Reactive Abuse – The Abused Abuser
What is meant by the term reactive abuse? It’s a term which can sometimes seem confusing. Here’s an example which hopefully illustrates it. Imagine two people. One is called Person A and the other...
View ArticleUnderstanding Learned Behaviour
Learned Behaviour Learned behaviour is often a result to an external stimulus. For example a child may learn that they will get burnt if they touch something hot. Therefore they learn to avoid touching...
View ArticleDifferent Types of Anger
Anger When we think of anger we often think of raised voices and aggressive behaviour. There are however different styles of anger, therefore different ways in which we experience and communicate our...
View ArticleWorld Mental Health Day 2018
It’s World Mental Health Day 2018. Many people, organisations and governments mark today with different events, activities and social media posts to draw attention to how important our mental health...
View ArticleMalignant Diversionary Tactics (5)
Following in the series of malignant diversionary tactics used by malignant and toxic people, here are a few more strategies used to distract and confuse their victims. Nonsensical conversations...
View ArticleDeath Anxiety
“Currently the death rate sits at one per person” Voddie Baucham Thanatophobia The fear of death, or death anxiety is known as Thanatophobia. It is often linked to other anxieties or phobias such as...
View ArticleSocial Media and Mental Health
https://sentientcounselling.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Podcast-ChatterBox.mp3 I was recently interviewed for the Chatterbox TV podcast on the affects of social media on mental health. Click on...
View ArticleResponsibility
Responsibility can be defined as taking accountability for something. We have responsibilities in work, as parents or as members of society. Sometimes however, we can find it difficult to accept or...
View ArticleThe Narcissistic Family
In the narcissistic family there is a hierarchy. It begins usually with either a matriarch or patriarch, most commonly known as the head of the family. From there, there is a pecking order of partner...
View ArticleCoronavirus and Mental Health
The impact of lock down, social distancing and uncertainty on mental health. The post Coronavirus and Mental Health appeared first on Sentient Counselling.
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