For those of you who know of people who have been in psychotherapy for years, yet still can’t get over their anger at their parents or find a healthy relationship. You may be asking “so why go to a Psychologist?” It may be useful to know what is happening in the realm of help and Cognitive behaviour therapy.
Many people come to me complaining of insomnia and inability to sleep. When it starts to affect your concentration and even getting yourself to work, it’s generally accepted as serious enough to call in the counsellors. Better sleep keeps the body healthier and the mind more alerts (Counselling Northern Beaches).
If you’re experiencing anxiety to the point of being nervous all the time, overwhelming depression that you can’t even get out of bed, resorting to addictive behaviours as eating not because you’re hungry but for comfort or becoming so scared or fearful that you avoid all company, help can be there for you. Psychotherapeutic treatments such as Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) is a way for you to get through your difficulty and improve your situation.
Many answers to man’s most acute problems have been given in dreams. Freud , Adler and Jung , all distinguished psychologists and psychiatrists have studied the symbols portrayed in dreams. The meaning of these symbols are personal and apply to each individual; the same symbol appearing to another member of the family or friend may have a completely different meaning.
It is believed that your dreams are projections of your subconscious mind, and have been known to warn people of impending dangers regarding investments, journeys and marriage. Continue Reading
Did you see that programme on daytime TV where a reallly overweight person is matched with a really skinny person and then they swap diets? The sight of those two extremes facing each other was quite confronting. It was interesting to find out how the attractive thin person with a ” to die for figure” was actually causing harm to her joints and other organs because she avoided the carbs in an effort to stay model thin. Continue Reading
From Xanax to Xanadu, panic attacks to “Massive Attack”, the effects of crowded urban stress on suicide rates, the culpability of music on a teenage gun toting rampage -
Psychologists are asked to solve it all ! They are the new high priest-confessor, shaman , detective, doctor, scientist, judge and jury rolled into one. Dysfunctional behavior is the new “norm”. Continue Reading
I had a real wake up call this morning with the news of the Malaysian earthquake! Luckily the tsunami wasn’t coming , though I had my evacuation plan all ready , we were half way up the mountain already camped up next to the pool.
I had finally ditched my usual crack-the- bones chiropractic treatment after no improvement after one year and ran into a chiropractic friend who uses spinal network analysis. I was ready and open to something new. I continued my search for the meaning of healing. Continue Reading
I’ve been really excited about Robert Simmon’s information. Here’s some excerps from his latest book. “The human body is a sophisticated , multifaceted antenna system comprised of a crystalline matrix that is constantly transmitting and receiving (transceiving) all manner of informed energies”….
James I Oschman, who authoured Energy Medicine: The Scientific Basis echoes this sentiment by stating , ” crystalline arrangements are the rule, not the exception , in living systems”
“The way to tune this antenna is through the repetition of such practices Continue Reading
Its really handy to know how to assert oneself at any moment. These opportunities can pop up at any time unbewares. People mistakenly believe that you have to be aggressive to be assertive. Actually this is a myth , and there is a way to state your needs without stepping on someone else’s toes. I’m noticing the honeymooners here in romantic bliss all cosy in the pool, but I also see some icy stares at the breakfast tables. Respect for one another may be a hard task in the heat of the moment, and its steaming hot here in Thailand. Continue Reading
What’s the difference between psychology and an medicine man? It’s quite hip these days, to go on a sharmanic journey, adventure into the depths of the amazon into the jungle to seek out a guide, taste exotic hallucinagenic concoctions, but its all herbal they say, all natural mind you and totally organic!
What do they have in common? they appear to exist on the extreme thresholds of thought. Psychologists have shown us that wounds to the psyche and soul (the original meaning of psychology was the study of the soul) can manifest in physical ailments, dis-ease of the body as well as in the mind. Continue Reading
