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An energy vampire is someone who takes advantage of other peoples good will and kind nature, draining their time, energy and resources and exhausting their patience. They are often self absorbed and can show a lack of critical thinking, self awareness, emotional intelligence or empathy, and leave others mentally and emotionally exhausted. In this video…
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Stalking is defined as repeated and persistent unwanted communications, approaches and intrusions into someone’s life, into their privacy, and there are many levels to it. It can a form of mental assault. This video looks at the different kinds of stalker, (rejected, resentful, incompetent, intimacy seeker and predator) as well as the difference between when…
Many relationships go through difficulties from time to time and many can be resolved. However after studying over 2,000 couples for more than two decades Dr John Gottman found there are four attitudes and behaviours present in a relationship around how couples relate to each other that can predict with some accuracy relationship failure if…
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Origins The person-centred counselling approach to therapy emphasizes the relationship between the therapist and the client. It was developed by a psychologist called Carl Rogers. He had been primarily working with children before turning his attention to working with adults. Rogers believed that everyone has the need to feel heard, listened to, understood in order…
‘Flying Monkey’ is the term given to those agents and allies that collude with an abusive person. Their role is to continue carrying out tormenting the victim on their behalf. If it’s during the relationship, the abuser gets to abuse by proxy as it’s other people that are getting their hands dirty. If it’s after…
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Men’s Alliance NI is a unique peer support group for Male Victims of Domestic Abuse, operating through a private group on Facebook. There are hundreds of members who are victims and survivors of Domestic Abuse, Support Professionals, Social Workers and Counsellors all there and ready to help, advise and support any new members, and covering…
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In this video Darren Magee discusses embarrassment, guilt, shame and when and how that shame becomes toxic. Carl Jung described shame as the ‘soul eating emotion’ Behaviours: Social anxiety Avoidance Addiction Co-Dependancy Emotional Dysregulation: Overwhelming fear Low Self-esteem Low Self-confidence My own self-loathing Beliefs: I am bad I am no good Where it comes from…
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The ABC Model comes from the Cognitive Behavioural Therapy approach to counselling. Developed by Albert Ellis who recognised it isn’t always a particular situation that causes stress but rather our perception, belief of that situation.
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Ok so it’s World Mental Day. What does that mean? What is your mental health? Hang on, isn’t mental health only something that happens to other people? I say that because I remember many years ago when studying counselling an old woman in her seventies, following me around the place I worked in talking at…