More and more people are seeking psychological services in recent decades due to the increase awareness of the importance of psychological well-being. When people are seeking help, they may have difficulties to differentiate between psychotherapy and counselling. Some people are feeling confused as they do not know whether to seek help from a counsellor or …
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No one will deny that we are going through an uncertain and challenging period around the Chinese New Year due to the 5th wave of the pandemic. When we celebrate the coming of the Year of Tiger, we may experience a feeling of living in a parallel spacetimes with our fellow Hongkongers who are being …
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The 5th wave fo the pandemic in Hong Kong has been stressing out many people in different areas of life, including physical health, mental health, financial issues, employment condition, and social connection. According to UK psychologist, Joel Vos, in his book “The Psychology of COVID-19 – building resilience for future pandemics”, the pandemic can have …
Hongkongers are going to have an atypical Chinese New Year due to the 5th wave of the pandemic. As we cannot dine at restaurants after 6 pm, many families are unable to have their reunion dinner outside home. We also cannot have our traditional walk in the flower markets after our reunion dinner this year …
One of my clients told me that he frequently cannot control his anger towards his mother-in-law. One day, he went to have lunch with his wife’s parents and he wore a colourful shirt. When his mother-in-law saw him, she criticized him for wearing a too bright shirt. Even though he was being able to control …
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One day during my Christmas holiday, I went to have a nice lunch with my husband. When I arrived at the restaurant, I went to the toilet. While I was washing my hands in the toilet, the cleaning lady inside the toilet causally asked me if I had my lunch yet. I friendly replied to …
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