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Group therapy sessions will be commencing the week beginning April 12 in Ruxton Court (off Dominick St). The group will meet weekly and there will be a maximum of eight participants in each group. There will be a Coping with Depression group held Mondays at 11.00am or Tuesdays at 6.30pm Coping with Anxiety sessions will be on Mondays at 6.30pm. and Coping with Grief or Loss on Tuesdays at 11.00 a.m.

If you look closely enough at a single pebble, if you hold it in front of your eye line, it can obscure the entire horizon. Soon it can seem like the rest of the world no longer exists, such is the magnitude of that pebble which obscures our view.

Bio-energy is a natural relaxing treatment. It works by balancing the energy of a person. If your energy is blocked it can cause physical pain or other problems.

Aware, a group which works to defeat depression and suicide, meets every Thursday at 8pm in the Tacu Family Resource Centre, Glebe Street, Ballinrobe.

Many of us would admit to feeling stressed at certain times in our lives and Christmas, an expensive and busy period for most of us, is being forced upon us earlier each year, prolonging the agony. Christmas is supposed to be a joyful and happy time filled with merriment and feelings of goodwill but the reality is that this tends to be the most stressful time of the year for most people. Financial pressures, increased workload, and family obligations can add to what is already a stressful existence for people and many are not even aware of how stressed they really are. There are a number of symptoms that may indicate an elevation in stress levels. The most common of these are:

Strong emotions like depression, anxiety and anger are at the root of why so many people seek help from GPs, counsellors, psychotherapists or clinical psychologists. Despite their training many professionals are not good at dealing with the disruption that out of control emotions cause their clients. Some common forms of counselling, for example, are known to make depression and anxiety disorders worse. Conversely, the right type of counselling is known to be more effective than drug treatments for all of these conditions.

AN elderly Kilkenny priest sentenced to prison in Florida for stealing more than $100,000 from his parish is suicidal, a court heard last night as he appealed to allowed to serve out his sentence at home.

New research conducted by Lundbeck (Ireland) Ltd has found that over half of those who have experienced depression discontinued their course of medicine before it was finished.

A new course has been developed by Galway-based business and life coach Evelyn Cormican, to bring positivity and ‘can do’ attitude back into your lives.