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Reflections on Happiness from a Professional Counsellor

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Entries from May 2008

Overcoming Procrastination, If I Could Be Bothered

May 26th, 2008 · No Comments

Procrastination had been getting the better of Frank for many months, well years actually. He hadn’t been happy about the way procrastination had taken over his life, but he’d been feeling pretty powerless to regain control. Procrastination made it difficult for Frank to do small things like tidy up his flat, do a [...]

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Tags: Procrastination

When Good Decisions Turn Bad

May 19th, 2008 · No Comments

Jason faced a number of issues in his life but the one that was most debilitating was indecision. Whenever Jason faced a decision that he considered significant, he froze, unable and apparently unwilling to commit to a course of action. This meant that Jason was stuck in an unfulfilling job, living in accommodation that didn’t [...]

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Tags: Decisions

Dealing with the ‘ex’

May 12th, 2008 · No Comments

Jake had been having a hard time since the break-up. During their 18 months together, Jake had been quite happy and he’d assumed that Ben was too, so Ben’s announcement that he was leaving came as a huge shock. The couple separated and went their separate ways, and while things had been initially [...]

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Tags: Relationships

Dealing With Other People’s Moods

May 3rd, 2008 · 1 Comment

Angela enjoyed her job, well she would have it weren’t for her boss. Her boss was one of those people who suffered from unpredictable mood swings and all the drama that went with that. One day her boss would be the best of buddies and everything was sweet, the next, her boss would [...]

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Tags: Anger