Tag: #SeekingSupport

• 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

• People Pleasing – Why do we say yes when we actually wanted to say no?

  People pleasing, why we do it and how to manage and overcome this.

  shadesofpsych

  1st Dec 2025

  Uncategorised

  #MentalHealth, #Psych, #Relatable, #SeekingSupport, #ShadesofPsych, #Therapist, compassion, 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

• Managing Stressful Working Weeks as a Mental Health Professional

  As a Low Intensity CBT Therapist (PWP) we sometimes assess and work with heavy stories and emotions. Not to mention the ridiculously high caseload of clients we have to see weekly, plus never ending admin. It can become really easily to finish the day or week feeling drained and burnt out. Its unsure whether the…

  shadesofpsych

  26th May 2025

  wellbeing

  #Gratitude, #MentalHealth, #Psych, #Relatable, #SeekingSupport, #ShadesofPsych, #Therapist, psychology