'Life is not about avoiding our emotional triggers, it is about being in amongst it all and learning how to respond and not react to them.' - Brendan Mooney Psychologist
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'If we do not deal with what is troubling us, then what is troubling us will dominate us. Have we not learned from history?' - Brendan Mooney Psychologist
'The moment we react to someone or a situation our view becomes tainted. That means that we cannot but project onto the situation what we want to see rather than truly observe what is there to be seen.' - Brendan Mooney Psychologist
'When underlying issue/s begin to be addressed, sometimes symptoms can initially increase – in other words it can appear in the short-term that a person's condition is becoming worse. However, it is not that the client’s condition is becoming worse but that a deeper layer of what is unresolved is being exposed to be cleared.' - Brendan Mooney Psychologist 'Whilst many see an emotional life as a normal part of the human experience, have we really examined whether this way of life truly works?' - Brendan Mooney Psychologist
'If we do not deal with our emotional issues, they do not magically disappear but become bigger over time.' - Brendan Mooney Psychologist
'Relationships can support us to re-learn and grow, although they can also be used to maintain a sense of comfort so that we get to avoid dealing with our unresolved emotional issues.' - Brendan Mooney Psychologist
'The longer we bottle up an emotional issue the bigger it becomes and the harder it is to deal with. Hence why wait until tomorrow what can be addressed today?' - Brendan Mooney Psychologist
'Why do we avoid dealing with our emotional issues when we know that they do not just magically disappear?' - Brendan Mooney Psychology
'Is it possible that we have a much bigger issue accepting how amazing we are than we do dealing with our emotional issues such as our hurts, anger and mistrust etc.?' - Brendan Mooney Psychologist
'Reactions are an opportunity to learn and grow. The problem is that instead of responding to our initial reactions we tend to not want to deal with them. We start to react to the reaction itself. Sometimes we stay in this secondary reaction well after the incident that triggered our initial reaction has passed. Have we stopped to consider that staying trapped in a reaction is not a ‘normal part of life’ and that we may actually have a choice in the matter?' - Brendan Mooney Psychologist
'Do we address emotional issues as they happen, or find ways to distract or numb ourselves to avoid feeling them? For example, do you use alcohol or food to manage your emotional symptoms rather than truly deal with them?' - Brendan Mooney Psychologist
'Psychology addresses the emotional blockages that contribute to the unhelpful thoughts and behaviours we have. Hence psychology is much more than just changing our thoughts or behaviour, but is about addressing any underlying emotional issue/s.' - Brendan Mooney Psychologist
'Reactions are normal and healthy, as they highlight where we can deepen our understanding. But once we react to something, do we deal with it or choose to stay in reaction? The latter need not be, and comes from dismissing the power we innately have to deal with life's challenges.' - Brendan Mooney Psychologist
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