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Jan 24, 20214 min read
Cardboard Boxes
Lockdown has brought its own challenges, one of which is limited mobility. We have to spend more time in our homes, so whilst we're stuck...
douglas
Nov 24, 20202 min read
Are you depressed?
These are words from someone who is. Shower. Not a bath, a shower. Use water as hot or cold as you like. You don't even need to wash....
douglas
Aug 27, 20202 min read
Disapproving Looks
I'm aware that when we walk past a couple who are chatting we may get the feeling that they are making comments about us — possibly in...
douglas
Jul 28, 20201 min read
Self esteem
I have come across people who suffer from low self-esteem. The inability to truly like or at least appreciate themselves. Many of these...
douglas
Jul 22, 20202 min read
You've got a friend
I believe that if a friendly psychologist visited our homes and looked at the books which are kept beside our beds or lying on top of our...
douglas
Jul 15, 20202 min read
Ouch
I've hurt my back. This isn't a cry for help or a petition where I expect to be inundated with copious amounts of sympathy cards. It's...
douglas
Jul 8, 20201 min read
Buy a VDub
It's 15 degrees centigrade outside as I write this. Up here in the NE of Scotland that's a heatwave. Indeed I've had to open the window...
douglas
Jul 1, 20202 min read
It's raining again
There is something about rain which makes me want to pick up a good book (well you wouldn't deliberately choose a bad one would you?)...
douglas
Jun 23, 20203 min read
Summer Reads
As we approach the summer we may well be looking to pack a novel, (or two) or even the kindle or some other e-book appliance into our...
douglas
Jun 16, 20202 min read
You're important
I have a sister with red hair and when she was younger it was always the source of conversation. Often, she was teased unmercifully —...
douglas
Jun 9, 20202 min read
Just Breathe . . .
Many years ago, I was approached by the East Lothian Courier for an ‘interview.’ I was the new boy in town and a few paragraphs about me,...
douglas
Jun 3, 20202 min read
Brokenness
Have you ever been in the company of a friend or a family member when they have shared some news, specifically bad news, and you have...
douglas
May 26, 20202 min read
The beginning of the end
Many years ago I used to take two and half sugars in my tea. Actually most of the adults in my household did the same. Not two sugars,...
douglas
May 20, 20202 min read
Social Distancing and Other New Normalities
At the beginning of the lockdown I felt a tinge of guilt. Mainly because other people were working but I wasn't. Face to face counselling...
douglas
Apr 29, 20201 min read
Finding a buddy
In these unprecedented times which we find ourselves, I'm discovering that many more people are using technology (including myself) to...
douglas
Apr 23, 20201 min read
Just so you know . . .
As a therapist I won't: Try to fix you. Give you advice. Tell you what to do. Pretend I know more about you than you do. Assume what is...
douglas
Apr 15, 20201 min read
Lockdown norms
Week four of lockdown, well at least in the UK. I hope you are finding resources to occupy yourself during the days at home — that's if...
douglas
Apr 6, 20201 min read
Coronaviris . . . it has changed us
I'm aware that the coronavirus has had a major impact on our lives, maybe more than anything else before. As a consequence many people...
douglas
Mar 14, 20201 min read
Let's fudge things up
In the late 17th century, fudge was a verb meaning "to fit together or adjust [clumsily]." Then around 1800, the word was used to mean a...
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