Suzette Turner-Clark Blog
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Common signs of mental health problems are eating or sleeping too much or not enough, losing interest in people and activities, feeling hopeless or having aches and pains without a source. Other signs are using alcohol or drugs as way of coping, irritability and anger, feeling depressed and thoughts of harming oneself or others.
What is perfectionism? What it is not is merely having high standards or striving too intensely to achieve a goal. What drives perfectionism is an erroneous belief that one is inherently flawed and then works hard to cover up what they think are their defects.
People who cannot accept mistakes may act in the following ways:
1. Have to always set their own rules
2. Blame others for their mistakes
3. Say unhelpful things about themselves
4. Have trouble making decisions
5. Make a project way too complex in trying to make it be ‘the best’
6. Procrastinate until the last minute, as they feel their work won’t be good enough
7. Always take over and insist that things be done their way
8. Pay more attention to what is wrong instead of seeing the positive side
9. Give up too soon without really trying
Check out my newest blog on how play helps to diminish pandemic anxiety.
Workbook of Play Therapy - Essentials and Beyond
Reflecting on the symbolism of crisis with ancient concepts of Danger and Opportunity. ”Fight the uncertainty related to COVID-19 by staying strong, positive and empowered. Be aware of the positives brought about by change. Choosing to peer into the evolving possibilities of change, rather than fixating on a loss of the familiar, demonstrates the link between loss and opportunity. Within the crisis of COVID-19 lies a chance to identify and remove boundaries that may have trapped us in times past. For example, due to social distancing, improved interconnectedness in our working or personal relationships have emerged out of this crisis. Connecting remotely reduces energy costs to the Earth. Needed shifts in food production, agriculture, industry, as well as global economic practices/policies have become disturbingly apparent. So, the danger of COVID-19 has revealed the opportunity of just how much the world has needed these changes; the losses could lead to an improvement for all…..”