The truth is, toxic people are a part of life.They’re everywhere - our neighborhoods, offices, governments, hospitals, schools, and sadly, often right among our family members, relatives and friends.A number of qualities characterize them and their typical toxic pattern of attacking or sabotaging your mental and ...
Date Posted: December 30, 2019
Categories: Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues, Bullying, Emotional Abuse
Written By:
Dr. Angelo Subida, Psychotherapist
Lily was always a quiet and sensitive teen. She was compassionate and cared deeply for others. Her high empathy made her susceptible to falling into rescuer mode with others less fortunate than her. Her new friend Ariane was popular ...
Nov 27
Categories: Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues, Bullying, Parenting, Post Traumatic ...
Written By:
Dr Monica Borschel
Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT) is a goal directed intervention whereby a trained animal is incorporated into the therapeutic process, promoting the improvement of human’s physical, social, emotional and/or cognitive functioning. 1AAT is a therapeutic tool that can be utilized in the ...
Mar 16
Categories: Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions, Anger Management, Anxiety, ...
Written By:
Maureen Huang, MSW, AASW
Recently, I've heard accounts of cyberbullies targeting persons with mental health issues, particularly cult show fanbases posting on Tumblr and various blogging platforms. These cyberbullies allegedly send hate messages, feeding on the posters' anxieties with some even urging their prey to ...
Dec 29
Categories: Anxiety, Bullying, Depression, Suicide Prevention, Teenage Issues
Written By:
Kay Vardeleon
Counselling seems to be a pretty mysterious process for most people. Unless things are REALLY bad, most people don’t think about counselling or think it’s too expensive or are just not sure how it works. Usually counselling is a last resort rather than a first stop for getting ...
Aug 25
Categories: Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues, Addictions, Adjusting to Change / Life ...
Written By:
Tammy M. Fontana, MS NCC CTRT Sex Therapist USA
In 1966, the Beatles wrote about Eleanor Rigby and the lonliness and depression she experienced:
All the lonely people
Where do they all come from?
All the lonely people
Where do they all belong?
Loneliness is something that ...
May 10
Categories: Attachment Issues, Bullying, Codependency / Dependency, Depression, ...
Written By:
Joanna Fishman
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