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Why do I shut down when I feel overwhelmed? – How To Address This And Get Help
Have you ever felt that at some point in life when it’s all too much to handle, you find yourself in a state where instead of reacting, speaking or showing any emotion, you just shut down, perhaps looking into the void on your laptop or mindlessly scrolling on your mobile phone, or maybe just withdraw…
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Why Child Therapy is the Most Effective Way of Helping Children Through Grief And Loss
Grief can be one of the most difficult things for a child to experience. Whether they lose a parent, sibling, friend, or pet, their grief responses and understanding of death and significant loss differs greatly from the responses and understandings that adults experience. Children do not possess the same vocabulary, emotional tools, and cognitive abilities…
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The Psychology of why Why resting makes you feel lazy
It is necessary to rest for the sake of mental and physical health, but so many of us feel a sense of shame or guilt at any given point that we take a break. You might be laying on the couch, on your phone, napping, and thinking ‘I shouldn’t be laying here/on my phone/napping. I’m…