From The Therapist's Chair - EP21 - The Comparison Trap

In this episode we talk about perfectionism, what it means, how damaging it can be and whether or not someone can actually achieve "perfection".

In this episode we discuss the recent popular TV show Adolescence and how social media corrupts the innocent minds of the youth of today!

In this episode we talk about the affects of loneliness and social isolation. We also get to hear the background noise of drilling and hammering at various points of the recording (I did my best to reduce the impact of this). But we also discuss the treatment that is available for those suffering from loneliness and isolation. Chris does a good job of trying to convince himself that treatment wouldn't work on him.

In this episode we discuss a rather heavy topic. So to keep it short: If you need immediate support, you can contact the National Domestic Abuse Helpline at 0808 2000 247 or visit Refuge.org.uk. You are not alone.

In this episode we discuss the various ways that we compare ourselves to each other, those with more hair, those with bulging muscles and more. How we find ourselves caught up in the web of comparisons that we do multiple times a day. We also discuss how to stop comparing yourselves to others and talk about ways where comparing ourselves to others can be helpful.

In this episode we help you understand the best ways to enter snooze town. We discuss the best habits to develop to go to sleep, why we sleep, what sleep means and if dolphins can sleep!

WE ARE SO BACK! That's right, it's taken us 2 years to remember the login details for our podcast host but we have found it! In todays episode we are going to be talking about boundaries! What are boundaries and why are they important? Well we talk about it in this episode so just listen at the end of it, you might be an expert!

In this episode we discuss emotions! Why do we feel them? Do we have to feel them? And how can we get back in touch with our emotions like the good old days?

In this episode we discuss what values are. How do you get values if you have none? What's the most important value? Why doesn't Chris have any values? This episode has an exercise so a pen and paper will be required!

In todays episode Heather shares her wise wisdom for the majority of the hour whilst Chris writes notes on his notepad and then doesn't do anything with them. If you want to learn about the causes, effects and various other aspects of depression this episode has it all! The only thing it doesn't have is a brief conversation about cooking.