Counselling Psychologist Dublin
Ever feel stressed past the point of no return? Ready to throw in the towel an hour after arriving at work? Bad things can always happen that we had no part in creating, but fate, the universe, karma—or the boss—has decided it’s our job to help clean up the mess. “There goes the whole day,” […]
We’ve all felt tension before. It can be delightful. It can also be horrible. Most of the time, when we say we’re tense, we’re usually aiming for the “horrible” definition. The idea of tension connotes the physical distress caused by anxiety. Tension can however be something else. Tension can come from being in-between two states. […]
When “doom” strikes, what do we do? The interesting thing about a real crisis is that it doesn’t give us all that much time to worry about, does it? We have to act. Strangely enough, action trumps anxiety, decisiveness strangles worry. However, we cannot always rely on a disaster to focus our minds. Fortunately, real […]
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The entire First World seems to be under the impression that the busier we are, the better we are. There’s a real devaluation of people who don’t have anything to do (wherever they are). Certainly there is great value in staying occupied. There’s always something that can be done, all the way from the mundane […]
Distress can become a way of life. It doesn’t take a pathological personality for this to happen. Worry and anxiety are valid responses to frightening situations. Our problem comes in when we start anticipating horrible things, and that habit controls us. Worry, anxiety, even agoraphobia have their roots in habits. Thank goodness habits can be […]
Self harming is used by many people to cope Most people when they read may not agree, unless you actually cut, or harm yourself in any other way I have to admit that I was really surprised when I read that almost 10% of young people in Ireland, self harm. If you are one of […]
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