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Lockdown Life 3: Physiological Reactions and Cycles
Having now familiarised ourselves with the ABC model, automatic thoughts, intermediate beliefs, core beliefs, and thinking traps, we are now almost ready to start considering disputation; the process by which old, maladaptive thoughts and beliefs are transformed into new, functional ones.
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How it feels to be a loving but emotionally incompetent man
I’m one of the lucky ones. As a therapist, I see the usual outcome of childhood trauma: broken relationships and lifelong emotional difficulties. The stories shared in a recent documentary about the emotional impact of English boarding schools, ‘Boarding on Insanity’, reminded me of my own experiences and prompted me to share my learning.
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New Zealand’s Drinking Culture and the Shadow It Casts on Mental Health
Alcohol, long considered a social cornerstone in New Zealand, has once again come under scrutiny, this time sparked by comments from mental health advocate Mike King. King suggested that, in some cases, alcohol may have prevented individuals from taking their own lives by numbing overwhelming distress.
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Surge in SSRI Prescriptions Raises Concerns for Youth Mental Health
Disturbing trends have emerged from recent data provided by the Ministry of Health in New Zealand revealing a fourfold increase in SSRI prescriptions for children aged 19 and under from 2010 to 2021.
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The Psychedelic Prescription
Every year in Autumn, Magic Mushroom 'Fairies' go foraging for the many of the psychedelic mushroom varieties native to New Zealand Aotearoa. One such individual is "John". We have masked John's identity to protect him from prosecution.
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Breaking Point: The Mental Health Crisis of Kiwi Firefighters
Why are the firefighters striking? In 2013 a memorandum of understanding was signed between FENZ and St John meaning firefighters were ordered to act as co-responders to ambulance call-outs. This has meant that since 2013 our firemen and women now attend all stabbings, shootings, drownings, suicides, cot deaths, choking and more. This has resulted in a 1000% increase in call-outs for firefighters.
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