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COPING WITH SOCIAL ANXIETY: THE FEAR OF BEING JUDGED

Those who have social anxiety fear social situations. This fear could be felt in all social situations or it could be about a specific kind of social situation: public speaking, going to parties, attending meetings, talking to classmates or colleagues, making phone calls, eating in public, buying something from a store, etc. The anxiety experienced in these social situations is strongly connected to the fear of being judged negatively by others.

DAY 2: UNDERSTANDING JOY- HAVE YOU STOPPED TO SMELL THE ROSES TODAY?

Leave a Comment / Stress and Mental Health / By Inner Space Team / October 6, 2014 February 7, 2023 / coping with stress, How to be positive, mental health, mental health week 2014, negative emotions

Life is generally viewed as a series of ups and downs, successes and failures. Hence, when we are going through a tough time we wait for “suffering to end” and hope for joy to be waiting at this end. What we forget is that happiness can exist alongside. Maybe not in big, obvious ways. But in small moments. Like the rainbow.

MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS WEEK 2014 : LOOKING WITHIN

2 Comments / Stress and Mental Health / By Inner Space Team / October 4, 2014 May 6, 2017 / coping with stress, mental health, mental health week 2014, self-help, understanding feelings

This year, our theme for Mental Health Awareness Week is ‘Looking Within’. We strongly feel that mental health is not just about dealing with problems that come up but it is also about forming a connection with yourself- a compassionate connection that perpetuates a healthy mind and body relationship. And “looking within” is the first step towards this. So, take this week to look within, explore and truly connect with yourself.

BODY IMAGE ISSUES IN ADOLESCENCE: HOW CAN YOU DEVELOP A POSITIVE BODY IMAGE?

2 Comments / Issues in Adolescence / By Inner Space Team / September 25, 2014 May 6, 2017 / coping with stress, dealing with negative emotions, issues in adolescence, mind and body, self esteem, teenage problems

Body Image is what you think and feel about your physical self or your body. As you enter adolescence, “body image” takes center stage and you will have days when you start to feel awkward and uncomfortable in your body. This article introduces you to a healthier and more positive way of looking at yourself and your body.

What to do if your Spouse has had an Extramarital Affair

EXTRAMARITAL AFFAIRS PART III: WHAT TO DO IF YOUR SPOUSE HAS HAD AN AFFAIR?

11 Comments / Marriage and Couples Therapy / By Inner Space Team / July 12, 2014 February 9, 2023 / coping with stress, dealing with negative emotions, marriage problems, relationship problems

You are in a whirlwind of emotions, following the discovery of your spouse’s affair. Your perceptions and thoughts could be hugely affected and can greatly influence your decisions. This article has pointers from our team that can help you undertake this journey from the initial discovery to eventual decisions in as healthy a way as possible.

EXTRAMARITAL AFFAIRS PART II: WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU ARE HAVING AN AFFAIR?

4 Comments / Marriage and Couples Therapy / By Inner Space Team / July 2, 2014 January 20, 2023 / communication in a relationship, coping with stress, marriage problems, relationship problems

While the world looks at someone involved in an extramarital relationship as a culprit, as psychologists we understand that it is no easy space to be in. There are real psychological struggles involved.

In this article, which is part II of our series of three articles on extramarital affairs, we have focused on the struggles of the person who is involved in an extramarital relationship and have offered some insights to work towards a possible resolution.

COPING WITH THE PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF TRAUMATIC NEWS

Leave a Comment / Stress and Mental Health / By Inner Space Team / May 30, 2014 January 20, 2023 / anxiety, coping with stress, irrationality, negative thoughts

Almost every day, we come across news of murder, assault, rape, and thievery, whether it is in the newspaper, on news channels or through various online media websites. Some people seem to cope with these news reports, some find it difficult to assimilate it. Through this article, we at Inner Space, hope to explain the psychological effects of traumatic news and how we can build healthy coping strategies to deal with these effects.

IS IT OKAY TO SEEK HELP FROM A MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL?

Leave a Comment / Stress and Mental Health / By Inner Space Team / October 8, 2013 January 20, 2023 / coping with stress, dealing with negative emotions, mental health, mental health week 2013, self esteem, self-help

Yesterday, we spoke about how consciously taking care of your emotional health goes a long way in nurturing and strengthening yourself.

Today, we address a slightly deeper issue.

What happens when sometimes, you feel stuck at an impasse? When you know internally that something is not quite okay… that you’re feeling a certain way and you don’t want to continue feeling like that?

You try to resolve it. Yes, it’s good to do that. You’d try and check what’s going wrong; you’d try to correct it.

What happens if still, those stresses or feelings don’t get better? Then what do you do? Turn to friends, family and other people you can trust. This is also good. People who know us act as sounding boards and support us.

But sometimes, even after talking to them, you feel that things are still not okay; like there are some knots that are entangled, and just won’t loosen up.

What then would you do?

KNOWING EMOTIONAL ABUSE: WHAT IT REALLY IS AND WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT IT.

2 Comments / Marriage and Couples Therapy / By Sadia Saeed / November 30, 2012 February 8, 2023 / causes of stress, coping with stress, negative emotions, relationship problems

Where there are relationships, there are bound to be rough patches. However, sometimes, relationships slip into a rut or a negative pattern where one partner is continuously angry, blaming and hurtful…or is suspicious, mistrustful and doubting. Sometimes, unfortunately, both partners have some such behaviors that adversely affect the relationship. Patterns such as these, when severe and repetitive constitute ‘Emotional Abuse’ or ‘Psychological Abuse’.

How can we be creative when we feel stuck in a situation

FEELING STUCK? WHAT CAN YOU DO AS A FIRST STEP?

4 Comments / Self Help and Improvement / By Sadia Saeed / November 23, 2012 March 15, 2021 / coping with stress, dealing with frustration, How to be positive, self-help

Sometimes, we feel stuck in a situation. We feel like nothing seems to be working and that we can’t think of solutions for ourselves. Then we feel like any attempt to try and solve the problem is a useless exercise and give it all up, feeling frustrated and hopeless within. I came across an article ‘The Creative Power of Thinking Outside Yourself’. This article reminded me of something I often use with my clients in therapy. According to this article:

“New research suggests we generate more creative ideas for other people than for ourselves”

coping with stress

DAY 2: UNDERSTANDING JOY- HAVE YOU STOPPED TO SMELL THE ROSES TODAY?

MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS WEEK 2014 : LOOKING WITHIN

BODY IMAGE ISSUES IN ADOLESCENCE: HOW CAN YOU DEVELOP A POSITIVE BODY IMAGE?

EXTRAMARITAL AFFAIRS PART III: WHAT TO DO IF YOUR SPOUSE HAS HAD AN AFFAIR?

EXTRAMARITAL AFFAIRS PART II: WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU ARE HAVING AN AFFAIR?

COPING WITH THE PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF TRAUMATIC NEWS

IS IT OKAY TO SEEK HELP FROM A MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL?

KNOWING EMOTIONAL ABUSE: WHAT IT REALLY IS AND WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT IT.

FEELING STUCK? WHAT CAN YOU DO AS A FIRST STEP?

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