Have you ever been emotionally blackmailed or manipulated? Felt like your feelings have been taken hostage? Learn how to set boundaries to protect yourself and preserve your identity against emotional blackmail and manipulation.
If you found this video interesting you may also want to check out some of our recent blog posts on dealing with problematic relationships and relationship responses. See the post about how to stop comparing yourself to others, abandoholism, ending toxic relationships and ACT acceptance and commitment therapy.
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In all honesty, most of us have a “sugar addiction” it’s almost a societally accepted cliché like “caffeine addiction” and often shrugged off or seen as a benign attribute of our modern lifestyles where these substances exist in so many elements of our diet. Yet for many people, sugar is not a sweet little pastime…
As society accelerates into a whole new era of social interaction we still have a long way to go in our relationship expectations. Defining where and how traditional male roles fit into this time is an important task and an undertaking that requires greater understanding and agreement as we are all still so conditioned into…
Cognitive distortions are simple ways that our mind tells us about something that is not actually true in real life. These untrue feelings and thoughts are then most often used to internally validate our format of “non-productive” or “negative thinking” or to create unnecessary emotional baggage in our lives — convincing ourselves that the negative…
Even though there are many facets to the problem of addiction, it is often boiled down to the simple terms “addict” or “alcoholic.” This kind of language has the potential to be dehumanising and harmful, standing in the way of both treatment and rehabilitation. As individuals, we can work to eliminate discrimination and advance the…
Normison is the trade name given to Temazepam which is a benzodiazepine class medication. Normison is also sold under the names Euhypnos, Levanol, Restoril and Z-pam in South Africa as a prescribed medication often used as a treatment for insomnia related conditions. Facts on insomnia medications Normison is prescribed as a schedule 5 psychotropic medication…
Mindfulness is a practical tool and technique used not only in psychotherapy but in progressive behaviour change and can be a wonderful compliment to practical counselling and therapy that anyone can practice in real-world, real-time environments to start modifying their behavioural responses. Here is a quick post on what mindfulness is and how mindfulness is…