The continuous battle with anorexia
I've written before openly about our battles with anorexia and I naively wrote that we had won! Well, we haven't! But we are!
I've written before openly about our battles with anorexia and I naively wrote that we had won! Well, we haven't! But we are!
In performance enhancement, we more often than not are working to harness the power of the brain to help focus more, run faster, or throw further, whilst managing the anxieties that can impair our ability to perform.
It is not necessarily the events in our lives that cause the anxiety, but the way we think about them which cause the problem. Anxiety can occur when we think negatively about the past, present or future. We can feel out of control and no longer ourselves, which is when our ability to enjoy life is then hindered.
In every initial consultation, I explain the theory behind how our brains work. Understanding how our brains respond to different situations, is often the ‘light bulb’ moment when everything falls into place and change can be made.
Is it a patient's responsibility to check that when they are visiting a therapist or practitioner in these unique "COVID" times that they are happy with the precautions that the practitioner has taken to ensure their safety? I think so.
It became clear that Youlanda just did not understand why you would go for a walk only to return to your starting point. This concept just did not make any sense to her. She explained that if she was going to walk anywhere it had to be to a certain place where she was then going to stay; like work, shopping, seeing a friend etc. Never, just walking for walkings sake.
Have you ever found yourself on a drive and reached your destination and not remembered part of the journey? Or, you found that you managed to solve an outstanding problem,…
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