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...
by Helen Papadopoulos | Jun 15, 2020 | Real Philosophy, Self Help Skills, The Real New Age
As lock downs have started to ease in the last couple of weeks, I have been interacting with more people in person. What I have found is that many people have not bought into the fake-demic. What’s more, they are now suspicious of the medical industry (so-called...
by Helen Papadopoulos | Jun 8, 2020 | Healing Sexual Abuse, Real Philosophy, Self Help Skills
This post contains an excerpt from my autobiography where I describe the trust issues that resulted from being sexually abused as a child. Many people have such issues irrespective of whether or not they have experienced this type of abuse. There is nothing graphic in...
