Video Games: are they a real danger?
The video game industry has seen great success for many years, and the figures prove it so. Before the end of 2023, there should be […]
Health
Podcast – Working in a Covid-19 Contact Tracing Centre
Ever since the global Covid-19 outbreak contact tracing has been a “core health response” to the pandemic. According to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and […]
How OCD leads to uncontrollable behaviors
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental disorder that causes uncontrollable and unwanted behaviours. A person with compulsive disorders feels the need to repeat certain actions […]
The Truth About Eating Disorders
Stereotypes that only models suffer from eating disorders is damaging because it means that people around you showing warning signs of an ED slip through the cracks if they don’t fit this stereotype. A yoga instructor? A personal trainer? A vegan blogger? These are jobs that center on health but they can also be the perfect jobs for someone to hide their ED behind. When I went on a trip with my friend Ish, her militant vegan diet and restriction on the times she ate didn’t seem weird because she’s a yoga instructor. I’d read about the benefits of vegan diets and saw Youtubers do intermittent fasting but the truth is, an ED can affect anyone.
Increased Loneliness During COVID-19 Among Elderly
In 2020, ALONE, the group that supports senior people, had seen a rise in the number of callers expressing depressive thoughts, with even more people registering feelings of social isolation. ALONE also identified a spike in a wide variety of mental health effects, while acknowledging that the COVID-19 protocols are in effect to deter the transmission of COVID-19. Data included by ALONE and The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) in July 2020 in the Loneliness and Social Isolation in the COVID-19 Pandemic among the over 70s report found that one-third of those aged 50 and older feel lonely at least some of the time. The analysis also found that among over-75s and those living alone, isolation is more prevalent. The ALONE Support and Telephone Befriending service continued remotely with volunteers following the spread of the virus, but more support for over 70s feeling lonely is needed.
Twitter Community to Encourage Positive Thinking During Difficult Times
Ever since the onset of the pandemic the word “positive” now seems to be entirely associated with the worst-case scenario in recent Covid-19 times. I […]