I Have Issues - The Mental Health Podcast From Dr Mark Rackley

Jan 31 2025 46 ep. 41 mins
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This is my mental health podcast for teenagers and adults, providing expert advice and support for staying psychologically healthy. Please do share, download and recommend to others, as I want this information to get out there and do some good. Thank you for listening and please also follow me on Instagram, Twitter and Tiktok for more content.Take care,Dr Mark 

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Episode 46 SOCIAL ANXIETY - What Is It And What You Can Do About It?

Jan 31 2025 31 mins  
Send us a text Do you find it hard to manage social situations? Do you struggle with social anxiety? Do you avoid social situations because they make you feel anxious? Social anxiety is a common issue that I treat with my patients. It can affect children, teenagers and adults. Social anxiety can stop you from trying to make friends, limit your social life, prevent you from getting

Episode 45 MEN'S MENTAL HEALTH - Interview With Mike Jennings, Founder Of The Hike With Mike Foundation

Jan 18 2025 53 mins  
Send us a textAre you a man who is concerned about his mental health?Do you have a man in your life whose mental health you are worried about?Are you trying to support a man who is struggling with their mental health?Men's mental health is a serious cause for concern, as sadly suicide rates in men is at an all time high in the UK. In this epidsode I am joined by Mike Jennings, foun

Episode 44 PERFECTIONISM - Why Seeking Perfection Is So Bad For Your Mental Health

Dec 21 2024 36 mins  
Send us a text Have you been told that you have an issue with perfectionism? Do you expect perfectionsim from yourself and others? Do you fear failure and find it hard to accept when you don't succeed? It's healthy to set goals for yourself and also have standards that you hold yourself to. However, if these are not balanced then they can cause us anxiety as we are always striving

Episode 43 UNLEARNING - How To Change Unhealthy Learning From Your Past

Dec 01 2024 31 mins  
Send us a text As we grow we learn all kinds of things and we have no control of how or what we learn. That is decided by the people who take care of us and our learning is shaped by how they teach us. When we get older, we then get to decide how we think and this may involve unlearning ways of thinking from our past that no longer align with how we see ourselves and the world arou

Episode 42 Learned Helplessness - How To Help Yourself.

Nov 16 2024 39 mins  
Send us a text Do you struggle with helping yourself deal with your issues? Do you find yourself repeating unhealthy behaviours? Do you put up with situations that make you miserable? Learned helplessness is a psychological phenomenon where we don't help ourselves to change problems in our life and stay stuck in life putting up with unhealthy situations. Why does learned helplessne

Episode 41 Intrusive Thoughts - Where Do They Come From and What Can We Do About Them?

Nov 01 2024 24 mins  
Send us a text Do you struggle with intrusive thoughts? Are you worried that you can't manage them? Are your intrusive thoughts causing you to have poor mental health? Intrusive thoughts are very common and most people have experienced them. However, they can be frightening when they appear as they are not something that we want to think about. For some people, intrusive thoughts c

Episode 40 ADHD in Adult Women - Interview With Kate Moryoussef From ADHD Women's Wellbeing Podcast

Oct 19 2024 41 mins  
Send us a text Many women can spend their whole life living with undiagnosed ADHD and only get diagnosed later on in life. Their undiagnosed ADHD can lead to mental health difficulties and other challenges. Kate Moryoussef is one such woman, who was diagnosed with ADHD in adulthood. Kate had a career working in the fast-paced, glamorous world of consumer PR when she realised that f

Episode 39 ADHD in Adult Men - Interview With Alex Partridge From ADHD Chatter Podcast

Sep 26 2024 49 mins  
Send us a text Many men can spend their whole life living with undiagnosed ADHD and only get diagnosed later on in life. Their undiagnosed ADHD can lead to mental health difficulties and other challenges. Alex Partridge is one such man, who was diagnosed with ADHD aged 34. Aged just 21, Alex Partridge founded UNILAD and LADBible, social news sites which now have a following of 100

Episode 38 Gaming Addiction - What Happens When The Fun Stops?

Sep 07 2024 27 mins  
Send us a text Gaming is an activity that lots of people enjoy. It's meant to be fun and for most people it is. However, some people may find that it's hard to stop gaming and they can become addicted to it. In this epiosde I talk about gaming addiction, what causes it? How does someone change from enjoying gaming to becoming addicted to it? What are the signs to look out for and w

Episode 37 Codependency -What Is It And What Can You Do?

Aug 25 2024 40 mins  
Send us a text What is codependency? How would you know you where in a codependent relationship? What can you do about it is this is your issue? Codependency is a word used by psychologists to describe a person that has an unhealthy dependence on relationships. Someone who is codependent would rather stay in a bad relationship as they do not want to be single and alone. Codependenc