Sally O'Reilly Psychology & Psychotherapy

Well said..

I saw this pic on an anxiety support page. There are many like it out there, I'm sure you've seen them. You might think sure what's wrong with it? It's true isn't it??

The thing is though, these are not necessarily symptoms of illness. They are what we feel when we are reacting to abnormal situations: when we are traumatised, bullied, filled with self loathing, recovering from poor parenting, or poor or abusive partnerships or friendships. When we are hurt and have lost belief or esteem. This is not illness. This is simply how we react when we are in great, real pain. Words matter.

They CAN be indicators of actual illness, but we mustn't over-pathologise ourselves. ... See more

Though it fell many years ago, clearly this tree never gave up..