Once you fully comprehend the impact of uncontrolled and unresolved anger, it is clear to see how valuable anger management can be. Anger management is a process by which you learn new ways of coping with your emotions, and new skills to recognise the warning signs of anger to help you deal with angry feelings […]
by Dr Sam Tan, Senior Clinical Psychologist As cliché as it may be, we will all experience emotional crises in our lives. It is an inevitable part of our lives. Emotional crises occur when life changes occur in an intensity or frequency that overwhelms our usual abilities to cope. Mood changes such as numbing, […]
Dr Sam Tan, Clinical Psychologist Centre for Human Potential One of the immediate reactions to our strong negative emotions is to reject them. We might do our best to “think positively”, to argue with ourselves, to suppress our emotions or to avoid situations that evoke these emotions in the first place. In short we try […]
by Dr Sam (Wee Hong) Tan, Clinical Psychologist Brisbane “If you have no compassion for yourself then you are not able of developing compassion for others.” – Dalai Lama It was 1990 in Dharmasala, at the Mind and Life Conference when Dr Sharon Salzberg (known for her work on Loving Kindness) asked the Dalai Lama about […]
10 Signs you are Emotionally Attached to a Negative Past is a book By MIKE BUNDRANT and this is his article worth re posting. I am emotionally attached to the negativity in my past. That attachment to interferes with my present day life as an adult. I remember, it was 25 years ago when I […]
Anger can kill romance, screw up aspects of work, eat away at relationships, be used as a tool to gain more power or release pent up feelings. Anger can also be a useful way to communicate when done in an appropriate way. Men in particular often have difficulties with anger. Western societies teach men that […]
Chronic pain – pain that lasts longer than 90 days after a normal recovery period for an injury or illness – affects thousands of people. Chronic pain impacts you mentally, emotionally as well as physically. It also affects the people in your life at home, at work and at play. Family, friends, peers and colleagues […]
Conflict is a very normal and common part of human interaction. Put two personalities in the same room for long enough and you will begin to see some unique dynamics between them. Alignment of perspectives is not always possible and sometimes conflict is the result. Conflict may occur in your relationship with your spouse or […]
LIs your temper getting you into physically violent situations and trouble with the authorities? Are work relationships deteriorating and your performance suffering from your anger? Are you feeling like you can’t control your temper? Maybe even avoiding people or situations because you know you’ll lose control? Do your family, colleagues or partner walk around on […]
Anger is one of the most commonly experienced emotions and in many cases it is a perfectly healthy and progressive emotion. Everyone feels angry at one time or another. Feeling angry is a good sign that something is happening that is not right or feels unjust. Anger kicks your defence system into action and allows […]
