Sara had been unhappy in her relationship for the last six months. Her boyfriend would stay out until six am in the morning and then come home drunk. She was often afraid that something terrible had happened to him. She would tell him her concerns, but he would dismiss her or yell at her. She ...
Date Posted: January 8, 2021
Categories: Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions, Divorce / Divorce Adjustment, ...
Written By:
Dr Monica Borschel
Riley was feeling troubled about her current work situation. Because of COVID-19, she had to work longer hours ...
Jan 8
Categories: Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions, Life Purpose / Meaning / ...
Written By:
Dr Monica Borschel
Ryan never believed in therapy. He felt that it was for people with severe mental illness, and that was not him. He also did not think that it was masculine ...
Jan 8
Categories: Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues, Adjusting to Change / Life ...
Written By:
Dr Monica Borschel
Sherrie had just settled into her new flat without her husband. The divorce was a civil one, and the financial settlement left both parties secure. Despite having what she needed financially, she couldn’t shake the feeling of abandonment ...
Jan 8
Categories: Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions, Divorce / Divorce Adjustment, ...
Written By:
Dr Monica Borschel
Andrew came home in a huff. How could his new admin, Rita, be such an idiot? She had messed up his busy schedule, and now he was late for dinner with his wife, Suzy. Suzy was upset because she felt like Andrew was late because he didn’t value ...
Jan 8
Categories: Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions, Anxiety, Self-Care / Self ...
Written By:
Dr Monica Borschel
Angela would get anxious hours before she had her EMDR ...
Jan 8
Categories: Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues, Adjusting to Change / Life ...
Written By:
Dr Monica Borschel
Lori grew up with nice clothes, in a beautiful home and had all of her physical needs met. When Lori was a small child, she was told repeatedly by her parents that she was stupid ...
Jan 8
Categories: Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) ...
Written By:
Dr Monica Borschel
Ricky struggled in school for most of his life. In primary school, he would battle to focus on what the teacher was saying; he felt like homework was boring. His parents would often be disappointed when he would bring home his report card. Ricky felt his confidence ...
Jan 8
Categories: Academic Issues, Emotional Intelligence, Self-Care / Self Compassion, ...
Written By:
Dr Monica Borschel
Brianne couldn’t sleep. Her mind was replaying ...
Jan 8
Categories: Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) ...
Written By:
Dr Monica Borschel
When Andrew was little, he would often try his best to get his parent’s attention. He would joke, perform, clean, get good grades, and do anything else that he thought would make his parents see him. Andrew was too young at the time to realize that his parents were living paycheck ...
Jan 8
Categories: Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues, Attachment Issues
Written By:
Dr Monica Borschel
People feel emptiness. Unrelieved, they resort to something outside of themselves.Something external like alcohol. Drugs. Food. Sex. Gambling. Shopping. Or, relationships, just to name a few.Pablo was a severely abused, unloved child. When he became an adult, he tried to fill the ...
Jan 5
Categories: Addictions, Depression, Emotional Abuse
Written By:
Dr. Angelo Subida, Psychotherapist
(Photo credit: Chess24)Can you change the past?Can the Ethiopian change his skin or the leopard his spots? That’s what Jeremiah asked in Scripture (13:23)Some things cannot be changed.The most unchangeable is your past. You cannot undo it.
Nov 7
Categories: Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues, Adjusting to Change / Life ...
Written By:
Dr. Angelo Subida, Psychotherapist
Although each child is unique, it should be noted that children tend to show several predictable responses upon learning that their parents are divorcing. Children in this situation most often experience varying degrees of sadness, despondency and anxiety among other related emotions. However, young children usually express feelings through though ...
Nov 3
Categories: Anxiety, Child and/or Adolescent Issues, Divorce / Divorce ...
Written By:
Andrew Adler, Ph.D.
Greetings, I'm Dipeeka K Sanneboyna conducting a study to understand the impact of parenting on children's mental health in times of coivid-19 in India. I invite you to plaese give your child to participate in this study .The form consists of few items which will take 20-25 mintes .kindly go through your ...
Oct 6
Categories: Child Development
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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 ...
Sep 14
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
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