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The Unconscious: The Hidden Psychological Forces Behind Everyday Decisions
Most people like to think of themselves as rational decision-makers. When asked why they chose a particular career, entered a relationship, moved home, remained in a difficult situation, ended a friendship, or changed direction in life, they are usually able to provide explanations that appear logical and sensible.
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Why Change Feels Threatening Even When Suffering Is High
One of the most puzzling aspects of human behaviour is that people often remain in situations that cause considerable distress even when opportunities for change are available. Relationships that repeatedly cause pain may continue for years.
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Understanding Defence Mechanisms: How the Mind Protects Itself From Emotional Pain
Defence mechanisms are psychological processes that help human beings manage emotional experiences that feel difficult, painful, frightening, overwhelming, or impossible to tolerate at a particular moment in time.
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Why Early Relationships Continue to Influence Us Later in Life
Long before we develop language, memory, or a clear sense of who we are, we begin experiencing the world through our interactions with those who care for us. From the earliest moments of life, the infant depends entirely upon other people not only for physical survival but also for emotional development.
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Why Some Thoughts Keep Coming Back
Most people spend time thinking about problems, decisions, relationships, worries, and important life events. Thinking is a normal and necessary part of psychological life. It helps us solve problems, make decisions, learn from experience, and plan for the future.
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Why Some People Feel Disconnected From Themselves and Others
Sadness, anxiety, anger, disappointment, grief, frustration, and loneliness are all experiences that form part of ordinary human life. While these emotions can be uncomfortable, they often provide important information about our needs, relationships, circumstances, and psychological wellbeing.
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Why People Repeat the Same Relationship Patterns
Disagreements, misunderstandings, frustrations, and periods of tension are a normal part of human relationships. However, some individuals find themselves repeatedly encountering similar difficulties across different relationships throughout their lives.
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What Depression Actually Does To a Person Beneath the Surface
Low mood is certainly one aspect of depression, but depression is often far more complex than simply feeling unhappy. In clinical practice, depression can affect a person’s energy, motivation, relationships, physical health, ability to think clearly, sense of meaning, and capacity to engage with life itself.
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Why Talking About Loneliness in Therapy Can Be So Important
Loneliness is one of the most common human experiences, yet it is often one of the most difficult subjects for people to talk about openly.
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Anxiety and What It Does To a Person Beneath the Surface
Anxiety is one of the most common psychological experiences people bring to psychotherapy. Many individuals describe feeling constantly worried, restless, overwhelmed, fearful, tense, or unable to relax.