“ I am fine, I am just stressed”
Every day we are bombarded with stress triggers whether it is financial difficulties, worries about work, family concerns and relationship issues, plus an ongoing pandemic, it is no surprise that 56% of us are reporting stress symptoms. Stress can be experienced in different ways although there are common symptoms that may be useful to identify. …
Get to know your error messages
When an appliance or device has a problem, it has ways of letting us know. It starts to make funny sounds, stops working as well, or shows us an error message. These serve as warning signs that all is not well, and tell us we need to take action to keep the item working. Unfortunately,…
Burnout: The Ugly Truth
In the last 18 months, the world has collectively gone through a massive shift in how we all live our lives. Traveling has now been reduced dramatically due to different government restrictions and requirements. As a result, those whose job has not been significantly disrupted during the pandemic has continued working through it, barely taking…
Do I Have OCD?
Do I Have OCD? Have your hands been feeling a bit dry and rough lately from washing your hands more often? Or have you made your 5th trip to the shops already this week to stock up on hand sanitizer and cleaning products? Since the news of Covid-19 spread across the globe, contamination fears have…
Why we hate uncertainty and what we can do about it?
The last few months have proven to be extremely challenging for Hong Kong; first with the political protests and now with the outbreak of the Coronavirus. We are living in unpredictable times, politically, economically and more recently with our physical health concerns. As a rule, humans prefer certainty to uncertainty. Our ability to understand,…
Getting a Grip on Stress
Many people experience stress on a daily basis. Many of the stressors are universal, including work, relationships, financial issues, health problems, parenting issues and, sometimes, just daily hassles and busy schedules. Each of us experiences stress differently. A situation may be perceived as “stressful” by one person and merely “challenging” to someone else, depending on one’s past experiences, thought patterns and available resources to cope with the stress. For…
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