This is the blog where counselors and therapists with the Lisbon Clinic of Therapy and Counseling (www.lisboncpc.org) write about mind issues, ideas, emotions, memories, dreams, art and life in general. You're welcome to voice your opinions. At Lisbon Clinic we value the capacity to enjoy life in spite of all its difficulties. We want to be both thoughtful and helpful.
20 Oct 2012
How do you focus?
What people do (some people)d is to focus unhealthily on one negative detail, excluding a host of positives that surround it. That kind of person is usually more prone to depression and you don't need a Psychology graduation to see why.
Our contemporary way of life doesn't help. Being more about having than being, underligns appearances and tends to make us blind to small and pleasureable details in our lives. The ancient Greek philosophers were aware of this nasty tendency and took pains to caution people about it.
If you don't feel like reading Plato or Aristotle - and they can give you great moments of reflexion - there are contemporary authors who write about the same issues in a more modern way. Alain de Botton and A. C. Graylings come to mind immediatly. Both can be found in Amazon.
Finding moments of happiness (note I wrote "moments of happiness" and not happiness) is not a question of being merry and oblivious to reality. It's a question of intelligence.
14 Oct 2012
Social anxiety
Of course these fears are very much augmented but that's not the point. The point is that one needs to feel all right with herself/himself to be able to enjoy being with others, chatting, etc. It has to do with self-confidence. Psychotherapy and life-coaching are quite useful - you can get visible results in a few months (unless you're severely depressed or have another psychiatric condition).
Now, and in a more lighter vein, check out this funny advice from buzzfeed.com and have a good laugh:
http://www.buzzfeed.com/katienotopoulos/an-illustrated-guide-to-conquering-social-anxiety
12 Oct 2012
Being ourselves
In this TED video she talks about the temptation to numb our emotions and about being (or: daring to be) ourselves.
http://www.ted.com/talks/
5 Oct 2012
Photography: plane and moon
The photographer is unknown. I found it via Likecool.com.
Art and creativity
"London is a place where art and creativity are in every corner.
And the pianos installed recently on the concourse at St Pancras International rail station are just one example of this vibrancy: they are there for anyone who wants to play them.
This passenger stops to play "The Girl from Ipanema", his partner waits. And then they continue on their journey to who knows where, whilst jollied on their way.
Definitely, it is not just the destination that counts."
Check out the video
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