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3 March 2021

ADHD ● depression ● learning difficulties ● medication ● personal story ● stress ● therapy

Attention to inattention, and how I found out about ADHD

Attention to inattention, an advice heard since elementary school, but which I would never have put down to a developmental atypicality - a phrase that intimidates and prevents the acceptance of an obvious reality: at least 1 in 10 people is diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, ADHD, formerly publicized by American society as...

30 May 2020

PTSD ● addictions ● anxiety ● depression ● phobias ● personal story ● stress ● therapy ● sexual and domestic violence

What happens once you’ve asked a social service organisation for help?

Most cases of domestic violence, be it physical or psychological, are due to the perpetrator being confronted with violence since childhood, implicitly learning that violence is the way to deal with conflict. Contextual factors such as anger...

23 May 2020

anxiety ● depression ● relationships ● stress ● therapy ● sexual and domestic violence

Another kind of toxic relationships

“Even if it is difficult to resist pressure from parents, a lack (or excess!) of affection, and the inability to form a relationship with your parents, it is important not to get caught in the middle!” When the term ‘toxic relationship’ is mentioned, there is a tendency to think of the misunderstandings and pressures that can arise within a couple...