Private Therapy Clinic Blog

When most people think of the ego, they think of something that’s a law unto itself. We reason it must be stamped out of existence – or at the very least tamed. But to think in this way is not helpful to your personal development. The truth about it is, it’s not your enemy and never has been. In fact, you’re probably more of a threat to your ego than you are to it!

Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) is an extreme form of dissociation from oneself, which makes the sufferer lose connection with their thoughts, feelings and memories. It can happen to such an extent the person with DID can no longer discern who they are or what their true character is. The condition stems most often from severe mental trauma that causes an individual to create alternate personalities known as alters.

We all get a little rattled from time to time. Anxiety is an unfortunate but entirely natural part of our human experience. Anything from flying, visiting the dentists and certain animals can all instil a sense of fear in us. But more often than not, these are experiences that we’re able to follow through with despite our uneasiness.

The idea of trauma being cyclical is not new. In fact, it’s an idea that’s been around for almost as long the study of psychology, itself. Rarely, does a trauma present itself without reason. There is always a root cause responsible for the mental and emotional turmoil that is felt in the present. Transgenerational trauma is an umbrella term that addresses this concept as a whole.

Climate change has been on the world agenda for many years now. It’s prompted thousands of people to offer their opinion in government and the media on what the prime causes are and how we go about addressing them. Climate change isn’t a problem that is going away anytime soon. It’s only looming ever more ominously on the horizon.

Anxiety is a normal response in many situations. It helps us gauge if we’re in danger and whether we need to get away from a particular place or person. The act of worry, fear and anxiety are survival skills that have been instrumental in us staking our claim as the dominant species on this planet.