What to do when too stressed or too tired to steer your thoughts (1 minute read) In “What to do when too stressed or too tired to steer your thoughts” continues a summary of my posts on how to recover as quickly as possible from more serious stress and exhaustion symptoms. As mentioned earlier, in…
The 2d step in challenging anxiety provoking thought traps (1 minute read) This post “The 2d step in challenging anxiety provoking thought traps” is about how you can manage anxiety by understanding more about thought traps. There are many anxiety inducing patterns often called cognitive distortions or thought traps. These are ways of thinking that…
When the worry-hour can be helpful for handling stress (1 minute read) In “When the worry-hour can be helpful for handling stress” continues a summary of my posts on how to recover as quickly as possible from more serious stress and exhaustion symptoms. As mentioned earlier, in my daily work with people who have sought…
How to challenge anxiety provoking thought traps (1 minute read) This post “How to challenge anxiety provoking thought traps” is about how you can manage anxiety by understanding thought traps. There are many anxiety inducing patterns often called cognitive distortions or thought traps. These are ways of thinking that seem true but are in fact…
More about how to make the worry hour work when having stressful thoughts (1 minute read) In “More about how to make the worry hour work when having stressful thoughts” continues a summary of my posts on how to recover as quickly as possible from more serious stress and exhaustion symptoms. As mentioned earlier, in…
More about thought distortions that trap thoughts and create suffering (1 minute read) This post “More about thought distortions that trap thoughts and create suffering” continues with how you can manage anxiety by understanding thought traps. There are many anxiety inducing patterns often called cognitive distortions or thought traps. These are ways of thinking that…
How to address thought traps with 4 steps based on cognitive therapy (1 minute read) This post “How to address thought traps with 4 steps in cognitive therapy” can be usedd to reduce anxiety. There are many anxiety inducing patterns often called cognitive distortions or thought traps. These are ways of thinking that seem true…
Last weeks’ post have been about the five basic dimensions of personality, often referred to as the Big 5 personality traits that serve as the building blocks of personality. These 5 personality dimensions can help us learn more about ourselves and help us decide where to focus our energy and attention, both when it…
Earlier posts have been about how the interaction between a child and caretakers creates internal models for relationships that tend to be repeated in other close relationships and also colors the child’s basic attitude to others and also to self. This happens because the internal models develop into generalized expectations of how the child will…
Earlier posts have been about how the interaction with a child and caretakers creates internal working models for relationships that tends to be repeated in other close relationships and also colors the child’s basic attitude to others and also to the self. The quality and resulting patterns of these models are also believed to affect…