Do You Feel Like Committing Suicide?
It may surprise you, but many people have had Suicidal thoughts at some point in their lives. Feeling Suicidal is not a personality trait, it does not mean you are weak or flawed, it only means you have more pain than you can cope with right now. The pain may feel overwhelming and permanent at […]
What You Can Do About Anxiety Attacks
You are scared and you cannot catch your breath. You feel helpless. This is what an Anxiety Attack feels like. What is an Anxiety Attack? An Anxiety Attack is the sudden onset of overwhelming Anxiety and fear that triggers severe physical reactions when there is no real danger or apparent cause. These episodes manifest differently for different […]
Why Marriage Counselling May Not Work
How you can make the most out of marriage counselling here is a pitfall that some clients make when they enter Marriage Counselling. A subconscious decision could be made that Counselling will fail, with either one partner blaming the Counsellor or blaming their spouse for the failure. However, disenchantment with counselling is frequently created by a misunderstanding of […]
PTSD – Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is estimated to affect one in every three people who have had a traumatic experience. Although PTSD can be identified in many narratives throughout history, it gained prominence after World War One. Soldiers who had been on the frontline returned with emotional difficulties and were struggling to re-integrate into society. Interpersonal […]
Depression – A Very Lonely Illness
The irony of Depression is how isolating the illness can feel, even though there are many who have experienced it in their lifetime. Besides that, it may be difficult to understand or explain your different behaviour to loved ones. Words may seem hard to come by, especially when you yourself are unsure why you have changed. You […]
I Think I Am An Introvert – Am I?
The concept of being an introvert is traditionally one of a person being withdrawn, shy, and unable to be a team player. As a result, the contributions made by introverts may often be overlooked and dismissed, since they may struggle with an assertion in a group context. However, these assumptions may be far from the […]
Mood Swings That Can Be Bipolar Disorder
A cliché image of Bipolar Disorder shows the two Greek Theatre masks: one making a grin beside the other with a sorrowful frown. The two masks serve to show the clear moods that define Bipolar Disorder. Bipolar Disorder is a mental illness that involves both having experienced manic episodes as well as the experience of depressive episodes. Manic episodes […]
Say ‘Yes’ For Therapy For Chronic Illness
One challenge some people face is being told they have a Chronic Illness. In such instances, it seems that the only option to feel better is to follow a medical regimen whether they want to or not. There seems to be no other cure to make the problem go away. During this time it could be […]
What Should Be Addressed To Prevent Youth Suicide
Bullying plays a big role in Suicide among young people. While bullying has a big factor in Suicide, there are also many incidents of youth Suicide that are caused by other factors. From 2007 to 2014, rates of deaths due to Suicide among children between the ages of 10 to 14 more than doubled. We cannot prevent all incidents of youth Suicide by only […]
How Can Couples Counselling Help
How can feelings ruin relationships without us acknowledging our own emotions? When we’re unaware of our feelings, we are unable to own or understand them. This can lead to thoughts of confusion and we may believe that others have caused us to feel/ think in a particular way. Our feelings can cloud our relationships. We […]