Posted on 8th Apr 2020
by Naomi
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I don’t know about you, but I’ve found the lockdown and social distancing measures to be challenging in ways that I didn’t really expect. I anticipated the limitations on social life being a struggle. It’s natural when we aren’t able to see the people… Continue Reading “Coronatiredness”
Category: Mental Health PostsTags: adjusting, anxiety, bereavement, change, coronavirus, covid19, depression, grief, lockdown, loss, loss of role, managing expectations, meditation, self-care, self-help, self-isolating, slowing down, social distancing, uncertainty, wellbeing
Posted on 13th Mar 2020
by Naomi
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When you start to familiarise yourself with your emotions – how they feel, what sets them off, the thoughts and actions they’re linked to – you may start to notice patterns of emotions, thoughts, and behaviours. Do certain situations start a snowball effect of… Continue Reading “Emotions – part 2: Their influences, purposes, and uses”
Category: Mental Health PostsTags: action signals, anxiety, appraisal, behaviours, CBT, cognitive behavioural therapy, communication, connection, DBT, depression, dialectical behavioural therapy, disconnection, emotion regulation, emotional intelligence, emotions, feelings, hierarchy of needs, humanistic, interpretation, managing emotions, Maslow, memories, needs, potential, psychological needs, script, self-actualisation, social bond, thoughts, understanding emotions
Naomi Pauling 