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
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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 [...]
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11, 2023
Winnicott transitional object in adult life
I find it very interesting that often when a particular long-term love interest finds its way back into my life I start reaching for my toy rabbit to cuddle. It is such an intuitive response [...]
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09, 2023
Something funny
In my defence, haha. Instagram has been feeding me such wonderful supportive posts lately, seemingly based on the pain I have been feeling. But there is nothing better than comedy for healing, am I right?
25
09, 2023
A sea breeze for the spirit
There is something so healing about the smell of the salt water and the warmth of the sunshine on my skin. The wonderful sea breeze blows away all my pain. And this combination of all [...]
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09, 2023
Momento mori – when life gets real
The other thing that I have been thinking of in terms of psychology lately, is the idea of memento mori. I have heard a few great thinkers say that it is important to ponder on [...]
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09, 2023
The capacity to roar – further reflections on this communication connection
It is so strange to reflect on what this relatively new internet communication connection is doing to my psychology. Today I am noticing that I am actually becoming angry if I perceive that someone is [...]
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09, 2023
Follow-up journal entry 18th of September
For those who aren't already aware, my attempt at writing about the broader impact of these types of digital relationships and communication on society is here. I am not going to lie, it was a [...]
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09, 2023
Are bloggers narcissists?
The next question that comes to my mind in the intervening hours is: 'Is blogging making me narcissistic'? I am very ashamed to say this out loud. It doesn't represent the person that I want [...]
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09, 2023
A fly in the ointment – real-life
Have you ever considered the way that social media (or any form of social interaction) on the interweb impacts your real-world social life? I Googled 'social media is making us antisocial' (or a near variant) [...]