by Sally | Aug 6, 2018 | General
Navigating Anger: Strategies for Keeping Your Cool Anger is a natural and universal emotion that we all experience at some point. However, dealing with anger in the heat of the moment can be challenging, especially when it catches us off guard or arises at...
by Sally | Jul 9, 2018 | Addiction, Mental Health
When we speak about addiction, we tend to think of drugs and alcohol. However, many seemingly benign activities can become an addiction for some people. For some, watching porn is an activity done once in a while for fun, while others watch for hours every day alone....
by Sally | Jun 30, 2018 | General
A heavy diet, The Great Depression, and jumbo prawns are all examples of oxymorons that are in frequent use. These terms, characterised by two conflicting ideas being presented side by side, are sometimes humorous. In other instances, such as that of the narcissistic...
by Sally | May 21, 2018 | General
When a serious illness strikes a family, everyone’s life is thrown into turmoil. Whether the illness is chronic or acute, no one can really prepare you for the responsibility of caregiving and the emotions that go with it. Unfortunately, as we throw ourselves into...
by Sally | May 7, 2018 | Anxiety, Mental Health
Health anxiety, often referred to as hypochondria, is a condition where a person becomes excessively worried about their health, frequently fearing they have a serious illness, despite medical reassurance to the contrary. The distress caused by health anxiety can be...