Psychotherapy and Counselling for Anxiety, Fears and Depression

Sexually transmitted diseases soar after Covid-19 controls lifted

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Ireland recorded an alarming 100pc-plus increase in the number of notified cases of HIV over the past year with doctors fearing an explosion in sexually transmitted diseases as people rush to re-embrace social lives after the Covid-19 pandemic restrictions. The latest Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) report starkly revealed that case numbers of all five major STDs increased over the past 12 months – with all five now being notified at higher levels last year than at 2018, two years before the pandemic struck.

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Tenn. drag queens feared it was their final hour — and gave it their all

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Hours before Tennessee’s anti-drag law was set to take effect, an enthusiastic crowd (and presidential long-shot Marianne Williamson) supported their queens.

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Australia bans TikTok on government devices due to security fears

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Australia said Tuesday it will ban TikTok on government devices, joining a growing list of Western nations cracking down on the Chinese-owned app due to national security fears.

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Armed groups, juntas create dangers for journalists in Sahel

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Reporters Without Borders published on Monday an investigation into the colossal dangers journalists face while working in the Sahel, the vast, semi-arid region beset by jihadism, armed groups and instability. The NGO fears this part of West Africa is becoming a no-go area for journalists.

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Once Again, the Paranoid Style

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We may think we are living in a uniquely fearful age, but the American past abounds with examples of conspiracy theorizing.

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Should we be worried by Putin’s plan to station nukes in Belarus? Probably not

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Russian President Vladimir Putin’s latest round of nuclear saber rattling has drawn condemnation from the West, but analysts say it’s a tactic to raise fears of nuclear escalation.

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Mass shooting hoax preys on ordinary fears of schoolchildren and parents in several U.S. states

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Computer-generated ‘swatting’ hoaxes at Pittsburgh schools send chills through communities left reeling from school shootings

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Russian NHL player won’t wear Pride Night jersey, citing anti-gay Kremlin law and fears of retribution at home

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Ilya Lyubushkin is citing an anti-gay Kremlin law and fears of retribution at home in Russia for electing to not participate in the Buffalo Sabres’ pregame warmup on Pride night when players are expected to wear Pride-themed jerseys.

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Anxiety, fear fill West Virginia transgender-health clinic

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Parent-identified barriers to accessing exposure therapy: A qualitative study using process mapping

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Youth with anxiety and obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) rarely access exposure therapy, an evidence-based treatment. Known barriers include transportation, waitlists, and provider availability. Efforts to improve access to exposure require an understanding of the process that families take to find therapists, yet no prior studies have examined parents’ perspectives of the steps involved. …

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