The MindFields College Blog

Sooner or later we all have to face the fact that we are mortal beings. Only human beings have vivid insight into our own mortality and the stressful nature of our existence. We all discover that bad things can happen to good people and that, often, life is simply not fair. So stress reactions like […]

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I read on the BBC news today about a study which supports a previously proposed link between loneliness and the development of Alzheimer’s. It suggests that elderly people are twice as likely to develop Alzheimer’s if they are lonely.
This is an interesting correlation, particularly when you look at it from a human givens perspective. If […]

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No straight jackets? 
Here’s a cheerful feature from The Guardian about a new male psychiatric ward in South London called The Tarn.  Everyone working at the centre recognises the importance of creating a safe, responsible, stimulating and status rich environment for the severely unstable and often violent men who live there - and the article reports […]

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Our College Principal, Ivan Tyrrell, explains why depressed people wake up still feeling exhausted and tired and discusses the link between depression and dreaming.
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Posted by: Eleanor

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A few weeks ago it emerged that the Youth Justice system in the UK has reached a crisis point - with literally only a few beds available.
In response, the Government is targeting parents with their £4 million “super nannies” scheme - which will install 80 child psychologists in high crime areas to teach parents good […]

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Here is some background from our Human Givens Institute website on the origins of the human givens approach. I thought it would be interesting reading for people new to the concept who might be visiting this blog:
It is now commonly realised that there is a core set of principles for stabilising the human mind, creating […]

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Hot off the press, the very first delivery of the next title in our ‘Essential help in troubled times - the human givens approach’ series has just arrived.
We experienced a lot of anxiety ourselves in getting this book to print, so it’s very satisfying to finally be able to hold a copy!
Here’s some further information […]

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Anyone who worries unconstructively is in danger of clinical depression. Depression is not selective - to take recent examples from the media: the famous, single mothers, politicians, men, women are all susceptible to depression.
When you worry incessantly about something which can’t be immediately solved or is circular, you generate unresolved emotional arousal. Once an […]

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In last Thursday’s post we introduced how addiction occurs when natural pleasure response processes get out of control. [Sorry I’ve not had a chance to post the follow up until now - it’s been a busy few days!]
It is clear that intellectually, you can tell yourself shouldn’t be doing something bad for you as […]

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It would be so helpful if everyone who comes across this blog also answered our emotional needs audit survey at www.enaproject.org, particularly if you live in the UK (although anyone, anywhere can do it!). The survey is short, confidential (no name and address needed) and consists of rating how well you feel all your different […]

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