mental-health Archives - Page 5 of 11

The Mental Torment of Sexually Abused Children

It is estimated that up to fifty percent of sexual abuse victims who receive medical treatment after episodes of abuse carry no physical scars at all...

Test Your Assumptions: Guess What? They Might Be Wrong!

We all do it. Something happens, we find ourselves in a situation where an assumption jumps up...

Why Codependents Stay With That “Special” Person

elationships are never as smooth as they could be and a major amount of hard work has to go in to keeping the ship afloat. If you read the many articles online about being in a relationship

A Debate On Parenting: The Importance Of Applying Consistency

At this present time, there are many families in lockdown and homeschooling children the best they can. Many of these parents are also working from home and trying to survive…

Codependents In Isolation: A Question Of Self-Care

The weekend has been tough so far. In our small town, new confirmed cases are being reported every day. There is a sense of surrealism...

A Sense Of Humour Helps In Enforced Isolation

I come from a country where the 'stiff upper lip' and 'wartime spirit' are very much part of the national psyche...

The Week That Was: Notes From Forced Isolation

I work from home and even under the best of conditions, rarely go out apart from the one day I call my weekend... usually Saturday. Then I either go walking…

Self-Isolation Is Difficult: Lessons From Day 3

We are lucky enough to work from home so we have plenty of opportunity to keep our minds active. In fact, my workload especially has increased...

Self-Isolation For The Anxious

The Coronavirus is here and it's becoming increasingly scary. From 12pm today, I along with the rest of the population in the country I live in, will only be allowed outside...

Codependency: Self-Care Is Essential And It Starts With You

Many codependents that I see in my practice have very little idea of the concept of self-care...