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Maladaptive schemas can cause negative patterns that are often reinforced through unhealthy interactions. A person uses one of these maladaptive coping styles. Surrender: In this style, the [...]

After the first few years of being married, of “falling in love”, couples start seeing more clearly the faults of their spouse. This is natural, but if we don’t direct our thoughts proactively, [...]

The holidays are over and we have ushered in the new year. Shouldn’t one be feeling inspired and happy to start working again? Maybe not! Even if we all love our jobs, it’s hard going back to [...]

We wonder why our children behave the way they do, but little do we realise that our parenting style influences their behaviour. Children are vulnerable and impressionable when they are younger. [...]

For parenting done right during holidays, the recipe is to have structure when managing children and get the arsenal for what’s to come. Here are a few tips on managing children, having fun and [...]

Holidays are here and most of us have mixed feelings during this time of the year, especially when we are planning holidays with teenagers. While we are excited about the memories we are going to [...]

When mental health is affected, a person experiences psychological symptoms. These may be symptoms of anxiety, panic attacks, bizarre behaviours, low mood, to name a few. But how many people [...]

Depression lasts longer than 2 weeks with low mood and decreased pleasure affecting the ability to function in daily life; however, sadness or grief is usually intermixed with positive feelings [...]

In psychotic depression, the underlying symptoms are depressive. These symptoms are distressing in themselves. On top of the experience of depression, an individual with psychosis also [...]

The holiday season is all about good cheer and fun times with family and friends involving a lot of yummy treats and lovely gifts. Well not for everyone! For some of us, it is a time filled with [...]