ON THE THERAPY COUCH
Are you overwhelmed by anxiety, worry and self-doubt? In his book How to be Your Own Therapist, Owen O’Kane suggests ways to control your emotions and steady your thought patterns.
First, recognise that ‘Your story is your power’. Examine your core beliefs and ways of behaving and dealing with emotions – and understand that you can unlearn unhelpful patterns.
Emotions are there to help you, not destroy you. ‘It’s important to learn the skill of stabilising yourself, whatever is going on in your life,’
