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The feeling shield

Paul Dooley shares how you can protect your feelings from the agonising behaviour of another
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Compassion Fatigue: When Caring for Others Takes a Toll on You

A trauma therapist tells you how your compassion for someone could be harming you in ways you couldn’t imagine
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Coping with an unexpected illness

Ramgopal Vallath shares how he coped and what he learned when an unexpected illness threatened to shatter his whole life
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How Mindfulness Helps Reduce Stress

The only stress that is legitimate is when it occurs as a response to physical danger. With mindfulness, you can do away with all other kinds of stresses, and with it, all its accompanying drawbacks.
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My journey from anxiety to serenity

Sufferers of anxiety disorder often let their disease get the best of them, but Pauline McKinnon dealt with her demons decisively
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How I Cured My Shopping Addiction

Recovering shopaholic Debbie Roes confesses about what it is like to have a full closet and an empty life
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Let your emotions flow naturally like Mother Nature

Nature conveys her feelings through the seasons as she vents her anger, shows her joys and displays her sorrow. Why then do we suppress our emotions?
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Try longhand writing for wellbeing

Writing is known to be greatly beneficial to our wellbeing. What’s more, it’s free and can be done anywhere and at anytime, says Patricia McAdoo
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Confessions of an anxiety sufferer

Trying to have a healthy relationship when you have anxiety issues is hard work
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How I forgave the man who caused my physical handicap

Long-held resentment becomes a burden that hurts us physically and emotionally. But then forgiveness doesn’t come easily. And even if we decide to forgive, we have no clue how to go about it. Here are insights from someone who struggled tremendously before she forgave