Mandy Kloppers – Psychologist (CBT) – Global Online Therapy
Most people have a desire to find love. For a lot of people being in a relationship is joyous, filled with plenty of years of love and harmony. However, for many, that’s not the case. Sometimes you’ll find that you’ve entered into a toxic relationship. This happens to plenty of people, and it’s nothing to be ashamed of, sometimes two …
Love is complicated enough without the added pressure of trying to always second guess what your partner will do at any given moment. Many of us have experienced a push-pull relationship. This is where the balance of power in the relationship isn’t equal. One person seems to chase when the other is pulling away and vice versa. All relationships go …
Dieting and dating There are many similarities between dieting and dating although it may not seem obvious at first. Let me explain … Some foods are great for healthy functioning. Foods such as fruit and vegetables, low-fat dairy, and lean protein all contribute to a body that functions well and produces energy. If your body is functioning well, your mind …
Loving someone toxic is a situation that many of us find ourselves in at some stage in our lives. At the beginning of a relationship, both people are on best behaviour and feelings can develop really quickly. By the time the warning bells start ringing, we are usually quite emotionally attached and start making excuses for the other person’s bad …
Attracted to bad boys Why is it that some women tend to be attracted to bad boys? After escaping the clutches of one bad boy, another bad boy enters the fray and the whole cycle repeats itself. I am one of these women. I have become much better at managing my attraction to bad boys as I now understand …
Unhealthy relationships A worrying trend that I have witnessed is how many people stay in unsatisfactory relationships. They do this because they would rather be in a sub-par relationship than be alone. In this day and age where people are a lot more open minded and being single is less frowned upon than in was 50 years ago, the stigma …
Crazy making in relationships takes many forms. Have you ever felt as if you were going crazy in a relationship? Sometimes in relationships, we begin to doubt our perceptions of what is going on. We ask ourselves whether we are just being ridiculous and over sensitive to the treatment from our partners. If you have to ask yourself this question, …