Anxiety, perhaps closely followed more recently by the word ‘trauma’, are words that can be commonly overused in counselling and psychotherapy circles. Anxiety is a term that is even more dominant in mental health settings when you look at the news. For example, the US Preventive Services Task Force, an independent volunteer panel of experts
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TheoryOur ability to engage with imagination is what distinguishes us from all other species. But it is something we have rarely been taught how to work with. Our ability to compute and to analyse (the typical left side of the brain functions) have been well developed in our education systems, but not our capacity for imagination. If
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TheoryDo not suffer in silence if you are feeling anxious. Anxiety can be a really normal response to something challenging – we’ve all been there. Often, it’s just a sign that you’re standing on the edge of your comfort zone and about to do something really brave. Sometimes though, it can be more than that.
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