Scotophobia

Scotophobia  

Scotophobia is the fear of darkness. This might be thought of as a “primal” fear of the unknown or what might be “hiding in the dark”, such as monsters, criminals, etc. Phobias of this type are also often related to a fear of losing control.

Symptoms of Scotophobia

1. Extreme Anxiety, Dread

2. Shortness of Breath

3. Rapid Breathing

4. Heart Palpitations

5. Excessive Sweating

6. Nausea

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Psychoanalysis

Psychoanalysis

It is a Psycho-dynamic therapy which is designed to help a person understand WHY they think, feel and experience negative or unhelpful thoughts and emotions which sometimes seem to be completely out of their control.

The primary objective of Psychoanalysis is to help people suffering with emotional and personality issues (characterological issues) to “uncover” or “release” deeply entrenched emotional experiences which have become “trapped” deep in the Psyche of the individual. Psychoanalytic theory holds that these early negative childhood experiences can have a long lasting effect on a person’s life leading directly to a range of psychosomatic symptoms, what Freud called NEUROSES.

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Analytical Therapy

Analytical Therapy

Analytical therapy is a form of psychotherapy that sets out to help a person ‘re-process’ past experiences that may be having a detrimental impact on day-to-day life. Many of us may feel that some of the things that have happened to us in our past continue to have an impact upon our lives today.

Although the past cannot, of course, affect out life today (as the past no longer exists) the ‘way we think about the past’ in the present time CAN and DOES impact our daily experiences, but only because of the way we think about it now!

Analytical therapy is a gentle form of talking therapy that allows the therapist and client to explore those past events (sometimes that may only exist at a semi-conscious level) and to re-process them (re-consider them) in light of the new knowledge we have accumulated since then.

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Toxic Shame Problem

Toxic Shame

Everyone experiences shame at one time another. It’s an emotion with physical symptoms like any other that come and go, but when it’s severe, it can be extremely painful and when shame becomes toxic, it can ruin our lives.

Strong feelings of shame stimulate the sympathetic nervous system, causing a fight/flight/freeze reaction. We feel exposed and want to hide or react with rage, while feeling profoundly alienated from others and good parts of ourselves. We may not be able to think or talk clearly and be consumed with self-loathing, which is made worse because we’re unable to be rid of ourselves.

Toxic shame differs from ordinary shame, which passes in a day or a few hours, in the following respects:

·         It can hide in our unconscious, so that we’re unaware that we have shame.

·         When we experience shame, it lasts much longer.

·         The feelings and pain associated with shame are of greater intensity.

·         An external event isn’t required to trigger it. Our own thoughts can bring on feelings of shame.

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Overthinking

Overthinking

Types of thinking

It can be really helpful to step back when you find you are overthinking and see if you are falling into any of the following types of thinking, as all these have been shown to be closely linked with our mood – they do us no good whatsoever!

1. All-or-nothing thinking: We look at things in absolute, black-and-white categories.. “I feel fantastic today” or “I feel absolutely terrible”.

2. Overgeneralisation: We view a negative event as a never-ending pattern of defeat. “It will ALWAYS be like this.”

3. Mental filter: We dwell on the negatives and ignore the positives.

4. Discounting the positives: We insist that our accomplishments or positive qualities don’t count

5. Jumping to conclusions: We conclude things are bad without any definite evidence. These include mind-reading (assuming that people are reacting negatively to us) and fortune-telling (predicting that things will turn out badly).

6. Magnification or minimisation: We blow things way out of proportion or we shrink their importance.

7. Emotional reasoning: We reason from how we feel: “I feel like an idiot, so I must be one.”

8. “Should” statements: We criticise ourselves or other people with “shoulds,” “shouldn’ts,” “musts,” “oughts,” and “have-tos.”

9. Labelling: Instead of saying, “I made a mistake,” we tell ourselves “I’m a complete loser”.

10. Blame: We blame ourselves for something we weren’t entirely responsible for, or we blame other people and overlook ways that we contributed to a problem.

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Oneirophobia

Oneirophobia

When someone says they are afraid to go to sleep you wonder at this curious statement and what possibly could have caused it. Aside from the usual fears of losing control the person begins to describe more specifically their fear of dreaming. Because dreams are irrational and often expose feelings that are hard to accept it becomes so uncomfortable for some people that they tried to avoid it any way they can.

symptoms of Oneirophobia as well as many other specific phobias are as follows:

1. Feelings of panic, dread or terror
2. A recognition that the fear goes beyond normal boundaries and is generally disproportionate
3. Oneirophobia reactions are generally automatic and uncontrollable and can seem to take over a person’s thoughts
4. Rapid heartbeat, shortness of breath, trembling, tightening of the stomach muscles and an overwhelming desire to escape the situation—all the physical reactions associated with extreme fear or danger
5. Extreme measures taken to avoid the feared object or situation (avoidance behaviours)

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Men's Counselling

Men’s Counselling

Men's lives are filled with a combination of family responsibilities, career aspirations and personal goals that may be in conflict and cause anxiety, stress and/or depression. Men may not have the personal network to deal with the resulting stress, anxiety or depression from these conflicts. For some men, they may cope in unhealthy ways from drugs, alcohol or unhealthy relationships.

Personal relationships, sexual performance issues, fears of failing or not living up to your personal aspiration can cause distress and unhappiness. All in the Family Counselling is a confidential, non-judgmental place that a man can turn to when he needs assistance to work through various issues, including sexual response or performance issues. Our individual counsellor works with our male clients to give them effective tools to solve their individual and relationship problems.

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Stuttering

Stuttering

Stuttering therapy is any of the various treatment methods that attempt to reduce Stuttering  to some degree in an individual  Stuttering can be a challenge to treat because there is a lack of evidence-based consensus about therapy Some believe that there is no cure for the condition and experts have argued that the preferred treatment outcome is one that involves satisfaction on the part of the stutterer, with both his communicative performance and the therapy process\ While there is disagreement about acceptable treatment outcomes from stuttering therapy  a wide range of methods have been developed to treat stuttering.

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Brain Injury

Brain Injury

Brain injury can change your life in many ways. Many people report feeling worthless, misunderstood, lonely, and frustrated after their injury. In fact, over half of people who have a brain injury also experience depression. People with brain injury might also experience anxiety, difficulty controlling emotions, changes in relationships with family and friends, financial strain, and difficulty adjusting to changes in work, school, or home life. Life after a brain injury can be overwhelming for both the survivor and family members.

Counselling has been shown to be helpful to many people who are recovering from an injury. Since counselling often involves discussing unpleasant aspects of your life, you may experience temporary uncomfortable feelings like sadness, anger, and frustration. However, over time, counselling can lead to improvements in relationships, solutions to specific problems, and decreased feelings of distress. Because personal experiences vary, there is no guaranteed result of counselling.

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Gambling Addictions

Gambling Addictions

People who experience gambling addiction may be unable to control the impulse to gamble, even when they know their actions are hurting themselves and others. Individuals with this addiction may feel an urge to gamble in spite of their desire to quit. 

Gambling in and of itself is not necessarily a problem. Like drinking alcohol, gambling in moderation does not lead to Addiction for most people. It becomes an issue when someone feels compelled to gamble despite any consequences. The condition can be difficult to manage due to the accessibility of gambling, particularly online gambling. Although some gamblers prefer one method over another, all types can be addictive. 

Signs of gambling addictions

1. Persistent thoughts about gambling, whether it be reliving past wins or planning the next gambling session

2. Using gambling to escape from problems or distress

3. A need to gamble with increasing amounts of money to get the same thrill

4. Lying about the extent of gambling activities

5. Using gambling to recover money from previous losses (called “chasing one’s losses”)

Lack of meaning and purpose ?

Lack of meaning and purpose

If you are experiencing a lack of purpose in your life, you may feel constantly bored, dissatisfied or empty, like life has no meaning. You may feel unfulfilled in your relationships with others, disaffected at home and at work, and find yourself anxiously ruminating on what the point of life is.

You may feel hopeless, desperate or simply numb, and unable to find enjoyment in the things that used to bring you pleasure. Feeling a lack of purpose can also contribute to depression and anxiety, especially when you feel unable to see a way out of your empty feelings.

Psychotherapy will help you make sense of what is happening for you right now in your life, what has happened to you in the past, and help you integrate new healthier ways of managing your life moving forwards.

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Chronic Pain

Chronic Pain

Almost everyone has experienced some form of pain before - whether it's a niggling headache after a long day at work or the pain of a broken bone. For the majority of us, this pain is only temporary and disappears once the cause has been eliminated. For some people however, pain is something they have to live with every day.

Chronic pain relates to any type of pain that lasts for longer than three to six months. Another definition states that chronic pain is simply pain that extends beyond the expected period of healing.

There are many different causes of chronic pain, ranging from conditions such as fibromyalgia to chronic headaches. Whatever the reason is, suffering from chronic pain can be devastating - both physically and emotionally.

Those suffering from chronic pain may experience other symptoms as well as the pain, including:

1.      fatigue

2.      weakened immune system

3.      difficulty sleeping

4.      mood changes.

Looking after your psychological well-being can be especially important when you are experiencing physical problems. Maintaining a positive mindset and lowering stress levels can improve your quality of life and can even help to reduce your pain.

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Cyclothymic Disorder

Cyclothymic Disorder 

Cyclothymia - or cyclothymic disorder -- is a relatively mild mood disorder. In cyclothymic disorder, moods swing between short periods of mild depressionand hypomania, an elevated mood. The low and high mood swings never reach the severity or duration of major depressive or full mania episodes. People with cyclothymic disorder have milder symptoms than occur in full-blown bipolar disorder.

If you or someone you know is suffering from cyclothymia, depressive signs and symptoms may include the following:

• Feelings of sadness, emptiness, and hopelessness
• Irritability
• Feeling tearful
• Sleep disturbances – sleeping much more or much less than usual
• Restlessness
• Feelings of worthlessness and guilt
• Fatigue

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Stimulant Withdrawal

Stimulant Withdrawal 

Stimulants are a class of drugs that lift your mood, induce feelings of well-being and provide an increase in your energy. They stimulate activity in the central nervous system and the sympathetic peripheral nervous system. The sympathetic nervous system connects the internal organs to the brain via the spinal cord nerves. Many of these drugs are on the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Schedule II list of drugs, which means they have high potential for abuse.

Dysphoric mood and two(or more ) of the following physiological changes, developing within a few hours to several days after Criterion A:

1. Fatigue.

2. Vivid, unpleasant dreams.

3. Insomnia or Hypersomnia.

4. Increases appetitie.

5. Psychomotor retardation or agitation.

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Hoarding Disorder

Hoarding Disorder 

Inability to throw away possessions

Severe anxiety when attempting to discard items

Great difficulty categorizing or organizing possessions

Indecision about what to keep or where to put things

Distress, such as feeling overwhelmed or embarrassed by possessions

Suspicion of other people touching items

Obsessive thoughts and actions: fear of running out of an item or of needing it in the future; checking the trash for accidentally discarded objects

Functional impairments, including loss of living space, social isolation, family or marital discord, financial difficulties, health hazards

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Alcohol Intoxication

Alcohol Intoxication

A. Recent Ingestion of alcohol.

B. Clinically significant problematic behavioral or psychological changes (e.g, inappropriate sexual or aggressive behavior, mood lability, impaired judgment) that develope during, or shortly after, alcohol ingestion.

C. One (or more) of the following signs of symptoms developing during, or shortly after, alcohol use:

1. Slurred Speech

2. Incoordination.

3. Unsteady gait.

4. Nystagmus.

5. Impairment in attention or memory.

6. Stupor or coma.

D. The Signs or symptoms are not attributable to another medical condition and are not better explained by another mental disorder, including intoxication with another substance.

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Inhalant Intoxication

Inhalant Intoxication

A. Recent intended or unintended short-term, high-dose exposure to inhalant substances, including volatile hydrocarbons such as toluene or gasoline.

B. Clinically significant problematic behavioral or Psychological changes (e.g., belligerence, assertiveness, apathy, impaired judgment) that developed during, or shortly after, exposure to inhalants.

C. Two (or more) of the following signs or symptoms developing during, or shortly after, inhalant use of exposure:

1. Dizziness.
2. Nystagmus.
3. Incoordination.
4. Slurred Speech.
5. Unsteady gait.
6. Lethargy.
7. Depressed reflexes.
8. Psycho-motor retardation
9. Tremor.
10. Generalized muscle weakness.
11. Blurred vision or diplopia
12. Stupor or coma.
13. Euphoria.


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