Sydney Hills Counselling Blog

Category: Mental Health

Coping With Grief And Loss: 10 Strategies To Help You Cope

At some point in our lives, we will all face losing someone who is very dear to us. There are very few of us, however, who will be fully prepared for the overwhelming emotions which accompany a bereavement and the more sudden it is, the more overwhelming these emotions can feel. Grief and mourning are not just reserved for those of us who have lost someone who has died. It can also be keenly felt when we have lost something significant

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8 Signs It's Time To Breakup

8 Signs That It’s Time To Break Up

For most of us, it’s quite typical to occasionally wonder whether we should stay together with a partner or end the relationship, especially when things are beginning to get serious. All couples will go through periods in their relationship where challenges arise that need to be worked through. There are some definite signs that it’s time to break up and there are signs that can help you identify if you and your significant other are merely navigating your way through a rough patch, or whether it may in fact be time to end your relationship. 

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Alone or Lonely? Tips To Help You Cope

Many people struggle with the idea of being alone; in fact, some may even bounce from relationship to relationship to avoid it. Loneliness is an experience where we feel social disconnection; this perhaps may have come about by us having experienced a loss or a major life transition.

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Overcoming Impostor Syndrome: How To Stop Feeling Like A Fraud

If you sometimes feel like a fraud, don’t be alarmed; you’re not the only one who feels this way and it’s more common than you may think. 
We’re all susceptible to Impostor Syndrome; men and women and these days, even school students. High-achieving individuals are more frequently found to have Impostor Syndrome than the average Joe, however, everyone is susceptible to Impostor Syndrome.

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Need Motivation? Why You May Need A Personal Motto

There’s great power in sharing a good motto. Mottos are usually brief statements that are used to convey an idea, goal or principle. Because they’re sufficiently short and simple, a motto can be helpful when it comes to remembering what’s important; almost instantaneously.

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Rejection: Why does It Hurt So Much?

Rejection can feel like a punch in the gut and if you’ve ever been rejected, you will probably agree that it can be one of the worst feelings you have ever experienced. Rejection hurts; it’s uncomfortable, debilitating, overwhelming and it can feel like death.

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Do Relationships Make You Feel Anxious?

When we begin a new relationship, it can sometimes cause us to feel a little nervous or even anxious, and this is completely normal. There is some risk associated with relating to someone we’re attracted to and hoping to build a relationship with. There’s the risk we will love them more than they love us, the risk that they will reject or abandon us or that we’ll find out they weren’t who we thought they were. We can also experience the thought that ‘something is sure to go wrong’ or ‘it will all come crashing down’. But if we are resilient, the risk will be worth it, and the anxiety will fade over time.

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