Tag: mental-health

• Overcoming Perfectionism

  Perfectionism is often a response of us tying our worth to our ability to do things.We often asscociate being perfect with a high sense of worth. This ideology sometimes develops due to criticism from others in childhood when things weren’t “perfect”. When things aren’t perfect it can be common for people to experience low self…

  shadesofpsych

  8th Dec 2025

  wellbeing

  #Depression, #MentalHealth, #Psych, #Relatable, #SeekingSupport, #ShadesofPsych, #Therapist, compassion, mental-health, psychology, wellbeing

• Holding yourself accountable VS Self Compassion

  You know you can do both right?.. Self compassion is about recognising your struggles and difficulties, and being gentle with yourself about your reactions to them. Often when things go wrong we can be quick to blame ourselves and tie our wrong doings to our self esteem. However these patterns cause negative behavioural loops that…

  shadesofpsych

  17th Nov 2025

  wellbeing

  #MentalHealth, #Relatable, #SeekingSupport, #ShadesofPsych, compassion, mental-health, mindset, psychology

• What is Shades of Psych

  Shades of Psych represents all the different Shades of life we go through. The variety and individuality of each and every person, and the varieties of ways we may support ourselves or access support. I personally want to develop and become a practitioner who develops within a wide range of modalities. I want to be…

  shadesofpsych

  1st Mar 2025

  Introduction

  mental-health, psychology, wellbeing