Pete (no real names or individual stories are used in this blog) came to counselling hoping to understand why the relationships he formed never lasted very long. He would meet someone he found attractive; embark on a relationship only to find that it would end after a few months. This had happened [...]
Entries from June 2008
Relationships: Need or Desire?
June 30th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Relationships
Overwhelmed and Sinking Fast
June 23rd, 2008 · No Comments
Like many people, Tina (no real names or individual stories are used in this blog) was facing a task that was proving so overwhelming and so daunting that she just couldn’t face it. Each time she remembered the task she broke out in a cold sweat just thinking about the enormity of it. [...]
Tags: Overwhelmed
When a Partner Suddenly Leaves
June 16th, 2008 · No Comments
Graham (no real names or individual stories are used in this blog) had been profoundly affected since his partner of nine months suddenly announced that the relationship was over and he was leaving. It had been two months now, and it wasn’t just that Graham missed his partner, he was suffering from the [...]
Tags: Break-ups · Relationships
Overcoming Procrastination in Five Minutes,… no really!
June 9th, 2008 · No Comments
Beth (no real names or individual stories are used in this blog) was having a hard time keeping on top of marking the assignments her students had handed in. The papers had been transferred between her desk at school to her desk at home over and over but Beth was not getting around [...]
Tags: Procrastination
Tunnelling Through Depression
June 2nd, 2008 · No Comments
David (no real names or individual stories are used in this blog) came to counselling looking for ways to get through the dark periods of depression that had recently become a feature of his life. David wasn’t entirely sure why the blight of depression had suddenly descended on his life, but it was [...]
Tags: Depression
