All in the Mind - A Space for Conscious Thought

Do you want to have a better night's sleep? The following helpful hints may help you to sleep more comfortably. 1.Try not to eat too late in the evening preferably before 7pm is best. This gives your digestion system the opportunity to function properly. 2. If you are hungry later in the evening have a hot milky drink or eat a couple of plain biscuits or a slice of toast. Nothing too heavy, greasy or spicy so no kebabs or curries. 3 Watching the News (featuring bombings or stabbings) or reading scary novels or murder mystery books is filling your mind with unpleasant images and your mind has to process this information as you are trying to drift off to sleep. 4. Likewise a lot of people do Sudoku or crossword puzzles if they cannot get off to sleep, this is keeping your mind alert and not allowing you to relax. 5. Try not to work too late into the evening either by bringing work home from school/college or the office, or surfing the web. A lot of people turn off t...

Coping with bereavement at any time of year is not easy and for some especially so at Christmas. The first Christmas without one's partner or family member can be the most difficult. Sometimes it's the traditions that are done or the empty place at the dinner table on Christmas Day that are the reminders. Then there are New Year celebrations and not being able to see the New Year in with that person who is no longer here.  It isn’t only the death of someone, but the break-up of a relationship can also be regarded as a loss. The loss of a future together that may have been planned or not having any form of support and feeling alone. Or having to rebuild and start a new life. Sometimes people try to keep things as they always were by keeping the same traditions, almost acting as if nothing has changed, but it has. This could be a form of denial, if I carry on as normal everything will be alright. Maybe this is done to hide the painful emotions but it isn’t always helpful....