Category: Mental Health

Before we attempt to answer this question, we should have a look at the meaning of dreams. A dream can be described as a state of consciousness and is characterized by sensory, cognitive and emotional occurrences during sleep. The person … Read more

I seem to face this question on a regular basis, I am sure that you probably have asked yourself this too. I ask this question to myself from time to time, also individuals who I meet socially and clients ask … Read more

What I always find fascinating is that as one engages in conversation with others regarding their specific situation/s, one starts to realise that there is something which is so obvious yet so overlooked. Perception, a quick google search states that … Read more

The attachment theory was founded in the 1950´s by the British child psychiatrist and psychoanalyst John Bowlby. He was attempting to understand the intense distress experienced by infants who had been separated from their parents. According to Bowlby’s theory an … Read more

Many people find it very difficult to have a quiet and deep sleep. We are constantly surrounded by social media and a growing workload, which cause a lot of stress on any individual. Our minds are constantly bombarded with thoughts … Read more

Mindfulness means a very desirable, positive psychological ability – a specific form of focus. Unlike concentration, it is a moment of centering. It focuses on a point in time, the present. Mindfulness describes a wide-awake openness regarding everything that is … Read more

So, is sport an addiction or not?

My apologies, I do not think I have formed a definite opinion. My view so far is that sport can lead a person to significant impairments in social life. I cannot discredit the … Read more

Professional Sports Athletes

I suppose some of you reading this blog are asking, “what if the athlete is a professional?” I, too, feel that this argument cannot be complete if this consideration is absent. The participation of the athlete here … Read more

Can Sports Be too much?

I should make something clear. I do not think that sport can be compared to addictions that involve substances. The substances per se have a medicinal affect in the person which creates a new dimension … Read more

Recently I have been asked to consider the idea that sports might become an addiction. This notion is not new in this field. There are debates in the field of addiction which seem to identify similarities with other forms of … Read more