Avoidance can feel like self-protection, but over time it often reinforces anxiety and keeps us stuck in unspoken tension. Understanding this defence mechanism means recognising when we withdraw not because we’re calm, but because we’re afraid of conflict or disconnection. Therapy helps us learn to tolerate discomfort, express needs safely, and rebuild a sense of agency in relationships.

Defence mechanisms are unconscious strategies that protect us from distress. Learn how they form, why psychodynamic theory still matters, and when they hold us back.

Singapore’s tougher stance on vaping and Kpods reveals not just legal risks but deeper struggles with stress and dissociation. Support and counselling offer safer ways forward.

AI tools expand access to mental health in Singapore, but risks like echo chambers and crisis mismanagement show why therapy’s human connection remains essential.

Relational aggression in adult friendships shows up as subtle exclusion, criticism, or control disguised as concern or humour. Explore how these patterns are shaped by early relational wounds and how models like Schema Therapy and IFS help unpack them.

Some friendships are light and situational. Others hold emotional depth. Understanding friendship tiers helps us relate with more clarity, especially when expectations and closeness don’t always match.

Friendships can be emotionally intense without being romantic. Therapy helps you understand the deeper feelings and cultural scripts behind that closeness.

Many men grow up learning to suppress what feels soft or uncertain. This emotional avoidance often leads to disconnection, shame, and silent pressure to perform strength. Naming these patterns is the first step toward something more honest and whole.

Rigid gender rules raise anxiety, body-image worry and self-doubt in women. Updating these narratives allows a more authentic, healthier sense of femininity.

Explore how over-identifying with work can blur your sense of self, and why reconnecting with identity beyond career brings deeper clarity and balance.

Feeling emotionally stuck around your parents, even as an adult? Therapy helps you understand old family patterns and supports healthier connection, boundaries, and self-leadership.

Many adults in Singapore find themselves craving deeper friendships, yet feeling stuck in old patterns of disconnection, overgiving, or self-protection. This article explores why adult friendships often feel fragile and how therapy can help uncover the emotional habits, beliefs, and cultural influences that quietly shape how we relate.

Dating isn’t just about finding the right person, it’s about unlearning the patterns that keep leading to the wrong ones. Therapy offers the emotional tools, insight, and healing needed to build meaningful connections in Singapore’s uniquely high-pressure dating landscape.

Mental health struggles often start subtly—stress, exhaustion, or mood shifts. Seeking early support in Singapore helps build resilience, prevent crises, and improve well-being.

Unlock the power of emotional granularity—learn how naming your emotions with precision can boost self-awareness, resilience, and well-being

Feeling mentally foggy and unfocused? Learn what brain fog really means and how to clear it with practical, compassionate strategies.

Psychological flexibility helps you adapt to change, manage stress, and align with your values for a more balanced and resilient life.

Counselling and psychotherapy offer distinct yet complementary approaches to decision-making, focusing on immediate clarity and deeper...

Social media turns shame into a public spectacle, harming mental health. Healing comes from self-compassion, boundaries, and support.

Overwhelm isn’t insurmountable. Recognize triggers, reframe stress, ground yourself, set boundaries, and seek support if needed.