What is Experiential Avoidance Behaviour? Experiential avoidance is defined as when a person tries to escape the feelings of distress they experience through emotions, memories, thoughts, and physical sensations. The individual becomes resistant to staying with their feelings of discomfort and distress and will try to avoid their feelings of anxiety in an attempt to …
Understanding avoidant attachment: In an age when the value of human life is high, and humans are living longer than ever, afterwards, we find ourselves navigating the twist and certainly turns of long-term relationships never previously seen. Each relationship contains complex factors pertaining to and influencing communication, bringing together mini cultures, intergenerational experiences and individuality …
Mental fatigue defined: Also known as mental exhaustion or burnout; it arises from prolonged stress – whether it comes from work, relationships, life events, or all of these. After you’ve been physically working for a while then your body may begin to feel tired and drained. Suppose you continually ignore the physical symptoms from overwork …
Overthink (verb) To think too much about something: to put too much time into thinking or analysing something in a way that is more harmful than helpful (Merriam-Webster online dictionary). When does it become a problem? We all sometimes spend time overthinking, lying awake at night, ruminating about the past, trying to predict …
How do I manage others’ expectations? Sometimes, living up to someone else’s expectations can be harmful. It can make you feel overwhelmed, frustrated, and disappointed. You start with good intentions, trying hard to make everyone happy. So hard that you forget who you are. To be true to yourself, you have to set up …
When your job requires a person-centered approach, but you are also battling your own war within, it can be hard to open up to someone else about what you’re going through. You might be used to being the support system for others, and therefore it might be hard to accept that you need your own …
The pandemic has brought most of the world to its knees. The need for mental healthcare is skyrocketing, which is leaving mental health professionals in a bind. The risk of burnout for mental health care workers is at an all-time high in-part because of Covid-19, as more clients than ever before are turning up before …
What is FIFO work? Fly-in fly-out work, commonly referred to as FIFO, is an increasingly popular avenue of employment for many Australians. Currently over 60,000 West Australians currently occupying various FIFO roles. FIFO involves flying to a remote location, working there for a set amount of time, before flying out to return home for a …
Many of us experience stress in our everyday lives. Whether it is managing a busy schedule, impending deadlines for work or school or a major personal life event, there are many situations in which we are put under pressure. Though stress is a natural response to such occasions, frequent and intense stress may lead to …
Do you work in a helping profession or vocation and offer assistance to people who are often distressed or talk about traumatic experiences? Maybe you work in health care, social services, as a police officer, firefighter, teacher, attorney, clergy, national or international emergency support or volunteer? Keep reading to learn about the effects of vicarious …
