Most of us are familiar with negative thinking, those nasty thoughts that can convince you things are not well. Should these thought patterns become persistent, emotional problems like anxiety, depression, and anger can develop, affecting your sense of wellbeing, your relationship(s) and degree happiness and contentment. Learning how you think is an important step in changing these…
Your Mood is Misleading Have you ever noticed that when you are in a bad mood, everything else seems to become bleeker. Having a bad day at work, for example, might start you thinking that you are unsatisfied in your relationship at home. And the paradoxic thing is that we tend to believe, without a shadow of a doubt,…
Stressing out gets you nowhere…but how do you stop? Stress is a natural reaction to changes in our lives and the mid-life years are no exception. It is not the events that we face that are the issue – it is how strong we react to them. Midlife can be stress-filled. Changes like: Learning how…
Stopping Negative Thinking- Breaking the Cycle Most of us have negative thinking, and some of us have them a lot, while others have negative thoughts so frequently that they are embedded, styles and patterns of thinking. These are unhelpful, unwanted negative thinking patterns that can be so distorted that they make you feel anxious or depressed. Sometimes,…
So many of us these days are simply busy, busy, busy! It can be overwhelming, the amount of things that need to happen. This could be at work, or in your family life, or even recreationally (think- getting ready for a camping trip, or a journey). But the funny thing is that most of us seem to…
As we approach Pink Shirt Day, in our continued effort to eliminate bullying, we need to think of the victims of abusive behaviour but we also need to consider the bully. “Bullies aren’t born – and they aren’t bad people,” says George Bielay, Clinical Director at Waypoint Counselling and Referral Centre in Victoria. “It’s their…
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