by Helen Papadopoulos | Mar 9, 2022 | Real Philosophy, Self Help Skills
In this post, I will include excerpts from various places on my website describing what I believe about the healing process. I think all healing is ultimately self-healing but I have had backlash from people who claim the medical industry has saved people when they...
by Helen Papadopoulos | Feb 18, 2022 | Real Philosophy, Self Help Skills
To some people who land on my blog, I come across as a whack job, or ‘abuser’ when they read one of my rants aimed at some group of people that deserve it: those who rule the world and all those who are like them in word, or in deed. It does not seem to matter to them...
by Helen Papadopoulos | Jan 28, 2022 | Real Philosophy, Self Help Skills
Misplaced: To set on a wrong object or eventuality: his trust had been misplaced; synonyms: lose, mislay. Guilt: Feelings of deserving blame especially for imagined offenses or from a sense of inadequacy: SELF-REPROACH; synonyms: contrition, penitence, regret,...
by Helen Papadopoulos | Jul 15, 2021 | Healing Sexual Abuse, Self Help Skills
Coping mechanisms take many different forms. They are necessary when dealing with the aftermath of traumatic events. Below is an excerpt from my autobiography where I describe how I coped as a child, and in my early adult life, with the effects of sexual abuse. This...
by Helen Papadopoulos | Jun 16, 2021 | Healing Sexual Abuse, Self Help Skills
The excerpts below are from my book “DIY Therapy: Trauma” – they provide practical help for one of the worst symptoms of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: flashbacks. From Part Two: PTSD Symptoms (Flashbacks). Flashbacks are more prevalent amongst...
