Author Archive for mark.tyrrell
Overcome the Fear of Going Crazy
She fears she's going crazy. He wants her to think she's going mad so he can have her locked up in an institution. This scary plot from the 1944 film Gaslight hits a real nerve for many people. After all, who hasn't sometimes worried they might be...well, losing it?
Shopping Addiction - Help You Can Use Now
Dan had a shopping addiction. I doubt whether he even used that £10,000 camera and, thankfully, I talked him into taking it back and getting a refund. But that was just the tip of the iceberg.
How Social Anxiety Trapped Me in a Cupboard
I'm going to tell you something embarrassing. It will make a point though.
I love socializing now. But it wasn't always that way.
I was quite a shy child and from the ages of 12 to...
Separation Anxiety - How You Can Help Your Child
Babies as young as six months old can show signs of separation anxiety. They might cry when a parent leaves the room and become very clingy - for most babies this is a normal phase...
5 Golden Keys to Assertiveness and Setting Boundaries
My girlfriend said she was impressed; but I wasn't pleased with the way I'd 'handled' the situation. For years afterwards (and still now, it appears), I would use this incident as an example of how not to be assertive.
