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Unlike what many people believe, you don’t have to be diagnosed with a mental illness or be “crazy” to see a therapist – anyone can benefit from the experience. But sometimes it can be hard to identify when you need professional help with the difficulties life is throwing your way. These signs can help you […]
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Humans excel at putting pressure on themselves – the pressure to perform and the pressure to be perfect. An extreme work ethic links identity and self-worth to performance and in 2020, it could develop into the perfect storm of a happenstance that serves to demotivate. A once conscientious worker becomes demotivated as one’s raison d’etre […]
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We all have close friends or family members who experience distress, and oftentimes, it can be frustrating and difficult to know how to help. Here are a few steps you can take to ensure you provide the support needed for them to feel better: 1. Learn more about their struggles: Every problem is different […]
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Loneliness can become a habit, if unchecked; it is imperative we deal with feelings of loneliness when they crop up. What we need is to move from a place of loneliness to a place of solitude. Solitude is where we find ourselves at peace with ourselves and with others. We can achieve this sense of […]
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Through Covid-19, we’ve gotten used to being cooped up in our homes with minimal contact with people. We’ve distanced ourselves by burying ourselves in work, spending time only with the people we’re living with, all the while being a bit hesitant to try out new virtual means of connection. While this change has been forced […]
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Taking care of ourselves for own sake is similar to what they tell us in pre-flight briefing – mothers need to put on the breathing air masks in case of emergencies first before putting it on their babies. We can’t help others adequately if we don’t take care of ourselves first. Let’s look through the […]
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What is SELF CARE? Self-care is the practice of involving yourself in activities that aim to provide happiness, relief or catharsis. This practice involves the kinds of things that people enjoy doing. What is intriguing about self-care is that it’s so easy to do yet most of us don’t give it adequate importance in the […]
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There are a number of myths and misconceptions about psychotherapy that prevent people from seeking psychotherapeutic services, or give them the wrong idea about psychotherapy. Through this post, I aim to clarify some of these misconceptions Only people with severe mental illness go to psychotherapy. People seek psychotherapeutic services for a variety of reasons. While […]