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According to Oprah, it’s life-altering. So what is the ‘let them’ theory?

Friends making plans without you? Let them. Dating someone who’s sending you mixed signals? Let them.

  • Emily McGrorey

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Worry, anxiety and stress are all different. Here’s how to tell them apart

It’s important to know the difference because each requires different coping strategies, experts advise.

  • Lauren Ironmonger
Managing your mental health requires more than a monthly appointment.

Ready for resolutions? A psychologist recommends you prioritise this

If someone told you all you needed to do to maintain physical health was visit a doctor once a month, you’d laugh. So why do we think it’s true of our mental health?

  • Ahona Guha
Former premier Daniel Andrews with the now premier, Jacinta Allan.

Labor promised to fix our mental health crisis. I made the mistake of believing them

Three years after accepting all 74 recommendations from the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System, the government’s actions aren’t tracking well.

  • Simon Katterl
Trigger warnings have become ubiquitous to television, podcasts and social media posts.

The biggest problem with trigger warnings? They’re quite triggering

Though intentions may be good, trigger warnings have become more about the people making warnings than those assumed to need them.

  • Bianca Denny
Parenting has always been stressful, but now it’s different, experts say.

Has parenting really become too hard? Experts certainly believe so

Many parents are at the breaking point of stress, and some say parenting has become too hard. What can we do to bring the joy back?

  • Sarah Berry
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Psychologists say Medicare rules around GP referrals are preventing people from getting help.

It’s a nice idea, but more therapy won’t fix our growing mental health crisis

As a psychologist, it is sad to see an increase in self-interest among some who perpetuate the idea that more sessions is the only antidote to our problems.

  • Bianca Denny
Lina Gutierrez: “I did everything under the sun to get better.”

Her stomach ached. A subconscious suggestion helped it heal

Hypnosis is often associated with silly stunts, but medicine is now starting to embrace it, spurred on by studies showing it can help with chronic pain – even if we don’t understand why.

  • Liam Mannix
The 21st-century dog is more likely to be a pampered “fur baby” who sleeps under the doona, dines on organic pasture-raised lamb with ancient grains, enjoys, or endures, spa baths, and is possibly on Prozac.

Yes, they make us feel better. But your pet is not your therapist

When did we get to the point that people come second to animals and a human needs to explain why they don’t wish to share space with your pet?

  • Bianca Denny
More Australian men are going to therapy these days, but what are they talking about?

What are Australian men talking about in therapy?

From toxic masculinity to parenting issues, these are the six most common topics men are bringing to the therapy room.

  • Staff Writer

Original URL: https://www.watoday.com.au/topic/anxiety-6g78