Hongkongers are thrilled to share the pride of Vivian Kong Man Wai and Edgar Cheung Ka Long being the gold-medalists of the Paris Olympic 2024. Both were praised for their Hong Kong Spirit of not giving up and being resilient despite challenges and behind in game. Many people think that both are having the optimal …
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“Anxiety” in the movie Inside Out 2 and our sense of self
In the movie Inside Out 2, “Anxiety” is one of the new emotions joining the team in Riley’s mind. As “Anxiety” thought Riley should focus on getting close to the popular players of the ice hockey team in order to increase her chance of getting a spot in the team, he took over the dashboard …
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Our tendency to gain maximum control in relation to our obsession
A client of mine came to me and told me that she felt extremely sad due to missing out the opportunity to go to a famous conference for presentation. Throughout the years, she strived for achievement in her career and paid extra attention on the schedule of all international conferences. She stated that she did …
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Our tendency to avoid facing our fear of making changes
Half of 2024 is on the way passing, are you feeling stuck for not making the changes you want? Do you feel fearful at the risk or uncomfortable feelings associated with changes? A client of mine was informed by her boss that the company would downsize in few months, and she was facing the threat …
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Sudden out-of-proportion anger outburst may be related to one’s childhood trauma
Sometimes, when we saw someone exhibiting sudden out-of-proportion anger outbursts, we may infer that this person probably has poor temper control. We may be tempted to judge this person and differentiate ourselves with him or her. We may see ourselves as having better emotional management. In some toxic relationship, a spouse may criticize another half …
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Letting go of our yearning for order and understanding
For those with tendency to procrastinate, one of the issues they encounter is that they rumination about having everything in order or having full understanding of everything. In fact, it is tempting for us to strive from orderliness and understanding for what we encounter. It is because this illusionary “full and ordered picture” settled our …
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