The very latest news from the world of Psychology. Private Therapy Clinic blog offers information about psychological concepts, theories, therapeutic approaches and human behaviour. The articles and vides posted here also offer tips and advice written by registered Psychologist Dr. Becky Spelman and our team of Psychiatrists, Psychologists and Psychotherapists.
When a child’s mind faces the unthinkable, it doesn’t break, it becomes brilliantly creative, building internal communities that preserve humanity through extraordinary organisational resilience Polyfragmented Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) might sound like an incredibly intimidating psychological term, but it can actually be thought of quite simply as a sophisticated response to severe and inescapable childhood…
Psychopathy and schizophrenia are both frequently represented in popular culture—in thrillers and on TV shows—and they are both significantly more common among men than women, with the result that they...
Quiet BPD is one of those grey areas in psychology. Although it isn’t recognised officially by the DSM-5 as a diagnosable condition, there is enough client-based evidence that suggests it...
Dating someone with BPD presents a unique set of challenges. But the piece that can often make a BPD relationship so difficult isn’t necessarily the presence of the condition itself,...
Celebrity couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt raised eyebrows recently when they announced that their daughter, Shiloh Jolie Pitt, preferred to dress and behave “like a boy” – and that...
Nervous system dysregulation is one of the key markers of psychological dysfunction in many mental health conditions. It can interfere greatly with our decision-making process, the way we perceive the...
What do we think of the term “break up,” the mind can often think of romantic relationships first. But friendship breakups can and do happen as we progress through life,...
Do you ever wonder why you struggle with certain tasks that others seem to find second nature? Do you feel overwhelmed by the small things most people brush aside? If...
Borderline Line Personality (BPD) is a serious mental health condition that affects around 1.6-3% of the general population. BPD is a mood disorder that takes its name from the way...
Limerence is a state of romantic infatuation, and a condition that can be hard to discern as it presents in a very similar expression to falling in love. In reality,...
Almost all of us carry scars from childhood, usually stemming from negative experiences with parents, caregivers, or other significant authority figures. These can result in what are sometimes referred to...
