Have you seen babies learning to walk and the uncountable number of times they fall? Has anyone ever thought about why they keep trying until they learn to walk? Or has any parent or guardian asked the child to give up despite all the falling and getting up? No matter how many times the baby …
Avoidance is one of the primary symptoms of people with anxiety disorders. Avoidance is the way the individual copes when they perceive threats in their situation, which reduces their anxiety and distress. There are positive outcomes; however, is it healthy to cope with anxiety by avoiding it? Avoidance coping includes avoiding situations, people, interactions, objects, …
Myth: Social anxiety is the same as being shy. Fact: Social anxiety is different from being shy. The basic understanding is that social anxiety is a disorder, while shyness is an individual’s personality. Shyness can go away once the person adjusts to the situation or gets comfortable around people. Shy people don’t avoid social situations; …
Anger is an emotion characterized by tension and hostility arising from frustration, harm caused by others, or injustice. Anger is expressed to remove the stimuli that are triggering the anger or express the emotion. Anger is a slightly distinct but significant activator of aggression that is intended to cause harm to someone or something. There …
Have you ever wondered why, no matter how many times you apologize, the person never accepts and you don’t understand why they are not accepting your apology? Did you know there are different ways of conveying your apology? Firstly it is essential to know the other person’s apology language so that you know how to …
In my experience, a client with the complaint of not being able to see was referred to psychiatric analysis as a student in psychology. I wondered why she was referred to psychiatric services. The ophthalmological and neurological exams were done, but nothing revealed the cause of her blindness. In the session, the client seemed calm …
