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Feb

How to Deal with Loneliness and Depression

Loneliness is a complex mental and emotional condition resulting from perceived isolation. Seclusion is never good for humans because they are social beings. Socialization is essential for our mental wellbeing. Having social connections with others is critical for human beings. Occasionally everyone feels lonely, especially when we are dissatisfied with our social circle, family, or […]

Feb

Influence of Anxiety on Your Physical Health

You might think of anxiety as something that people only experience in their worrying mind, but there are physical effects of anxiety that have great influence. Anxiety is your body’s natural response to fear, worry and threat, when the threat diminishes, anxiety goes away. The challenge arises because your body is capable of handling short […]

Jan

When to Seek Addiction Counselling

When it comes to substance use and addiction, it can be tough to acknowledge that you may have an issue – or, even while you might be self-aware, you might be asking yourself, “how can anyone else help me?”. The fact is, according to SAMHSA’s National Survey on Drug Use and Health, only 10 percent of […]

Jan

How to Move On After Your Relationship Ends

When a relationship ends, so does the dream and vision of what was supposed to be. Often when a relationship ends the feelings that emerge follow the same path as experiencing someone close to you dying. So naturally grieving is very important to healing and moving on to the next chapter of your life. The […]

Jan

I Think I Married a Narcissist

“This office is impressive.” Donald was looking around with a big smile on his face, pleased, nodding to himself. “Good for you,” he said as he sat down beside his wife on the couch across from me. “It does the trick,” I said with a smile. “But, you know, I have to tell you,” Donald’s […]

Dec

When One Partner’s Substance Addiction is Impacting the Relationship

What is substance addiction? Substance addiction is not the same as substance use - just because someone uses substances occasionally does not make them an addict. While the diagnosis of a substance addiction is a mental health condition best left to professionals, a layperson’s guide might look something as follows: Substance use becomes substance addiction […]

Nov

Treating Anxiety with Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT)

What makes ACT different? Psychologists have multiple approaches to treating anxiety at their disposal - using a thorough understanding of your childhood to address anxiety, examining thought and behavior patterns to look for possible changes, developing solutions to practical problems, and many more methods. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) expands on these by introducing a novel […]

Nov

How to Deal with Anger

How do You deal with Explosive Anger? Do you find it difficult to contain your anger? Does a little frustration trigger fits of rage and aggression despite your best effort to control your emotion? You could be experiencing anger outbursts because of stress and emotions that lay beneath the anger. While you may be aware […]

Nov

Great Reasons Why We Should Invest in Those who Invest in Us

"If you live to be 100, I hope to live to be 100 minus one day so I never have to be without you" (Milne, 1997, p. xx). This expression of friendship between Winne the Pooh and Piglet parallels one of the most commonly quoted statements from the study of positive psychology – 'other people […]

Nov

Person Centered Counselling & Therapy

What is Person-Centered Counseling? You have wisdom living within yourself and learning how to access that wisdom is part of the role of the therapist who uses a person-centered approach. In person-centered therapy, you are in charge, leading the way and this gives the client a great deal of space for self-discovery. Many believe that […]

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