managing an internet addiction
Urgh. So, this is what withdrawal from an internet addiction feels like. This may be what kids feel like when their parents take their devices away. . . It is no fun! And yes, it [...]
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10, 2024
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10, 2024
the truth is. . .
Stuff this!! It is one of those rare occasions when I get a glimpse of freedom. Except it is just another prison cell somewhere else. Turtle has up and gone. It feels like an opportunity [...]
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09, 2024
habits of a lifetime
Making the same mistake. Over and over again. The mistake is putting my feelings into words, and articulating them. Most other people move through their feelings without committing them to paper. I am looking for [...]
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08, 2024
My personal (timely) cure to psychosis
I realised something quite profound today. I was talking to my Mum about our experiences of reading books and watching movies, or the theatre. She was saying that she likes reading books because it takes [...]
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07, 2024
My personal reflections on how IFS could work for ME
My current therapist (who I have named Aitkens to protect their identity) has sent me a link to an article about IFS (Internal Family Systems) on the APS website. It is certainly interesting to read [...]
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07, 2024
Interesting conversation!! Chatting with a mental health professional about me and IFS
My psychiatrist called my sexual assault counsellor out on IFS (Internal Family Systems) today. He had read the book that I was recommended and told me he had never heard such a load of nonsense. [...]
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04, 2024
Personality insights – the Enneagram
In an amazing stroke of luck (or insight), I became aware about the Enneagram. If you are not aware, it is a system that categorises people into one of nine types, each with a particular [...]
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03, 2024
pushing back against discrimination based on our appearance
And my reply?? One morning, not so long ago an interesting post showed up in my feed. It was a post about ageism, beauty, body image, technology and our young people. Here is the post: [...]
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01, 2024
Negotiating a trauma bond
Dear goodness...I am so grateful that I will have my first appointment with a sexual assault counsellor next week. The therapy was initiated due to a previous act of violence towards me, but I am [...]
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01, 2024
The rewarding nature of potential
The thing about doing support work is the intoxicating potential of possibilities for people in my care. As someone who has a particular talent for seeing what could be possible, I find it very rewarding [...]