High Masking and Autistic Women: The Silent Struggle
As a woman with high functioning autism (HFA), navigating life may feel like a constant performance, leading to an intense need to fit in – at all costs. Trying to...
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Reach us via email, chatbot or WhatsApp messagesReach us on WhatsApp messages only: +447511116565Appointment times: Monday - Sunday: 7 AM-11 PM.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…
As a woman with high functioning autism (HFA), navigating life may feel like a constant performance, leading to an intense need to fit in – at all costs. Trying to...
The concept of breadcrumbing is often misunderstood as a quirk of dating. However, it’s actually more complex, involving both intentional and unintentional behaviours. Despite being commonly viewed as a form...
Projecting your insecurities is a coping mechanism that co-opts someone else’s psyche to use as an emotional dumping ground. And so, projection is a form of unsolicited communication. If you...
We all want to think that our parents are infallible. In our youth, we believe they can do no wrong and might not be able to see that they’re really...
How you break a trauma bond depends entirely on your personal circumstances as there are so many relational contexts in which they can present.
Introverts are often the misunderstood members of social groups. There's an air of suspicion that surrounds them on account of their quiet nature. It can be seen as an inability...
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...
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric disorder that occurs in people who’ve witnessed a traumatic event. However, only surfaces after the initial event has taken place, sometimes being...
Covert narcissism, a subtle and often undetected form of narcissism, can be a complex and confusing phenomenon to understand. Unlike their overt counterparts who openly seek attention and admiration, covert...
Growing up with a mother who is a quiet Borderline (Borderline Waif’s) mother or mother who is has Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) can be incredibly difficult for a child as...