therapy
Focused on the relationship between doctor and patient. Therapy is the process of self-discovery.
You See From Where You Stand
"The room remains full whether you can see it or not." One of the most persistent misunderstandings about perception is the assumption that seeing is the same as knowing. People often believe that if something feels clear, it must be complete, and if something feels obscure, it must be absent. But awareness does not work that way. What you perceive at any moment is not a measure of what exists. It is a measure of what your current position allows to pass through.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast2 months ago in Psyche
You Are Not Empty, You Are Overloaded
You are not empty. You are not broken. You are not dull. - You are overloaded. - People often describe certain mental states as “having nothing in their head,” but that description is almost always inaccurate. What feels like emptiness is usually saturation. The mind has not stopped producing content. It has lost spare capacity. The system is busy allocating energy toward coping, regulating, or enduring, and there is little left over for reflection, synthesis, or creativity. This distinction matters, because mistaking overload for emptiness leads people to judge themselves harshly for conditions that are largely structural and biological.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast2 months ago in Psyche
When Traditional Talk Therapy Isn’t Enough: Reflections on Hypnotherapy in Western Sydney
There comes a point for some people where talking things through, again and again, stops creating movement. The words still come, the insight is still there, but the patterns remain stubbornly intact. This experience is more common than many realize, and it does not mean talk therapy has failed. Instead, it may signal that the work needs to shift direction. In recent years, conversations around hypnotherapy in Western Sydney have quietly become part of that shift, particularly among people looking for approaches that work beyond conscious discussion.
By Rochelle Martinez2 months ago in Psyche
Are Psychedelic Mushrooms Addictive? Here’s What You Need to Know
The world of psychedelic mushrooms has become a subject of intense interest, especially with growing discussions surrounding their therapeutic uses. With the increasing popularity of psilocybin—the active compound in psychedelic mushrooms—many are wondering: are psychedelic mushrooms addictive? Can they be misused or lead to dependency like other substances?
By The Shroom Groove2 months ago in Psyche
Alzheimer’s disease
According to Alzheimer’s Association (2014), dementia is an overall term for the diseases that have memory decline and other cognitive skills that will have impact on a person’s ability in performing daily activity in the life. The most common type of dementia is Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s disease is a condition that will bring abnormal changes in the brain that will have impact on someone’s memory and the mental abilities (“Family Caregiver Alliance,” n.d.). In addition, Alzheimer’s disease is an ordinary type of neurodegenerative disorder. It characterized by cognitive impairment with a decline in the ability to carry out living activities (Jellinger, 2015). For the patient with early-onset Alzheimer’s, it usually caused by genetic mutation whereas for the late-onset Alzheimer’s patient, it may cause by a complex series of brain changes. For an instance, the causes may include the combination of genetic problem, environmental problem and lifestyle factors (National Institute on Aging, n.d.).
By Ng Teck Sen2 months ago in Psyche
Phobia
Defining Specific Phobia Specific phobia can be defined as a continual fear that is constrained to a circumscribed stimulus either item or scenario (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). Without delay on exposure, the stimulus is prevented each time feasible or is persevered only with extreme anxiety happening. Besides, the intensity of fear commonly is extreme enough to exhibit interference in individuals functioning educationally, socially including family activities. Usually, the most normal reaction towards specific phobia would be flight or avoidance in terms of motor or known as behavioral system (Silverman & Moreno, 2005).
By Ng Teck Sen2 months ago in Psyche
Do You have a Support Network?. Top Story - January 2026.
Life is harder when you’re on your own. Human beings are social creatures, and we usually feel better when we have support from a strong social network around us. For most people, it’s our families that hold us together like glue.
By Elizabeth Woods2 months ago in Psyche
I Live With Telephone Phobia Every Day!
Warning: Contains some distressing themes. I never used to have a problem using the telephone. When I was in my teens, there was nothing I enjoyed more than the dramatic ring of our bright red Bakelite. To me, it was a very welcoming and social sound.
By Simon Aylward2 months ago in Psyche
When Faith and Feelings Collide: Christian Counselling, Doubt, Anxiety, and Inner Conflict
For many people of faith, emotional struggle does not arrive neatly packaged or easy to explain. Anxiety may surface during prayer. Doubt may appear alongside deep belief. Inner conflict may sit quietly beneath outward strength. These experiences are common, yet they are rarely spoken about openly, particularly within Christian spaces where resilience and trust are often emphasized. Christian Counselling sits in the space between belief and emotional reality, offering room for both faith and feeling to exist side by side without judgement.
By Rochelle Martinez2 months ago in Psyche
