Mandy Kloppers – Psychologist (CBT) – Global Online Therapy
Grief is one of the most powerful forces known to man. If you have recently lost a loved one, you can more than attest to this fact. Some people like to think that life has to have balance to exist, and grief is so intense because it has to balance out the power of love – and we all know …
Contrary to popular belief, rebound relationships can be good for you. They can provide a useful distraction from your heartbreak. They have to be appraoched carefully though and not all experts agree on whether a rebound relationship is good for you. This is where science comes in. A journal article, “Too fast, too soon?” gathered evidence on rebound relationships. This …
Help break the stigma surrounding depression by taking this anonymous survey: CLICK HERE For results of the survey: CLICK HERE Give Depression the Bird Let’s get one thing straight. Depression is real. It is not something to be trivialized, snapped out of, or sucked up. In fact, trying to do this often makes it worse. I know, because I’ve been …
Evolutionary Psychologists say that our default mode is to be on the lookout for danger. As cave men running around many years ago, we had to be tuned in to threat around us. Being complacent could lead to death very easily. These days, modern threats still activate the same parts of the brain (the amygdala and the hypothalamus) and produce …
“It’s me,” you thought as you drag your unmotivated self out of your bed. “Why can’t I just buck up and do things,” you wondered for the 10 millionth time this month. “Maybe it’s easier if everything ends now,” you mutter to yourself as you called in sick for the 3rd time this week. We often turn the blame …
Times of emotional overload aren’t pleasant. We can feel completely out of control and find it difficult not to act without thinking. When we are highly emotional, we aren’t using our rational minds. Here are tips to help you when you experience emotional overload. Opposite Action The first skill is Opposite Action, which can help you stop an intense or …
There are many reasons why we suppress emotions. It is a coping strategy that many people use to avoid pain and unpleasant feelings in life. That negative energy has to go somewhere though and it is akin to filling your body with poison when you internalise negative emotions without dealing with them properly. Ways in which we suppress emotions: Escapism …
Are you beleaguered by your busy everyday routine making you feel weary, sulky and depressed? Stressors can take a toll on your emotional wellbeing, seriously affecting your cognitive functioning and your zest to move on in life. The emotional distress & anxiety from bad experiences in life or a hectic schedule can seriously hamper your quality of life and general wellness. Instead of …
There are three common myths about happiness. The first one is that happiness is the natural state for people to be in. If you give them shelter, food and all the other things they need to survive, they will automatically be happy. The truth is that humans spend time in a variety of emotional states. Think of emotions as being …
Anxiety comes from worrying about things and focusing on what could go wrong. There is a big difference however between the types of worry that we engage in. This post is about real versus hypothetical worry. Real worry needs to be actioned and hypothetical worry needs to be ignored and dismissed. Everyone worries but excessive worry will lead to exhaustion. …