For a lot of people, getting to know yourself can be very stressful. I was at a party recently where people knew I was a psychologist. I was introduced to the wife of a guy I had been talking to for the last 30 minutes. When I met his wife I said something like “Oh, I have just been talking to your husband - he is a really interesting and nice guy.” Her response was immediate and quite dramatic: “Don’t talk to me - I don’t want to be psychoanalyzed!” I think I understood her perspective although I must say I was saddened by her response as my observation was purely social - not clinical.

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Do you feel like no one wants you? Are you addicted to controlled substances? Are you often the target of bullying for no reason you can ascertain? Do you have problems controlling your anger? Do you have problems maintaining a healthy relationship? Do you have it all, yet still feel that something is missing?

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When a loved one departs, it is always a distressing time and soon thoughts are turning towards funeral arrangements and remembrance. For those who have been touched by the life of an individual who has gone on to their final rest, there seems to be no way we can express what the person meant to us during their time on this earth.

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Most people have heard the term “playing not to lose” before. If you haven’t, you just did. This term gets thrown around a lot when a team, or a person, gets into something and focuses solely on NOT losing.

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