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Do You Have a Fear of Commitment?
Published 28 March, 2011 | Relationship Advice
‘Fear of commitment’ is a well-known phrase. We hear it in the media, as well as use it to describe ourselves or other people who seem chronically unable to decide whether to commit properly to a relationship. Fear of commitment might range from a little uncertainty about your relationship to an absolute terror of ‘settling down’.
Lose Weight/Gain Weight - What’s Your Perfect Body?
Published 19 March, 2011 | Weight Loss Help
Whether male or female, it seems our modern Holy Grail is the ideal body. We’re all encouraged to idealize physical perfection and to make our own bodies as near to ideal as possible. Of course, the ‘perfect body’ is perceived as different for both men and women.
How to Improve Your Mood
Published 23 August, 2010 | Stress Reduction
Chronic moodiness can be a symptom of prolonged stress (in which case dealing with the stress should make you less moody), and blood sugar imbalance or hormonal fluctuations can also affect mood. But it’s also true to say that moodiness can become a way of life, a habit. And whatever the cause of our moodiness, we can all get better at managing our emotions.
Overcome Fear of Failure
Published 16 August, 2010 | Overcoming Fears
Fear of failure is closely linked to fear of rejection and criticism from others, as well as to procrastination and excuse making. You can always create an excuse not to do anything, no matter how potentially valuable and rewarding. It’s just whether you choose to believe those excuses.
Self-Help for Depression
Published 9 August, 2010 | Depression Treatment
Feeling depressed is horrible. Depression saps motivation, energy, sociability, optimism, and peace of mind. And what does it replace these things with? Despair, anxiety, regret, ‘restless sleep’, loss of confidence, hopelessness, and exhaustion. Find out what you can do about it, now.
Do You Have No Willpower?
Published 20 July, 2010 | Personal Productivity
I’m sure you’ve had times when your intentions were good, when you really believed what you wanted to do was positive and for the best…but somehow the actual doing of the exercise, focusing on that project, sticking to that diet, or building that business didn’t really materialize. Willpower matters because it helps make the possible real.
Let Go of the Past
Published 16 June, 2010 | Thinking Skills
The present and future didn’t seem to exist for her. I suspected she’d had lots of the kind of ‘therapy’ that feels it’s best to dig continually into the past. What had all that historical focusing actually done for her?
Be a Great Conversation Starter: Talk to Strangers with Ease
Published 22 May, 2010 | Communication Skills
“Don’t talk to strangers!” To which a pedantic (and annoyingly bright) seven-year-old might reply: “What, never! How about when I’m forty; at a party or having a job interview?”
Overcome a Fear of Talking on the Phone
Published 8 May, 2010 | Overcoming Fears
He wasn’t merely anxious about using the phone; he was terrified. But he had good reason. During his wartime experience in the trenches, a shell had exploded just as he was dialling the telephone.
How to be More Punctual
Published 4 May, 2010 | Personal Productivity
A lack of punctuality is one of many ways to relay that special little signal: “You don’t really matter!”
Stop Being a Hypochondriac
Published 21 April, 2010 | Health Tips
The paradox of hypochondria is that the sufferer often knows they are a hypochondriac even whilst maintaining they are justified in believing they are ill.
Stop Being So Defensive!
Published 12 April, 2010 | Dealing with Difficult People
If we’re caught in an avalanche, it’s a natural instinct to adopt the defensive posture and make like a foetus. But being emotionally defensive as a general strategy is self-destructive.
Stressed About Starting Your New Job?
Published 10 April, 2010 | Work Skills
Starting a new job feels daunting, like the first day in school. The unfamiliarity coupled with the stress of wanting to please can feel overwhelming…and too much stress makes it harder to concentrate and do a good job…causing more stress…! What can you do?
Overcome Victim Mentality
Published 8 April, 2010 | Thinking Skills
When you are proactive and put plans into action, you may find you don’t always have to wait for the ‘cage door’ to open. You may just find you can force it open yourself.
Maximize Your Motivation, Determination, and Perseverance
Published 13 March, 2010 | Personal Productivity
As a prisoner of war in the steamy jungles of Vietnam, he held out for months, repeatedly refusing to sign documents decrying American aggression in Southeast Asia presented to him by the North Vietnamese after his crash and imprisonment. During these times, he drew inspiration from the memory of how his grandfather had been the only person in their village strong enough not to vote for Hitler during elections, despite threats of execution.
Overcome Needle Phobia
Published 10 March, 2010 | Overcoming Fears
David explained to me how he’d been traumatized at school when having inoculations. More recently, he’d tried to overcome his needle phobia by attempting to give blood. The terror had been so intense, he’d ripped out the needle and fainted.
Why Hypnotherapy Works for Weight Loss
Published 8 March, 2010 | Weight Loss Help
Hypnotherapy isn’t a pill (even most pills don’t work instantly). It’s not just a case of telling someone to be a certain way and that’s it, now they’re sorted…forever. Obesity is a condition that can have many different contributing factors.
Dealing with a Fear of Death
Published 5 March, 2010 | Overcoming Fears
Natural fear of death - such as any of us would experience if, say, confronted by an axe-wielding maniac or an aggressive illness - had for Gillian become an obsession, something that ate into, chewed up, and spat out her good times and kept her awake at nights.
Am I an Alcoholic?
Published 2 March, 2010 | Addiction Help
“Am I an alcoholic?” Lionel asked me with a tinge of desperation. I studied his face. Broken veins, dark under-eye circles, sunken cheeks. Lionel was thirty.
Do You Have an Inferiority Complex?
Published 2 March, 2010 | Confidence and Self Esteem
Most of us compare ourselves to others. Mass media beams in the finest looking, richest, and most talented people into our lives 24/7. This creates the illusion that we ‘know’ all these beautiful, clever, younger, athletic, rich, able people. Because we compare ourselves to people we know, this illusion of knowing air-brushed ‘have-it-alls’ can make us feel correspondingly worse about ourselves.
Selected Self-Confidence Building Activities
Published 26 February, 2010 | Confidence and Self Esteem
Self-confidence isn’t just about what you think or imagine, although that makes a huge difference. It’s also about actions. The activities you do, how you act and stretch yourself, are a vital part of building your self-confidence.
Increase Your Running Endurance
Published 22 February, 2010 | Exercise and Fitness
If you want to get the psychological edge (bearing in mind that the mind will always influence the body), then try these tips to up your running endurance to get fitter and/or to perform better in races and even smash records.
