Dissociative disorders are a category of illnesses characterised by abrupt shifts in a person’s sense of reality-related perception, thinking, consciousness, identity, or memory. An individual with dissociative disorder could feel cut off from both their environment and themselves.
Dissociative amnesia, … Read more
A client and I have been working together for a couple of months now. He’s been going through an acute stress reaction triggered by a distressing event in his life. By the time he sought my help, he had been … Read more
Given the multiple networks of communication between the brain and the body system, the mind and body are connected. In fact, one’s mental health can deteriorate following a major medical event, for instance a serious fall, going through surgery, or … Read more
The binge-restrict cycle is a pattern that is characterised by periods of food restriction followed by binging, during which the person would feel unable to control what or how much they are eating. Bingeing is typically followed by intense guilt, … Read more
Nista’ nifhem l-uġigħ li l-ġenitur iħoss meta t-tfal tiegħek jibdew iwarrbuk, apparti l-uġigħ li ġġib magħha t-telfa tar-relazzjoni. Jekk din tkun problema ġdida, jaf tħossok ħafna aktar konfuż u anzjuż minħabba dak li jkun qed jiġri. Ħafna drabi, inwaħħlu fis-sieħeb … Read more
Human communication may at times lead to conflict which is both natural and expected. The ability to successfully resolve it is an essential skill that comes with many benefits including better mental health, an increased sense of self-efficacy or the … Read more
We all experience stress in our daily lives every now and then – not necessarily only in our work environment. It can be stressful to have an ill family member, to raise a child, to have exams upcoming in school … Read more
When making decisions, our emotions can either help or hinder us from making the right and useful one for our well-being.
This is because, most of the time, our emotions are what stop us from making good and informed decisions. … Read more
Burnout’s Five Stages
Since the American psychologist, Herbert Freudenberger described burnout syndrome first in the 1970s, further research has been done and it shows that burnout does not happen suddenly, rather it occurs in different stages. Each stage is characterized … Read more
We hear about red flags all the time, especially in the context of romantic relationships. But do we really know what they mean? And does the perception of what makes something a red flag differ from one person to another? … Read more
