I am writing this at a time when Sydney, where I live, is in the midst of COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown. This means you may be confined to your home, your mental health is affected, your business is going bust or you’ve lost your job. It can be challenging. All our lives have been affected, often… Read More
Posts about emotional issues and behaviours.
What to do if I self-sabotage
In my hypnotherapy clinic in Sydney I see many people who self-sabotage in different areas of their lives including personal success, relationships or career. Again, and again, you may fail to reach your goals. It just seems like life is just one long disaster after another. If you self-sabotage at some level of awareness you… Read More
Do you have social anxiety or social phobia?
Many people telephone me for help with a social phobia or because they have problems making friends and feel lonely. You might not be combatant and fall out with people, but you feel shy and unsure of yourself around others. This can also be a problem for some people at work. This social anxiety or… Read More
How to handle a death and bereavement
Death is part of life. People will die throughout our lives. Sometimes that will be people who we are very close to, such as a partner, parent, child or the beloved animal you took care of. At times we can also be affected by the deaths of others who we might not have known so… Read More
What to do on bad mood days?
As humans we are ruled by our emotions rather than logic. Sure, we think we are very logical beings but in reality, our emotions always supersede our logic. Those emotions are quickly initiated by a number of triggers including physical, psychological, social and circumstantial. Are there days when you wake up wearing the grumpy… Read More
Are self-destructive personality traits ruining your life?
Some people are engaged in behaviors that constantly sabotage their own lives and wellbeing. When things are going well in their life they say or do something that will bring that opportunity to a halt. It could be sabotaging a personal relationship, a job opportunity or crashing a business. Is this you or someone… Read More
Are you ruled by your emotions?
Are you prone to rash decisions dependent on the way you feel about something? Do you later, on reflection, think you might have made a better decision? Well, let’s be honest we all make decisions emotionally at times, particularly when it comes to feeling we might be under attack or missing out on something. This… Read More
Feeling overwhelmed? Here’s how to get over it
Sometimes life can seem complex and overwhelming. Perhaps you find yourself with too many things to do within a short space of time. Maybe you’re trying to catch up with tasks or issues you may have neglected in your life. Someone else could really have made a mess of things and left you to clean… Read More
What is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)?
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is when someone has repetitive, obsessive thoughts, actions and behaviours. They focus on something very particular and keep going back to that that experience again and again. For instance, take closing a door. For a person with OCD this may mean closing and reclosing the door 10, 20, 30 times. It… Read More
What is Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) ?
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is generally used as a psychiatric diagnosis. Of course, that is very controversial. And there is no particular definition of BPD because it may manifest itself differently in different people with emphasis on different kinds of behaviours. There is no one particular cause or no one particular physical cause for BPD…. Read More
