Despite their grandiose and attention seeking nature, it can be quite hard to determine if someone is a narcissist, especially if you’re engaged in a close relationship with them. It’s in our nature to give the benefit of the doubt and be accepting of people’s flaws. After all, none of us are perfect.
We all suffer from worry at times, and for those who are inclined to suffer from anxiety, worry can become genuinely very disabling. Worries can escalate until they are occupying all our mental space. They can lose all proportion and prevent us from engaging in our everyday activities. We can waste hours every day fretting and worrying about things that might never even happen.
In this video Poppy talks about her first session with Dr Daniela Rossi at Private Therapy Clinic. Poppy has come to therapy to treat her anxiety disorder which leave her fearful of dying while falling asleep. Poppy is offered CBT to help her overcome her fear. This video discusses what happens in Poppys first session (the assessment session).
Depression is a common mental and emotional health issue that damages the well-being of countless people all over the world. It can have a devastating impact on our relationships with the people we love, our ability to work, and our capacity to plan for the future.
The term “trolling” is used to describe a particular type of Internet behaviour, whereby someone uses a forum or comment section on a website to deliberately provoke and aggravate others, perhaps by positing an extreme point of view that they know is going to annoy people and be a source of conflict.
Everyone nowadays is familiar with the term narcissist, but not so much its roots. The word originates from Greek mythology and refers to Narcissus, famed for his incredible beauty, who one day, looking to admire his reflection in a body of water found he was unable to turn away.
It’s sometimes common to think people with Borderline Personality Disorder (BDD), or Narcissistic Personality Disorder are suffering from the same condition. However, while it’s true there are some overlaps, they are in fact entirely separate clinical conditions. You could think of them as being different rooms of the same house; interlinked, but each operating as it’s own space.
