I was listening the other day to a conversation about how people compromise themselves to fit in with the other person's idea of who they think they are, or even their idea of how they should be themselves. It set me thinking how rare it is to find someone who is always the same with [...]
Vikram Seth on Desert Island discs gave a very interesting take on the above question earlier today. So many of my patients will say how they try so hard to be liked, to try to fit in, to be part of things. Of course for some people there are deep psychological reasons why they feel [...]
Watching Freddie Flintoff talk about depression on TV last night proved interesting viewing. He seemed to indicate it was the sport that created depression whereas perhaps closer to the truth is, it is about the type of person who is attracted to become a top flight athlete. This type of person may well become obsessed [...]
We have just started back after the Xmas break and I was interested in what 3 of my patients expressed to me, the first said: - " Counselling should be on prescription", the second one said, "I feel more me than ever before" and the 3rd one said, "Everyone should have therapy, regardless of whether [...]
DREAMING AND ITS MEANING Have you ever had a dream and wondered what it meant? Have you ever had recurring dreams? What about nightmares or dreams that leave you feeling anxious and disturbed all day? Well now there is an answer, I will help you understand what may be going on. In a series of [...]
