You have questions to ask when anxious. Ask your self: * Why am I fearful about my family, my future, my finances?* Why am I nervous?* Why can’t I sleep?* Why do I have headaches?* What are all the feelings I’m feeling?* Do I feel guilty?* Am I running away from something?* What is really… Continue reading Questions to Ask When Anxious
Category: Addictions
You Repeat What You Don’t Repair
Here’s a common sight in psychotherapy: You repeat what you don’t repair. When things remain unresolved, that’s when history can automatically repeat itself. Often. Sonny is beaten up by his girlfriend. Both verbally and physically. After almost a year, he has decided to break up with her. What took him that long? There’s a logical… Continue reading You Repeat What You Don’t Repair
Stop Being Your Own Worst Enemy
Are you ready to stop being your own worst enemy? The question reminds me of the old Winnie the Pooh book/movie. In a conversation about who the real enemy is, Winnie the Pooh, a talented poet, simply points that the real “enemy is you!” Your own self can be your greatest enemy when you need… Continue reading Stop Being Your Own Worst Enemy
Depression and Suicide
Depression and suicide – troubled mental health brewing in the British royal family with Queen Elizabeth. “I didn’t want to be alive any more,” said Markle Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. In a recent celebrity interview with Oprah, Meghan, a mixed race, described the emotions she felt: shame, fear, hopelessness. They’re emotions she experienced in the… Continue reading Depression and Suicide
Searching For Inner Satisfaction
We are all searching for inner satisfaction. It is an ongoing quest from the time we enter to the time we exit this world. Here’s the reality. In this world of false shining objects, it’s easy for people to get lost. Run faster. Consume more. Materialism, for instance, is one of those which makes a… Continue reading Searching For Inner Satisfaction
Stuck in a Bad Relationship
Stuck in a bad relationship? Are you imprisoned in a jail of relational dysfunction? If you are, then it’s basic that you know first why you’re still going on with it. Why you can’t let go and protect your self. In my own psychotherapy practice, there have been so many times I’d be with couples trapped… Continue reading Stuck in a Bad Relationship
Body Scan to Heal Your Wounds
Body Scan to heal your wounds. That’s what you do when catching your moments. One of the essential areas to heal is growing awareness of your body senses. Your body is sensitive. When you’re going through something, the body provides you with indicators. “I can’t explain it, while walking, I suddenly became tense and started… Continue reading Body Scan to Heal Your Wounds
How Reality Is Lost or Obscured
Especially in addictions, reality is lost or obscured in a person’s mind. It’s typical and common, among a wide assortment of addictions existing nowadays. Ravi Zacharias, who died a few months ago, was a brilliant mind in Bible apologetics and ethics and noted author of books. He has been in the news headlines for the… Continue reading How Reality Is Lost or Obscured
Understanding Psychological PTSD
Understanding psychological PTSD is basic to therapy – both for the therapist and patient. In his bestselling book, “Healing the Child Within,” Dr. Charles L. Whitfield writes: “I believe, as do others, that growing up, or living in a seriously troubled or dysfunctional family or similar environment often brings about or is associated with PTSD.… Continue reading Understanding Psychological PTSD
Stumbling? Just Get Up!
Stumbling? Just get up! Don’t beat yourself up for stumbling. Keep that priceless counsel all the days of your life. To stumble is human. Normal. Nobody is perfect. If you are stumbling, welcome to the club. It guarantees you’re a fellow human. Psychotherapy is in the business of stumbling. Sessions are populated by humans who… Continue reading Stumbling? Just Get Up!
