Shame can be experienced as a blend of different emotions (humiliation, anxiety, fear) and also thoughts and behaviours. It involves a negative self-evaluation, where an individual believes they are flawed, unworthy or inherently inadequate.

I often encounter questions around romantic relationships and attachment styles in my work with clients. Attachment theory is a very...

Death anxiety and why it might be helpful to ponder on our own mortality The numbing sensation of cessation, of being no more, of not...

In an increasingly changing and globalized world, cultural experiences mix together, new forms of community can be created much easier...

Feeling fear, worry, anxiety - it's a big part of the human experience. It arises as a reaction to anticipated danger and is therefore a...

If you improve your self-esteem you are more likely to also build more satisfactory relationships.

"In order to go on living one must try to escape the death involved in perfectionism." - Hannah Arendt I have been thinking a lot about...

I welcome you to my page, and from now on also to my blog that I am provisionally calling 'Inside the mind of a psychologist'. My...