Many introverts admire those who are very sociable, charismatic, and belong to many different social groups. It seems that they have strong social capital and resources. These are the people who may have ten thousands connections in LinkedIn or a few thousands friends in Facebook. It is frequent to see them having social gatherings with …
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Most of us have a Facebook or Instagram account and make posting from time to time about our leisure activities, our achievement, our social gatherings or our important anniversaries. It is rewarding to receive “likes” and positive comments from our friends when we made those postings. In fact, these “likes” and positive comments activated the …
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One of my clients tends to withdraw socially because he cannot tolerate the emotions triggered by social events without knowing the underlying reasons. He also is addicted to alcohol drinking and tends to use alcohol as a way to escape from his intolerable anxiety due to work stress. In fact, he had an abusive father …
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Due to the pandemic, many people working in the air travelling industry, such as flight attendants and pilots, lost their jobs. It is inspiring that some of them thinking out of the box and changed their career path with creativity and positivity. For instance, a Hongkong pilot obtained a license of bus driving speedily and …
Identity disturbance and unstable interpersonal relationship are two core characteristics of people with Borderline Personality disorder (BPD). People with BPD have persistent unstable self-image or sense of self. In psychology, the “self” or identity is an individual’s conception of oneself in a self-reflective process. In fact, there are four levels of “self”, according to William …
People around the world are still trying very hard to get back to normal life in the face of the pandemic. Due to the recent reduction of confirmed cases in Hong Kong, more and more people are resuming activities that they used to enjoy. For instances, people are going back to the gym and yoga …
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