Stress management London: What you can do
While living in London can be extraordinary, stress management in London can be a very difficult task for most of us. London is a city that many people cherish. However, the resulting city life can create a lot of stressful triggers that ultimately leads to ill mental health.
Depression therapy London: When should you seek help?
Depression can take hold of your life and make you feel like there’s no escape. It impacts how you feel, think and act. From severe low moods to the inability to function in certain situations (such as at work or social events), it is a serious medical illness that needs treating. Read more to find out how counselling and psychotherapy can help.
How to cope with anxiety living in London
Living with anxiety is like being trapped in your own mind. It makes people feel tense, nervous, fearful and in constant dread. There are different kinds of anxiety such as social anxiety and general anxiety disorder, so it can manifest in people in various ways.
Discover 5 ways CBT can help with anxiety & depression
Cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) is a therapy technique that aims to improve mental health by improving thought patterns. It focuses on changing destructive cognitive thought processes and behaviours.
Saying “NO”
Since we are born we are told “no” quite a few times. We are too little to understand that when parents say “no” due to different reasons, most of the times is for our own benefit and safety. When we are young we have a limited perspective regarding what’s good and healthy for us and what’s not. Our parents/carers take the responsibility to teach us that and show us that our choices have consequences. It’s like crossing the street: if you don’t look right or left, you might get hit by a car. But if you make the conscious choice of looking right or left, you might protect your life and even save it.
Continue to learn
We are not wired to constantly run after things. Our brain is wired to process and understand the information it’s given, and that takes time.
Defense mechanisms
We all use them to a certain extent, from simple ones such as as rationalising and denial, to more complex ones such as control and idealization. But what are defense mechanisms?
Who needs therapy?
This is a question I’ve been asked so many times and there are variations of it that people use to check if they should go for therapy or not: “Do we all need therapy?”, “Do you think therapy will help and change my situation?”, “How long will it take for me to be better?” When […]
Different
Being different hasn’t been valued as much as it is in today’s culture. In most of modern/western cultures being different is actually a good attribute of displaying your persona and catching people’s eyes. No matter how this different looks like, the more intriguing and extravagant, the more it catches your attention. The concern which may […]
Trauma recovery
Trauma disrupts the body’s natural equilibrium. The person that suffered a traumatic event gets stuck in a state of hyper-arousal and fear. Mainly, their nervous system gets stuck. What most professionals suggest is exercise and movement because these 2 actually help with the release of endorphin as well as ‘burning off’ adrenaline which can help […]