What Is Gaslighting? The term gaslighting comes from an old 1944 film called Gaslight. It is a recognised form of psychological manipulation in which one person (or group of people) targets another individual in order to make them question their own memory, perception of reality or judgements they make. The perpetrator uses tactics, such as denial,… Read More How To Recognise Gaslighting In Relationships.
Around 20% of school-aged children and teens will experience anxiety. For most these relate to school or their families. I’m not going to outline the symptoms or causes in this blog as I’ve already outlined these in detail here. What I do want to concentrate on is giving you some strategies to help your child.… Read More Helping Children To Worry Less
Most people over think every now and then. This can be particularly so when combined with the stresses of normal day living and working, such as making a presentation in work, going for an interview, or taking an exam. Over thinking on the other hand is not something we want to cultivate as a habit… Read More How To Stop Over Thinking.
Mental Health Tips During this time we are naturally going to be anxious, stressed and tempers may get frayed. It is only natural for people to grate on each other nerves when confined to one place for long time. Patience will be needed, especially if you are a parent of teens. If you allow your… Read More Parents: Home Schooling & Mental Health During COVID-19.
No matter how long we have been in a relationship we all have our up’s and down’s. No couple gets along one hundred percent all the time. It’s simply not possible. But what if our repeated behaviour(s) is the common cause of these problems? Can we be honest enough with ourselves, and our partner, to… Read More Relationships: 5 Common Behaviours That Cause Problems
When Did It All Go Wrong? We live in world that can create a feeling of being constantly on trial. About how we look and who, or what, we should be. The images and information posted in the media puts pressure on us to buy into some pretty impossible dreams. We can easily get caught… Read More Self-Care: Accepting Ourselves For Who We Truly Are.
What is Dysgraphia? Dysgraphia is a neurological disorder that generally appears when children are first learning to write. Dysgraphia is a recognised specific learning disability that affects written expression. It is a hidden disability that many people and professionals don’t know about. Dysgraphia can be language based or non-language based and appears to affect spelling,… Read More What Is Dysgraphia?
It is estimated that about 3.5% of the population will experience a psychotic episode in their lifetime. But only a small percentage of these will go on to experience a psychotic disorder that requires treatment. What Is Psychosis? Psychosis is an umbrella term that describes a group of loosely related abnormalities around thinking, perceiving, behaving… Read More Substance Abuse Induced Psychosis
We all want our relationships to last. When we start dating someone, it is never with the intention that it won’t lead to something more. It is always with the firm hope that it will lead to a long term relationship. We can find it hard to look for warning signs when we first get… Read More Early Red Warning Signs In Relationships
What Is Dyscalculia? Dyscalculia is a specific learning difficulty that affects a person’s understanding of numbers and maths. It may occur with other difficulties such as Dyslexia. People with dyslexia can have a difficulty with maths due to the level of language contained in a problem. People with dyscalculia instead have a difficulty understanding simple… Read More Understanding Dyscalculia
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