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May 12th, 2021 By David Knox 1 commentFiled under: Programming, You Can’t Ask That tonight tackles questions around Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. According to SANE Australia, roughly 1 in 50 Australians have OCD. However, of all mental illnesses, it remains one of the most misunderstood. People with OCD are plagued by excessive, intrusive, and often highly distressing thoughts (read obsessions) that can lead to repetitive behaviours (read compulsions) aimed at relieving those thoughts. Simon, who has harm OCD, experiences thoughts of harming himself and thoughts of others being harmed. He...

Jamie Spears targeted model and dancer Abigail Furness in Brighton. He created social media accounts to contact the young woman and at one stage even flew out to Ibiza where she was working. “I live life in constant fear for my safety,” she said. “I felt apprehensive and terrified that he will continue to wait outside my house and monitor my daily activity.” Spears appeared at Lewes Crown Court where it was revealed he had breached a stalking protection order not to contact Ms Furness. His Honour Judge Martin Huseyin imposed an eight-month suspended prison sentence and put S...

Published April 3, 2021, 10:21 PM Bea Alonzo just released another vlog entry on her YouTube channel and both her mom Mary Anne and younger brother James are the special guests. This 10-minute video shows how funny and game the family is as they did the “Who’s who” game where Mary Anne will answer questions on who from her two children fit the description. She will answer by dropping the face of her child into the white basin of ice cold water. Within the short 10 minutes, one can get a glimpse of how the three are toward each other and their striking personalities. The episode started...

Good old Kirstie Allsopp is right. Ironing tea towels really is a therapeutic experience — and God knows we could all do with more of those in these trying times. Indeed, I flatter myself that I write with a degree of authority, since I’m something of an obsessive ironer myself. What’s more, as long-suffering readers may be aware, I’ve often extolled in print the psychological benefits of this deeply rewarding activity, which so many foolishly dismiss as an irksome chore. So what a joy it is to welcome Kirstie into our happy band of domestic gods and goddesses who refuse to cut corner...

Giving birth and taking care of a newborn is already an emotional time. Over the last year, therapists say anxiety and stress have only risen for new mothers.