How can we define infidelity? Infidelity can be defined as a betrayal of the couple’s trust and of the limits that the couple had agreed upon in the affective-sexual aspect. It is a deception and a unilateral breach of the principle of fidelity. Each couple’s relationship establishes certain limits as to what they consider to … Read more
The first time a person suffers a panic attack or anxiety crisis, he/she usually has a feeling of imminent death; the symptoms are so intense and unexpected that there is a feeling of real terror, often confusing it with a heart attack. People usually go to the emergency room in search of a physiological problem … Read more
The confinement may have affected us more than expected and after spending several months at home the return to routine may have become difficult. It is at this point when the dreaded anxiety and the fear of recovering the normality lost for so long may appear. Anxiety will come with contact with the outside world. … Read more
In the depths of the human being there is the lost paradise, the state of plenitude that could be similar to what we call happiness, yes, the philosopher’s stone lives inside us, but life and our culture have insisted in making us believe that happiness depends on everything around us, what a great lie and … Read more
Psychotherapy is the treatment that aims at psychological change, with the purpose of feeling better. This improvement is achieved through personal growth, but the main motivation of people who come to psychotherapy, as well as the main objective of the psychotherapist, is to alleviate suffering and increase well-being. Is psychotherapy effective as a treatment? The … Read more
Until a few years ago, talking about suicide was a taboo subject, since there was a false belief that if a potential suicidal person was talked about it, he/she could be incited to commit suicide. Nowadays it is more than proven that giving this person access to the word, to be able to explain his … Read more
Online psychotherapy is the modality of remote psychological consultation, using audio and video platforms to facilitate communication and closeness between therapist and patient. However, there are situations in which only audio or even text messages are used. However, the latter are only recommended in a timely and brief manner, due to the limitations in the … Read more
When we receive a patient who has resistance to psychotherapy because he does not want to antagonize his parents or loved ones around him, we are faced with the most common erroneous fantasy surrounding our profession. Perhaps it would be interesting to tell in a clear, accessible and pedagogical way, how a healthy and effective … Read more
When choosing psychological help, doubts may arise about the difference between a psychologist, a psychotherapist or a psychoanalyst. In the following article, psychologist Álvarez Sicilia explains the differences. First, it is necessary to clarify what a psychologist is. Psychologist: what is he and how does he help the patient? The psychologist has studied psychology. During … Read more
Equestrian therapy or therapy with horses consists of interventions in which therapeutic objectives are set for each user. Horses as therapy and motivational element Horses are incorporated into the treatment as a motivational element to achieve the proposed objectives. The person in charge of directing the therapy must be a health or education professional and, … Read more