Living with a facial or body disfigurement can be very difficult, and can pose a significant challenge to self-esteem, with potentially serious consequences for mental and emotional health. However, with the right support, people with even very serious disfigurements can live full and rewarding lives.
Erotic transference is something that happens relatively frequently in therapy, and while it is nothing to be ashamed of per se, it does have to be dealt with quite promptly, in order to preserve the integrity of the therapeutic relationship.
As we move further into the age of information and have access to an expanding number of ways in which we can interact with technology, so too does the chance of our misuse of it increase as well. The dependency on our devices is nothing new.
We’ve all been on the end of insincere apologies from time to time. Sometimes, we have to make peace through gritted teeth for the sake of the greater good, whether in work or family situations. These are apologies of circumstance and while forced are at least well-intended. In the case of narcissists, however, the game is slightly different.
Child sex abuse is one of the very worst types of trauma. It’s a truly horrific situation to be in and leads to a whole host mental and emotional difficulties that can last well into adulthood. The innocent mind of a child is nowhere near equipped to deal with the concept of sexual reproduction, much less be forced to take part in the act itself.
Getting a good night’s sleep is advice that’s offered so readily that it’s become somewhat generalised. It’s something we hear so often and from so many sources that it can be a little fatiguing – pardon the pun – to hear it time and time and time again. But the reason it’s pushed so much as a vital component to our health is that it is that important.
We live in such a fast-paced world that is placing evermore increasing demands on us that stress has become something of an accepted state of being. It has become our norm. And in some respects, it has become a quasi-badge of honour.
