Blog Entries - December 2009

How to stop acting on impulse?

editor@uticopa.com — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Christmas is almost upon us. We are bombarded on all sides by lures and enticing goods on display, coupled with increasing demands for more, more, and more from our families. But, this is not the time to be weak. Some people, particularly men, will resort to things like gambling to feed their craving for money. Others, particularly women, will treat shopping as an addiction rather than a necessity.

Let's start with gambling. How to treat it?

Some new researc [...]

Xmas is a-comin' - but don't worry!

editor@uticopa.com — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100

If you can't afford all the things your family wants, you just need to be strong and tell them enough's enough.

As far as your mental health is concerned, being stressed can actually be good for you, but you've got to find the right balance. There's no point in spending more and more in an effort to please everyone and end up making yourself too ill to enjoy it.

There are good and bad types of stress. The bad kind is chronic and uncontrollable, like the tension ca [...]

How much is a soldier with mental health issues worth?

editor@uticopa.com — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100

It's now official. Mentally-scarred veterans are being medically discharged from the British army with...wait for it....a golden handshake of £3000! Is that all they're worth? Soldiers whose lives have been shattered by the traumas of fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq are being paid as little as £3000 as compensation for all they've suffered after their medical discharge.

What price bravery? What price to sacrifice your own mental health in pursuit of figh [...]