Think about it... Feeling inadequate is not a sin. However it is wrong to act on those feelings and drive yourself unmercifully to prove that you are not inadequate. I know what that feels like. At …
Self-defeating Attitudes and Fears
Are you your own worst enemy? What we think or believe affects the way we live our lives. See if any of these common self-defeating attitudes and fears apply to you. Try to work out how these …
Stop child depression developing
No-one in their right mind wants their child to develop depression in later life, do they? In reality, this doesn't always seem to be true. Parenting involves teaching our children how to deal with …
Stop pretending – J.K.Rowling
Recently, while helping out at an Old Age Home, I asked a group of the residents if there was one piece of advice about living that they would give to a younger person. "What do you mean?" the …
Perfectionism
"If you can't do something perfectly, don't do it at all." We've all heard this saying, either from ourselves or our perfectionist friends. We all grow up learning how to deal with …
Procrastination and Depression
A common problem for anyone suffering from depression is 'doing nothing'. Unfortunately this type of thinking is never going to get you better. Thoughts Ask yourself "When I think of those tasks …