Being, as we are, social animals, it is natural that there is a certain emotional dependence in our relationships, which makes us need each other. The problem arises when a person is controlled by this need1 , as this translates into fear of loss, loneliness or abandonment, which corrupts the emotional bond to the point … Read more
Loneliness is that state of voluntary or involuntary lack of companionship that is often associated with discomfort. According to the Finnish writer Mika Waltari, it is the heritage of adulthood. Children really need an adult to accompany them as they grow up. This means having someone watching you, observing you, interested in getting to know … Read more
On many occasions, when families come for consultation, they ask themselves the following question: When my child has problems, do I go to a family or individual therapist? A problem can include any type of symptom or situation that the family does not have the capacity to resolve on its own, as well as with … Read more
How can we emotionally manage being housebound for an indefinite period of time? First of all it is important to try to see this confinement from a more positive point of view. We should think that with this action of staying at home we are helping all of humanity. In fact, we can even think … Read more
A good relationship with others can be defined as a feeling of inner satisfaction in relationships with other people. Understanding these relationships as healthy bonds, where one feels valued, listened to, respected, where in some cases intimacy is created and where these feelings are mutual. In a good relationship with others, the priority is always … Read more
Self-esteem speaks to us of the affection and respect that a person has for him/herself, so someone who does not have a good degree of self-esteem will have a worse time relating to other people, to him/herself and to his/her own obligations. Lack of self-esteem conditions all areas of life. For example, people with low … Read more
Emotional dependence means not being able to feel reassurance, security or calm being alone, that would be the clearest picture of emotional dependence. It is similar, in a way, to dependence on a substance: without that substance the person feels unable to cope with day-to-day life. Relationship-focused dependence has its own brain chemistry. Why does … Read more
The post-holiday syndrome presents physical and psychological symptoms produced in a natural way and due to the difficulty of adaptation to the routine after a few days of rest. According to Adecco, approximately 30% of workers suffer from post-holiday syndrome after the summer vacations. Are you one of them? If upon returning to the routine … Read more
We are facing a situation of constant changes due to the coronavirus and the impact is experienced differently in each person. An extraordinary situation in which we have to normalize feeling different emotions. Feelings of vulnerability, helplessness, fear, anguish, stress… are frequent and very normal adaptive emotions that arise and make us alert in order … Read more
During the months of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have observed different emotional moments in people. At the first moment when the decision was made to confine us for fifteen days, fear appeared. Fear was the emotion that first moved us, because people were afraid of not having enough food and that caused a series of … Read more