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Doomed to repeat the same thing — What is repetition compulsion?

Recently I overheard a conversation between two young ladies while waiting for the train in the train station, where one tells the other…

Mar 26

Doomed to repeat the same thing — What is repetition compulsion?

Mar 26

Elsa Shabani

Writing down your pain

Old is the idea that one should be skilled in writing for it to be of any value. For many, writing doesn’t come naturally — and I wouldn’t…

Jun 4

Writing down your pain

Jun 4

Elsa Shabani

Boredom — A Mental Health Necessity

It’s quite contradictory to claim that boredom is a mental health necessity, since obviously we find boredom to be dreadful. Yet, in this…

May 16

Photo courtesy of Columbus Museum of Art

May 16

Elsa Shabani

Why females seem to struggle with boundaries?

Recently the topic of boundaries has become a popular one to not say a “buzz word”. But, even without the hype of social media around…

Apr 20

Why females seem to struggle with boundaries?

Apr 20

Elsa Shabani

What happens when the parentified child turns adult?

For some of us, being highly useful during childhood was highly regarded, we were called a great child, a mature child, highly…

Apr 11

What happens when the parentified child turns adult?

Apr 11

Elsa Shabani

Grieving shattered dreams

“We suffer more often in imagination than in reality” — Seneca

Apr 2

Grieving shattered dreams

Apr 2

Elsa Shabani

Pathway out of despair: Helping clients overcome despair

Andy, a young man, had been referred to me by a friend of his. Recently he had found himself in great despair after breaking up with his…

Mar 29

Image courtesy: The MET Museum website

Mar 29

Elsa Shabani

What is Reality Testing?

Entertaining questions like: “Is this real”, “Am I imagining this”, “How do I know that this is real” and “what is reality”, seem to be…

Mar 17

What is Reality Testing?

Mar 17

Elsa Shabani

The importance of naming feelings

All of us at some point in our lives have been perplexed over how or what we are feeling. At times, finding the right words to describe…

Nov 25, 2023

The importance of naming feelings

Nov 25, 2023

Elsa Shabani

Shame and Mental Health Stigmas

Carl Gustav Jung once said: “Shame is a soul eating emotion”

Nov 11, 2023

Shame and Mental Health Stigmas

Nov 11, 2023

Elsa Shabani

Elsa Shabani

My long time passion has been Psychology. I practice counselling psychotherapy and often write about inspiring things I learn from my clients daily.

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