Attachment disorders stem from our earliest interactions with primary caregivers. The experience of attachment that we grew up with stays with us and goes on to shape the way we form attachments in later life. This will apply to emotional … Read More
A superiority complex is an idea that your achievements are somehow better than other people’s. It is a defense mechanism that develops over time to help a person cope with feelings of inferiority. People with a superiority complex can come … Read More
When we think of someone having a chip on their shoulder we mean they have an idea that they are always being treated unfairly. They have a sense of being treated as though they are inferior. Someone might have a … Read More
Retroactive jealousy is an obsessional problem. It sits under the umbrella of obsessive-compulsive disorders (OCD). Commonly, people will identify that they have become caught up in an obsessive cycle before they recognise it as part of retroactive jealousy. The sooner … Read More
Dating a narcissist refers to being in a romantic relationship with someone who has a narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) or exhibits narcissistic traits. Narcissists are individuals who have an inflated sense of self-importance, lack empathy, crave admiration and attention, and … Read More
A codependent relationship is unequal, but not in an ordinary way. In a codependent friendship, one friend encourages the other to rely on them. The person who is being relied upon is gaining an undue amount of satisfaction in the … Read More
The term delayed grief refers to any part of mourning and grieving that is still to be resolved or come to terms with. Whatever our preconceptions might be, it is not uncommon for grieving to take place at a delayed … Read More
Adoption can create an experience of rupture at the earliest moments of an individual’s life. The physical bonds with the birth mother that have been developing through pregnancy come to a sudden end, and the experience of separation that the … Read More
Systemic therapy – we are all part of different social systems Systemic therapy is interested in the way you as an individual relate to, and are in relationship with other people. It does not view you as someone in isolation … Read More
An emotionally immature parent may fail to recognise their child for who they are. So being with the parent always involves a sense of disappointment, of not being seen, of not being enough. It can be draining to be with … Read More