Where do all our problems come?That’s a question once asked of me by TV host, Mel Tiangco, in a live telecast over at GMA7.She also asked about the “mother wound” in relation to the case her program presented during the show.Psychologist and author Dr. David Stoop mentions a “joke” common ...
Date Posted: September 14, 2020
Categories: Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues, Adult psychological development, ...
Written By:
Dr. Angelo Subida, Psychotherapist
More than 800 000 people die by suicide every year – around one person every 40 seconds, according to WHO's first global report on suicide prevention, published today. Some 75% of suicides occur in low- and middle-income countries.Pesticide poisoning, hanging and firearms are among the most common methods of suicide globally. Evidence ...
Sep 10
Categories: Suicide Prevention
Written By:
Psych Mat Asia Editor
The term culture is a generalized term used in various ways, at its core however, it relates to the shared values and meanings of a particular group – determining and defining identity of group. Culture, in other words, can be seen as the sum of human productive activity in a given space, ...
Aug 14
Categories: Anxiety, Couple Counseling, Family Problems, Fertility Issues, Health ...
Written By:
Ahmer Zuberi
Susan is habitually unemployed because of frequent tardiness and absences. What do you do with an employee who’s always late or absent? For many years, Susan would be fired by bosses after only a short period of probation.Our sense of values is related to time. When we misuse ...
Aug 6
Categories: Anxiety, Emptiness, Mindfulness
Written By:
Dr. Angelo Subida, Psychotherapist
Over the past three months, we’ve seen people, organisations and businesses make adjustments to adapt to “The New Normal”. While it has largely been a work in progress with everyone still figuring out the best way to go about things, we cannot deny that certain needs have been ...
Jul 8
Categories: Self-Care / Self Compassion
Written By:
Eugene Chong
Really…now, this might just be one bubble that needs to be popped already.Marriage is a very personal affair. What works in one marriage may or may not work in another. The limits, the overstepping, the rights, the love are all personal and individual choices. There are laws that stipulate what may constitute legal and illegal behaviour/ ...
May 29
Categories: Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions, Adult psychological ...
Written By:
Mini Nair
When Sam was a child, his father would drink and then come home and smash the house. From his bed, he could hear his mother crying. His mother would crawl into Sam’s bed at night and cry. Sam was confused. He didn’t know how to help his mother, and he felt scared ...
May 21
Categories: Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues, Complex PTSD, Emotional Abuse, ...
Written By:
Dr Monica Borschel
Erin was a corporate lawyer who worked ten-hour days, five days a week. On the weekend she would try to make time for herself but instead found herself worrying about work, answering emails and going over paperwork. By the time Sunday came, she couldn’t get out of bed; she could ...
May 21
Categories: Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues, Anger Management, Anxiety, Depression, ...
Written By:
Dr Monica Borschel
We have a lot of tired people nowadays.With Coronavirus, it’s painful “honest” tiredness from long or tedious quarantine or frontline work for a great many who serve.Tiredness can be of two kinds: physical and psychological.Physical: characterizing those who got sick or have medical problems like pre-existing conditions or ...
May 20
Categories: Caregiver Issues / Stress, Coping with Medical Problems, Emotional ...
Written By:
Dr. Angelo Subida, Psychotherapist
If trust is an issue because of past experiences in your life, or as a couple, find ways to build trust or enable trust. Is trust low because you don’t trust yourself? Is trust low because of a past affair ...
May 7
Categories: Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions, Anxiety, Attachment Issues, ...
Written By:
Dr Monica Borschel
People in Hong Kong have been feeling economic and relationship stress due to Coronavirus. When couples are stressed, they might turn away from each other instead of towards each other. Take, for example, the case of Alan and Cynthia.Alan is stressed because he works in sales and he ...
May 7
Categories: Divorce / Divorce Adjustment, Ending a relationship issues, ...
Written By:
Dr Monica Borschel
“Old age brings diminishments,” writes psychologist Erik Erickson. He describes how the elderly experience this: “Old patients seem to be mourning not only for time forfeited and space depleted but also ... for autonomy weakened, initiative lost, intimacy missed, generativity ...
May 3
Categories: Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions, Anxiety, Pain management
Written By:
Dr. Angelo Subida, Psychotherapist
Are you struggling with how to cope in a situation where your old coping skills are gone? Did your old coping skills often involve socialization, going out, drinking in groups? Are you finding it hard to find new ways to soothe yourself or deal with stress and anxiety now that you are in quarantine? How are you ...
Apr 28
Categories: Men's Issues, Mental Health in Asia, Mental Health Professions, ...
Written By:
Tammy M. Fontana, MS NCC CTRT Sex Therapist USA
Apr 25
Categories: Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions, Caregiver Issues / Stress, ...
Written By:
Kay Vardeleon
Facing important examinations? Does it seem complicated? Is the milieu of the exam overwhelming or confusing? Do you have it all sorted out, but find the unwanted advice doled out by “well-wishers” pushing you to the edge? Do you find it hard to sift through sensible helpful suggestions and meaningless preaching from the pulpit?
Apr 25
Categories: Academic Issues, Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions, Executive ...
Written By:
Mini Nair
In a society where meeting genuine people is getting rarer by the day, the question emerges – Where is the line between diplomacy and hypocrisy? We do want people who are polite, well mannered, gentle, kind, assertive, loyal, focussed and honest. A list of wishful qualities? Not really. There are so many virtuous people around us, and then, ...
Apr 25
Categories: Empathy, Ending a relationship issues, Personality problems, ...
Written By:
Mini Nair
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