Anxiety is a natural response of our bodies and minds to a threat. When we sense something dangerous or potentially stressful, we might begin feeling tense, and worried. Another word for anxiety is fear. It is a natural emotion that all human beings experience in response to danger. Its purpose is to protect us. However, if we feel anxious (fear)
Loneliness can be difficult to feel and navigate. People who find themselves feeling lonely and needing connection, often turn to the Internet, social media or ChatGPT for insights, tips and techniques. It is also common to come to psychotherapy in search of resolution to this feeling. When we find ourselves feeling lonely, the way to heal our heart is to
When you suppress your emotions, you make a conscious decision to push those feelings down. You try not to feel them, and keep them hidden instead of processing and expressing them. The challenge is that suppressing our emotions can have both short-term and long-term effects on your mental and physical health. Short-term effects of suppressing emotions may include: Overtime, this
Depression (major depressive disorder or clinical depression) is what we call a set of symptoms that occur together and last for an extended amount of time. In medical circles depression is considered to be a mental health illness though there are no lab tests that one can take to confirm the diagnosis. Depression is said to impact a person’s brain and
All types of therapy work in a similar way – they are based on creating a safe, warm, holding relationship with your therapist. It is through this relationship that you can begin working through your challenges, and issues. Therapy creates an opportunity for you to try out new ways of being in a relationship, and in the world. It gives
We all have an Inner Child inside of us. It is that part of us that has always been within us: from the moment of our conception, through our time in our mother’s womb, through birth, childhood and the developing years. Our Inner Child has always been there: when we were an infant, a toddler, young child, during our school
The terms such as: “counselor”, “psychologist” and “psychotherapist” are often used interchangeably. While all these terms refer to professionals working in a mental health sector, each of these might have a slightly different meaning. When we begin looking for therapeutic support, it’s good to have a general idea of what what different terms mean. This article will talk you through
There is a lot of uncertainty about what actually happens during a therapy session. Often when we think about psychotherapy, we envision a patient lying down on a couch with a therapist sitting on a chair and taking notes. We might imagine that therapy involves talking about our parents, or childhood and maybe even being hypnotized. Indeed, this is what
You deserve what you desire. Do you believe me when I say that? We often live our lives following unconscious beliefs about what we deserve, who we are or what we are capable of. Not all of those beliefs serve us well. In fact, some of these beliefs can be self-limiting and they are a result of emotional injuries. When
Sometimes we all experience that nervous, anxious, uncomfortable feeling running through our bodies. When feel anxious, worried, or tense, we naturally begin to pay closer attention to what’s happening around us. We’re subcosciously looking for the cause of those uncomfortable sensations. We might even start analysing the past events or imagining different things that could go wrong. Does that sound