Category: Stress & Anxiety
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Am I a People-pleaser or a Perfectionist?
How perfectionism and people-pleasing traits develop As with many personality traits, these may develop as adaptive coping mechanisms which allow us to better react to the conditions of our childhood, such as the values, beliefs, rules, or general tone in our family of origin. Specifically, we are told directly or indirectly by our parents/caregivers that…
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Common Thinking Patterns that Increase Anxiety
Our Brain is Wired to see Worst-Case Scenarios Our brain is very good at putting things into categories – it has evolved to do this as a way of keeping us safe from danger. We learn to discern things as “good/bad”, “safe/unsafe”. Our brain also has the propensity toward preparing for worst-case scenarios, with the…
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Perfectionism causing problems? Transform it into healthy striving in 4 steps
Tired of your perfectionism getting in the way? Here is our 4-step process for helping you transform your perfectionism into healthy striving! 💃🕺🏻 Step 1️⃣: List the ways your perfectionism both benefits & costs you Your perfectionism is (or was) serving you, otherwise you wouldn’t have this tendency. Notice how it’s starting to get in…
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Feeling Overwhelmed? Try This Quick and Easy Way to Self-Soothe
When we feel overwhelmed or are having a moment of suffering it’s easy to turn to a glass of wine, some chocolate, zone out on netflix, or call up a friend or partner. But what if we could learn to soothe ourselves without the reliance on something external? We can gain some control over our…