All news on the topic: Mental health

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Over half of women have experienced imposter syndrome - but half of men have not
Nearly two-thirds of women say they have rarely felt true confidence in their lives - with feelings of self-doubt most likely to arise in the workplace
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Bullied student who lost his hair at 16 'can do anything' after £10k transplant
Alex Wood, 21, started losing his hair at just 16 and was picked on by his peers causing him to fall into depression - but he's turned it all around now after a trip to Harley Street Hair Clinic
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Dad-of-3 died when he fell from trolley after being left in A&E waiting room
Richard Smith was taken from his care home to Whiston Hospital, Merseyside, where he was placed on a trolley - but despite being at a high risk of falling staff weren't there when he tumbled from the bed
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'Hairxiety' is rising as two thirds of young adults already suffering hair loss
Hair loss impacts the majority of Brits at some point in their life, but Gen Z are particularly worried about losing strands, with nine in 10 concerned about receding hairlines
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Policeman called people celebrating Eid horrific racist slurs', hearing told
Rebekah Kelly told the hearing that at the time the messages were exchanged she had been responding to reports of trouble during Eid celebrations where items were set alight on Manchester's Curry Mile in August 2018
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Young adults aren't spending enough time outdoors despite benefits, warns study
The great outdoors can do wonders for your mental health, but with a lack of outdoor spaces and activities, Gen Z are struggling to reconnect with nature and relieve stress
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Mum lives with two boyfriends as she boasts they wash dishes and clean for her
Lary "Larissa" Ingrid, who lives with her partners in Fortaleza, Brazil, says she's even weighing up the possibility of adding a third lover after adding a second helped her alleviate her mental health issues
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Woman, 18, has hands and feet severed before she's burned alive in her car
Teenager Ariki Rigby, 18, was found severely mutilated, with her hands and feet missing, after her killer shoved her under the driver's seat of a car and torched it in a rural area of Havelock North on New Zealand's North Island
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Spot the five signs of depression in men - and what you can do to help
Depression is more common than you might think – but spotting when someone you love is struggling can be difficult, even if you see them every day
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Retired teacher who walks to slow down dementia eyes trek round coast of Wales
Woman found exercise helped after being diagnosed with corticobasal degeneration, which affects movement by causing shaking, jerky spasms and difficulty controlling a limb
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Sweden moves to deport British widow with Alzheimer's who can't walk or talk
Kathleen Poole, 74, moved from Cheshire to Sweden 18 years ago to be close to her son and his family. She developed dementia 11 years ago and has been in a care home for 10 years
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'I felt like an imposter for getting into Cambridge University with scholarship'
University can be a challenge for many but Meiyang Jiang's acceptance to study law at Cambridge was met by a huge wave of imposter syndrome that still haunts her now
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Top 10 UK spots in springtime - London's Kew Gardens tops list
The New Forest in Hampshire, and the Lake District's second largest lake, Ullswater, followed closely as the top beauty spots as the season changes
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'Laughing gas addiction put me in a wheelchair - it needs to be taken seriously'
Kerry-Anne Donaldson, 26, from East London, hopes her story serves as a warning to others after her addiction to nitrous oxide (NOS) saw her inhale more than 600 canisters week
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Man, 95, forced to wait 30 hours in 'war zone' NHS hospital corridor
Harry Lyness, 95, was taken by ambulance to the new Royal Liverpool Hospital after he had a fall in the night at his care home - after getting a brain scan he was in a hospital corridor for the next 30 hours
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'I feel I've let everyone down': Teachers lay bare struggles with workload
A poll of more than 17,800 National Education Union (NEU) members in England and Wales found that 35% of teachers saw their workload as unmanageable most of the time and 13% felt this all of the time
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Nearly half of stretched teachers struggle to cope with unmanageable workloads
Members of the National Education Union (NEU) report taking antidepressants to cope with stress as well as struggling to sleep and losing weight amid spiralling workloads in schools
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Chilling update after mum stabbed ‘100 times’ and boy found in alligator’s mouth
Officers frantically searching for the toddler, after the young mum was found stabbed ot death on her bathroom floor, noticed an alligator "with an object in its mouth" that they quickly realised was a child's body.
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Bruce Willis' wife shares sweet photos of Hollywood legend with their daughter
Bruce Willis' family recently announced that he has been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia
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Bellamy opens up on bankruptcy, losing it all and feeling he's "on Death Row"
Craig Bellamy enjoyed a decorating 17-year playing career at the top level and is now Burnley assistant manager but he has now opened up on being declared bankrupt
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'We gave up jobs we loved after suffering burnout - but we haven't looked back'
Two women explain why they gave up the jobs they loved after reaching a tipping point – and how they started again with their dream careers
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Rebekah Vardy charity role at risk as Barnardo’s reviews its celebrity patrons
The 41-year-old and her footballer husband Jamie, who have five kids, became the first family ambassadors for the children’s charity in 2018
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PGA Tour rookie of the year withdraws from Masters to focus on mental health
American star Aaron Wise, who was PGA Tour rookie of the year in 2018, took to Instagram to announce he had withdrawn from the Masters which gets underway next Thursday
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Endometriosis warning signs that could be seen as 'normal' - when to visit a GP
With more than 1.5million people in the UK living with endometriosis, women’s health advocate Hannah Devane has urged women to look out for symptoms that commonly get mistaken for being 'normal'
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Interior stylist points out top living room layout mistakes - and how to avoid
Pippa Jameson, author of The Sensory Home, has shared her advice on how best to design the living room to make it the 'perfect' room