Passive-Aggressive Behaviour: Why People Do It
One of the ways that people express themselves is through ‘passive-aggressive behaviour’. Put simply, when people express themselves in this way it seems on the surface to be accommodating or even
One of the ways that people express themselves is through ‘passive-aggressive behaviour’. Put simply, when people express themselves in this way it seems on the surface to be accommodating or even
One of the enduring myths that we have about mental health is that if we leave it long enough, time will eventually wear down our problems and heal our wounds.
In this short post I highlight some writings of a friend of mine who writes about her experience of living with bipolar. I think what she says is very interesting
Many of us are aware of the damage that an atmosphere of constant criticism can have on a child. This type of environment destroys self-confidence, increases anxiety and decreases their
Sometimes we are mystified by the behaviour of others. They say and do things that we just don’t understand no matter how hard we try. They do things which seem
Life can be very tough. Many people find life difficult, with difficult work environments, unsatisfactory relationships, time and money pressures. We usually manage to keep our heads above water but
When we think of counselling or psychotherapy, we think of things that we would like to change about ourselves; we wonder how we might be different after these changes. But
Difficult things happen to all of us. Sometimes when this happens we often protect ourselves from these traumatic memories by removing them from our conscious — effectively, forgetting them. This
If you are in the middle of dealing with your own difficulties, then it can be harder to focus on the difficulties of others. It seems that you need all
A break from the my series on Affect – Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) seems like such a Twentieth Century phenomena, but it has long been the end result of
Adults and children who experience massive psychological trauma cope and deal with it in different ways; it’s the children who seem to cope better. How is adult-onset trauma different from