david_morrin_psychotherapy

31/03/2022

If you struggle with social anxiety, here are three tips that can help.

1. Imaginal exposure can be a very useful tool. In your mind, visualise and practice introductions or imagine ways of ending a conversation. Picturing yourself in these situations in your mind will help give you more confidence in the real scenario.

2. After a social situation, reflect and ask yourself whether the outcome was better or worse than you had hoped. Were your predictions overly negative? How did you feel after?

3. Dont put so much pressure on yourself to make conversation and instead, become an active listener. Most people are very happy to talk about themselves if given the chance. If you worry about not coping with the lull in conversation, a simple trick is to pick a word from the other person's last sentence and say 'Tell me more'.

Hope this helps, any further questions on the topic send me a DM.

05/03/2022

Congratulations on winning our giveaway Brain & Train prize.

We will be in contact later today to get you set up for Monday's launch.

Thank you to everyone who liked, shared and tagged their friends to enter the competition.

28/02/2022

Limited spots available for the Brain & Train programme starting next Monday 7th March.

I've received some DMs from people wondering what age profile this programme would suit. I will upload a short video tomorrow explaining this more in detail.

24/02/2022

Here's a brief introduction video of what's involved in our Brain and Train Programme.

We feel it's a unique programme combining nutrition and fitness with meditation and self awareness.

Places are limited so please DM either myself or to sign up in advance.

The launch date is 7th March, 2022. Any questions send either Shane or myself a message.

22/02/2022

Impostor Syndrome is when one feels the overwhelming feeling that you don't deserve your success. You become convinced that you're not as smart, hard-working or talented as you may seem.

You may also feel that you have to work harder because of your perceived inadequacies, to avoid being "unmasked".

It's interesting where a feeling like this may develop. Possible causes could be:

1. A personality trait of perfectionism.

2. Where high achievement was valued highly in the family system you grew up in and now is an expectation you automatically put on yourself.

If you feel you have suffered from this in the past, I hope this post helps to start you on your exploratory journey into figuring out what was going on for you that you felt this way.

21/02/2022

In relation to individual therapy, the relationship between you and the therapist- which is fostered through talk therapy- is key to your success.

Individual therapy allows you the safe space to explore your thoughts, feelings and concerns.

Here are some of the few benefits of talk therapy which can change and improve the quality of your life through self-awareness and self-exploration.

20/02/2022

Meditation will be a key part of the upcoming Brain and Train programme with

Meditation encourages a heightened state of awareness, mindfulness & focused attention which has been proven to have a wide number of benefits on psychological well-being.

The programme will offer 3 x 5 minute meditation links per week, with a requirement of completing at least 3 sessions per week.

Once a session is completed, it's required you fill in the table above according to the day it was done. David will then come along and fill in your days the colour green. You are aiming for as many green cells over the week.

17/02/2022

Here are some details on my upcoming 6 week online programme with .

The basis of this online programme is revolved around 4 principles:

• Accountability
• Knowledge
• Direction
• Support

Accountability will be a central feature of this online programme. In order to keep you accountable to this Brain and Train online programme, we will be in contact throughout the 6 weeks every Monday and Thursday.

Shane will look after any fitness and nutrition concerns on Monday and David will look after any meditation and self-awareness concerns on Thursday. All our contact will be made through the messaging app WhatsApp.

16/02/2022

**ANNOUNCEMENT**

Both Shane Warde from NCC FITNESS and I are joining together to launch a new online programme covering topics such as fitness, nutrition, meditation and self-awareness.

The programme will run for 6 weeks and anyone who joins will have weekly check-ins from both Shane and myself. We believe this programme is unique in that you will have both a personal trainer and counsellor/psychotherapist working alongside you teaching you the principles of training, nutrition, meditation and self-awareness

The basis of this online programme is revolved around 4 principles:

• Accountability
• Knowledge
• Direction
• Support

The programme starts on Monday 7th March and will run for 6 weeks from that date. More information will follow in the coming weeks but if you want more information in the meantime, send us a DM in advance.

David and Shane

22/01/2022

When we face a setback, our natural instinct is to be disappointed or even upset. As a result, it can put us off trying in that area in the future.

Carol Dweck speaks about this issue in her bestseller book 'Mindset'. She states that one should not look on the setback with a fixed mindset and think there is no hope. Instead, she says one should look on it with a growth mindset and a opportunity to grow going forward.

"People with a growth mindset don't just seek a challenge, they thrive on it"

31/12/2021

21/12/2021

When resistance creeps in a session, work on the resistance!

How we deal with the process of therapy is very much how we deal with the process of life.