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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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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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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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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It is common for a person living in a metropolitan city saying that one is having a sense of loneliness even when being with a group of friends. A client of mine told me that he felt lonely all the time, even he has two children and a lovely wife. He also has regular social …
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Even though more people are being aware of the importance of destigmatization of mental illness, it is still difficult for one to accept being in a depressive episode. On the contrary, some people might feel “proud” of being mentally well or feeling happy in general. They might think they did really well to maintain their mental well-being. There …
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