Articles by Anonymous

17Jul

Before Therapy I Was Selfish

Anonymous

experienceoftherapy

Mind

After the breakdown of his marriage, one man sought therapy to help him learn about relationships, selfishness, and empathy
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17Jun

How Therapy Helped Me Find the Right Relationship

Anonymous

experienceoftherapy, relationships

Mind

A career-focused woman in her 30s was struggling to meet a suitable partner. She shares her experience of transpersonal therapy
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08May

Humanistic Therapy Helped Me Break Harmful Relationship Patterns

Anonymous

depression, experienceoftherapy, relationships, single

Relationships

A woman in her 40s used humanistic therapy to help her accept not being in a relationship, and she learnt about what was holding her back in the process
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01May

Therapy Helped Me Recover After an Affair

Anonymous

bereavement, couples, experienceoftherapy, marriage, relationships

Relationships

Feeling betrayed after her husband's affair, this woman in her 50s shares how therapy helped her
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20Mar

Hypnotherapy Helped Me Overcome My Fear of Driving

Anonymous

experienceoftherapy, hypnotherapy, phobias

Mind

A debilitating fear of driving led one woman to seek hypnotherapy, which helped her overcome her phobia in five sessions
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07Feb

Stop Telling Me Mental Illness is the Same as Physical Illness

Anonymous

anxiety, depression

Mind

We're often urged to treat mental illness the same as physical illness; while this serves to reduce stigma, this anonymous contributor believes it ignores the self-blame and shame that accompany mental health problems.
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22May

What Should Be Done About Suicides in Schools?

Anonymous

education, school, suicide, teenagers

Mind

An individual who works with school pupils writes about the horror of suicide for teenagers who have lost schoolmates in this way, and what should be done about it
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01Oct

The Awakening of Love: A Challenging Experience

Anonymous

couples, love, relationships, retreats

Relationships

The Awakening of Love is a taster weekend for the longer Path of Love. Surrounded by strangers, who were often silent, this writer found it both frightening and liberating
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15Jul

Therapy Helped Me Realise and Accept My Anger

Anonymous

anger, experienceoftherapy, family, therapy

Mind

A young woman shares her experience of therapy, where she explored long-denied anger and how her recent relationships have been influenced by her past
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27Jan

Keeping Your Sanity in the City: Relationships at Work

Anonymous

bipolar, career, depression, self

Mind

What impact can bipolar disorder have on your relationships at work? How self-monitoring and reaching out can help make bipolar more manageable
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28Jul

Hanging onto Your Sanity in the City

Anonymous

anxiety, career, depression, health, men, self, society, stress, therapy, wellbeing, women

Mind

An anonymous City worker on how the stresses of working in finance almost ruined his life
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05Jun

​“I lied, I stole, I hit my wife”: an Alcoholic’s Recovery

Anonymous

addiction, counselling, family, men, self

Mind

One middle-aged man shares an honest account of the ups and downs of his journey from alcoholism to sobriety
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13Feb

10 Ways to Sweep Yourself Off Your Feet This Valentine's Day

Anonymous

love, self, single, tips, wellbeing

Soul

Sigh. It’s V-day. Plastic, commercialised love is all around. No, maybe that’s not entirely fair; why shouldn’t couples have a day to show some (cheesy) appreciation? But for people who don’t fit the cookie-cutter template it can be frustratingly difficult to avoid Valentine's day. Many people feel increasing pressure and self-criticism for not being partnered up this February 14th. I don’t see that hypocrite Cupid flying around with his girlfriend or boyfriend all the time, but somehow we’re all supposed to feel that way on this day. Here’s...
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18Dec

Off To The Hotel of Mum and Dad

Anonymous

family, home, self

Relationships

Going home for Christmas from Uni can lead to an interesting couple of weeks. Often a toxic mix of December exams and end of term parties will have left you exhausted and yearning for your bed at home and some home cooked food. For the first few days all is well. Talking to my friend Becky this morning, she says hers is a three-day threshold (mine personally is a two-day) wherein being home is the most relaxing and enjoyable time, mostly spent catching up on sleep and eating. But after the honeymoon, oftentimes home can become the last place you want...
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06Jan

When Depression Strikes in Your 20s

Anonymous

counselling, depression, experienceoftherapy, student, therapy, university

Mind

We're often told our twenties are meant to be the best years of our lives. What does it feel like to struggle with depression at this supposedly golden age?
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11Dec

Polyamoury: a New Type of Love

Anonymous

couple, sex

Relationships

How does polyamoury work? A 20-something woman in a polyamorous relationship opens up about how it makes her feel
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