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.
In my clinical experience, questions about a possible link between autism and narcissism are becoming increasingly common. They usually come from people trying to make sense of challenging or confusing behaviour in themselves, or in their partners, colleagues, and family members. In this article, I aim to break down this complex and frequently misunderstood topic,…
In my clinical experience, questions about a possible link between autism and narcissism are becoming increasingly common. They usually come from people trying to make sense of challenging or confusing...
If you’ve always found reading harder than it should be, but your autism diagnosis didn’t quite explain everything, you might be dealing with more than one condition. You can read....
Although you might not associate attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) as being related to one another, they are both categorised as being neuropsychiatric disorders. Because of this...
You know you need sleep. You want to sleep. But the moment your head hits the pillow, your brain has other plans. For people with ADHD, this isn’t a discipline...
Dating someone with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) can be a roller-coaster of emotions, with highs, lows, and unexpected turns. It can be exciting, exhausting, and confusing – often all at the...
Too much. Too little. Sometimes both in the same week. ADHD doesn’t create one kind of sex drive, it creates an unstable one. If your sex drive feels unpredictable, you’re...
The same brain that loses track in meetings doesn’t switch off in the bedroom. Understanding why can be the first step toward something different. You know you want to be...
You know you should put it down. You’ve told yourself a hundred times. But your thumb keeps scrolling, and an hour disappears before you’ve even noticed it starting. This is...
People with ADHD often interrupt. They know they do it. They hate that they do it. And yet the words come out anyway, cutting across someone mid-sentence before they’ve even...
Finding the success we want in life is hard. There can be all manner of obstacles placed in our path, as we travel on our very own Hero’s Journey. But...
