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Choosing the Wrong Partners: Why Patterns Repeat
Written By: Thiviyah Ravichandran, Clinical Psychologist (MAHPC(CP)00620),Many people eventually notice a painful pattern of choosing the wrong partners, even when they genuinely want something healthier. The faces change and circumstances shift, yet the emotional story feels strangely familiar.They may say, “I don’t understand why I...
182月
Healing After Emotional Betrayal: Individual Recovery
Written By: Thiviyah Ravichandran, Clinical Psychologist (MAHPC(CP)00620),Healing after emotional betrayal is often one of the most disorienting experiences a person can go through in a relationship. Emotional betrayal may involve broken trust, secrecy, dishonesty, or having your emotional reality denied while a partner lived a...
062月
Is It Trauma or Just Stress? How to Tell the Difference
Written By: Thiviyah Ravichandran, Clinical Psychologist (MAHPC(CP)00620),People often come into therapy saying, “I think I’m just stressed… but something about this feels deeper.” They may notice irritability, exhaustion, emotional numbness, or a lingering tightness in the body that doesn’t fade even when life becomes quieter...
042月
The Trauma of Growing Up With High Expectations in Asian Families
Written By: Thiviyah Ravichandran, Clinical Psychologist (MAHPC(CP)00620),Many people who grew up in Asian family environments were raised on messages like “work hard,” “do your best,” and “make the family proud.” These expectations were rarely meant to harm. They were often rooted in love, sacrifice, and...
148月
Hoarding Disorder: When The Word “I Might Need This” Starts Owning You
Written By: Nurul Aina Syasya Mohamed Nasir (Psychology Intern)We’ve all kept things we don’t use. That T-shirt from a high school club or event. A box of cables that “might be useful one day.” A drawer full of notebooks we’ll “use later”.For most of us,...
046月
Do You Really Want Closure, or Just Another Round of Pain?
Written by Jenefa Anthony KB 11780The craving for one last text, one last conversation… but at what cost?The desire for "closure" is normal when a relationship ends, whether it be love, friendship, or even familial. We convince ourselves that we would feel better if we...
223月
Sexual Jokes: From Laughs to Trauma
Written By: Shaundtrya Ganasan, Licensed Counselor (KB11097)Sexual jokes.Have you ever laughed at any sexual-related humour, only to feel uneasiness that you can’t shake off later?Sexual jokes often wear the mask of harmless humour, which is now common in many conversations, media and...
203月
Trauma Guide: Healing the Wounds You Can’t See
Written by: Jenefa Anthony, Licensed Counselor (KB 11780)Trauma. The word itself feels heavy, doesn’t it? It often brings up images of accidents, war, or heartbreaking losses. But the truth is, trauma isn’t always something you can see or immediately recognize. Many...
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