Jim Sheehy Therapy

10/12/2021

There are over 5000 foster children and teenagers in the Republic of Ireland. They are a sub-culture that society tries hard to support through a network of adult strangers: foster-carers, social workers, therapists and legal guardians. They arrive into the system as babies, children or teenagers. T...

02/12/2021

BPD or Insecure Relational Attachment affects between 1 and 2 people in every 100. 40% of adolescents under psychiatric care have this condition. Its main symptoms are: anxiety, depression, difficulty with intimacy and indecisiveness. Why does a young person experience this condition? Usually when g...

25/11/2021

This presentation is regarding people with eating disorders. What is at the root of why somebody becomes obsessive regarding what they eat? The actual behavior comes at the end of what has been a long journey around anxiety, lack of self-worth and the struggle in finding a place in which they can be...

18/11/2021

Blog 32: Genetics, environment … and then there’s me!

When we look at how we operate, we look for reasons why. How much of what I do is beyond my control? Whether alcohol misuse, schizophrenia, severe anxiety or any mental health issue, we ask if we were programmed from birth because the issue seemed to be in the genetic code of parents or extended family. I speak to teenagers about the crucial transition when they reach 18.

Read more and listen to the podcast on my website at the link below..

When we look at how we operate, we look for reasons why. How much of what I do is beyond my control? Whether alcohol misuse, schizophrenia, severe anxiety or any mental health issue, we ask if we were programmed from birth because the issue seemed to be in the genetic code of parents or extended fam...

11/11/2021

We regularly struggle with the basics of health: sleep, exercise and diet. In a way, these bodily behaviours reflect accurately the state of our mind. If my sleep is restless, my exercise non-existent and my eating and drinking mindless there is a lot of negativity floating around my head. But let's focus on managing weight. If my 'Healthy' self is conscious of needing to reduce weight but my 'Soothing' self can't live without excess, a conflict begins - firstly in my own head and then with others who are concerned. Read the full blog on the website and listen to the podcast..

We regularly struggle with the basics of health: sleep, exercise and diet. In a way, these bodily behaviours reflect accurately the state of our mind. If my sleep is restless, my exercise non-existent and my eating and drinking mindless there is a lot of negativity floating around my head. But let's...

04/11/2021

Blog 30 The Highly Sensitive Child and Adult
How do you know if you belong to this tribe, the 1 in 7 of the population? And where might this high sensitivity be traced back to? And, most important, how can I manage high sensitivity.

See how many of the following can you tick...

Read the full blog and listen to the podcast bellow

How do you know if you belong to this tribe, the 1 in 7 of the population? And where might this high sensitivity be traced back to? And, most important, how can I manage high sensitivity. See how many of the following can you tick.

18/10/2021

This blog continues our conversation around anxiety we began in blog 8. I am asked if anxiety can be genetic. Certainly, but like any condition, you can work and learn to manage it. There’s usually a ‘worrier’ in every family, the one who overthinks and imagines the worst. Almost a lifestyle c...

12/10/2021

Last week, I was working in secondary schools training prefects and peer mentors. I mentioned to them how students are increasingly under pressure in their friendship groups to take drugs. So why are drugs today like ‘smoking cigarettes’ when I was a teenager. Drugs are taken initially as a way ...

05/10/2021

Jim Sheehy Therapy

27/09/2021

Hi. My name is Jim Sheehy. This is reallyhuman.ie and this blog is on working with dreams part 2. Can I start by asking you to whizz back and remind yourself what I said in Part 1of Working with Dreams. Great. Thank you for doing that. Can I also ask you if you have started remembering pieces of you...

21/09/2021

Hi. My name is Jim Sheehy. This is reallyhuman.ie and this podcast is about Dignity and Quality of Life issues for people affected by chronic condition. Ever thought of ending it. That’s it. Cut out the sh*tty sentiment and be rid of me, the mess and the pain. I’d be surprised if you didn’t. C...