What Is Existential Anxiety?
You may have been directed to this page from the previous article on ‘ What Do We Already Know About Anxiety? or you have chanced upon this article and wondered: What is existential anxiety? Existentialists have been contemplating and discussing existential anxiety for years, and it can get quite messy and confusing to understand. At […]
Coping With Anxiety
Living with anxiety can be very tiring. At this time, it is important to look after your physical health, practice good sleep hygiene and form strong and healthy support networks. Keeping up with a meditation practice or even just practicing breathing exercises has shown help some of us cope and feel more in control. Apps […]
What Do We Already Know About Anxiety?
Let us do a stock take on what we know about anxiety. What is anxiety? Anxiety is a feeling we have when we get worried, tense and afraid about something that is related to our future. It is a human condition that happens when we sense that we are unsafe, exposed, vulnerable, unprotected or under […]
Reflections: How Did I Become an Authenticity Researcher?
For a long time now, I have always wondered if authenticity and being Asian are compatible. Having grown up in Singapore and coming from a traditional Chinese family, I’ve been taught to greet my elders and respect authority figures. We have a saying in mandarin, ‘ 入得厨房 出得厅堂’. It means that an ideal woman is […]
Process Group Preview
Looking for more growth in yourself and with others? Process Group may be what you need What is a process group? Imagine this. A group where the standard rules that govern ‘polite’ social interactions are intentionally put aside so that we can may way for authentic and honest conversations. A Process Group is a safe […]
Authenticity: Is Being True to Ourselves Enough?
What do you think of this necklace?” the wife asked. It was a thin silver chain with a dark, large stone encased in silver. “I think it’s gaudy, something my grandmother might wear,” the husband replied. What is your first response if you were the wife? The husband here is Dennis D. Waskul, a professor […]
There’s No One Way to Live
You may be thinking, where did existential therapy come from? The philosophy of existentialism has the face of gloomy and depressing post-World War II France and Gauloises- smoking intellectuals furtively discussing the meaninglessness of existence. Many people also associate it with such concepts as nihilism, angst, atheism and death. Existential ideas themselves have a lineage that ‘can […]
Reflections: Why Did I Choose To Be An Existential Psychotherapist?
Why did I choose to be an existential psychotherapist? Over the years, I have been asked this question numerous times . After all, this is a less popular field within counseling in Asia, much less Singapore. Honestly, I have often found it difficult to answer this question. It is not that I do not know […]
Do All Therapists Work in the Same Way? How Do I Choose My Therapist?
People have frequently asked me how psychotherapy and counselling work, especially more so my clients who are new to this way of working. Through our interactions, I realise how much our preconceptions of this talk therapy are still deeply influenced by what media portrays: the client lying on the couch with the therapist sitting across […]
How Can Psychotherapy Help Me With My Existential Crisis?
These days, we hear many people talk about feeling bored, tired or even anxious in their lives but not knowing why despite having a comfortable lifestyle. The struggle to experience our life as meaningful or to feel we are living other people’s lives rather than on our own terms can be destructive. It negatively affects […]