression is the most predominant mental health condition worldwide. A report published by the Mental Health Foundation last year stated that: One is six adults have experienced a ‘common mental health problem, such as… Continue reading