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Central Minds, Central & Western District (2025)

20/04/2023

Grief and Loss Support Group

The feelings surrounding the loss of a loved one are very personal. The experience of grief can be extremely isolating, yet is also one of the most shared human experiences. Finding a grief or bereavement support group for the type of loss you are experiencing can be a helpful step in the healing journey. These groups provide a safe space to talk about how you feel within a supportive system that connects you to others who have experienced loss. They can provide emotional support, validation, and education about grief. If you or someone you know needs help in finding support, please reach out to us to see if our Grief and Loss Support Group could be the right place for you. For more information and details to sign-up please visit https://www.centralminds.hk/therapy-services/groups-and-workshops/grief-loss-support-group/

New Group starting 1st week of May.

02/03/2023

The feelings surrounding the loss of a loved one are very personal. The experience of grief can be extremely isolating, yet is also one of the most shared human experiences. Finding a grief or bereavement support group for the type of loss you are experiencing can be a helpful step in the healing journey.
These groups provide a safe space to talk about how you feel within a supportive system that connects you to others who have experienced loss. They can provide emotional support, validation, and education about grief.
If you or someone you know needs help in finding support, please reach out to us to see if our Grief and Loss Support Group could be the right place for you.
For more information and details to sign-up please visit https://www.centralminds.hk/therapy-services/groups-and-workshops/grief-loss-support-group/

24/11/2022

“With the season of giving thanks underway this week, now is a good time to talk about gratitude once again and bring it back to the front and centre. The link between gratitude and psychological well-being has been extensively documented in the research. Gratitude has been found to help you feel more positive emotions, relish good experiences, improve your health, deal with adversity, and build strong relationships.

Let’s use the momentum of this week to recommit to building the skill of gratitude. Here are a few tips to get you started.”

24/11/2022

Society's expectations and traditional gender roles play a role in why men are less likely to discuss or seek help for their mental health problems. We know that gender stereotypes about women – the idea they should behave or look a certain way, for example – can be damaging to them. But it’s important to understand that men can be damaged by stereotypes and expectations too.

Men are often expected to be strong, dominant and in control. While these aren’t inherently bad things, they can make it harder for men to reach out for help and open up.

We need to encourage men to speak out, and reach out for help if they need, so they don't need to suffer in silence, alone.

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16/09/2022

There are a lot of reasons why talking about your feelings can be difficult. Society and your upbringing may have taught you to internalise feelings, rather than giving voice to them. Sometimes the feelings we have can feel so overwhelming that we have difficulty naming them and expressing them.

Talking about our feelings has powerful psychological benefits that might not be obvious - our brain and body gets a lot out of talking. Here are some benefits of labelling our feelings:

- It reduces their charge and helps you to feel less overwhelmed
- You own your feelings instead of them owning you
- You feel a sense of relief and a weight lifted from your shoulders
- It allows you to correct a behaviour and take a course of action that benefits you

It can feel embarrassing or uncomfortable the first few times you try and talk about feelings, but the more you open up, the easier it will get to share how you feel.

Even educational systems are increasingly recognising the importance of such emotional skills and have incorporated social and emotional learning programs, which teach children how to recognise and cope with their emotions.

Talking about your feelings isn’t a sign of weakness. It’s part of taking charge of your well being and doing what you can to stay healthy.

14/09/2022

The environment that we are surrounded by affects us physically and psychologically - when someone is struggling we need to look at the environment that surrounds them and not automatically assume that the person is to blame for their difficulties or that they are the ones that need fixing.

In the words of .hari “We need to stop asking ‘what’s wrong with you?’ And start asking 'what happened to you?'

09/09/2022

World Su***de Prevention Day is observed on September 10 each year.

According to the World Health Organization, (WHO) every 40 seconds, someone takes their own life. That’s about 800,000 people worldwide every year that die by su***de (some estimates put that number closer to 1 million.)

Su***de does not have one single cause. The warning signs of su***de are indicators that a person may be in acute danger and may urgently need help.

Please help us share this post to educate others on warning signs to look out for when someone is in a crisis.

Note: I encourage you to use the information shared on here as a guide. Everyone's situation is different and not all posts will be applicable to all situations. Please see the disclaimer in highlights and reach out to your countries emergency number if you are concerned yourself or a loved one may be at risk of harm.

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09/09/2022

Don't let anyone make you feel like you don't deserve what you want.

You are allowed to ask for what you need.
You deserve to have your needs met.
Don't let anyone convince you otherwise.

30/08/2022

Maintaining a relationship is hard enough without having to adhere to certain "rules" or "truths"about relationships from the media, people you know and society in general. From a young age, we receive messages from numerous sources on how we should act in a relationship. These messages are internalised and we hold them as "truths" about relationships. However, more often than not, those "truths" are inaccurate.

Take conflict for example: we automatically assume that conflict will destroy a relationship. Some of us avoid conflict like the plague for fear of it leading to a relationship breakdown. The truth of the matter is, engaging in conflict isn’t going to end your relationship, it’s avoiding the conflict and stockpiling of negative emotions that might damage it.

There are numerous internal and external factors that can impact our relationships, so it's important to be clear on the ones that are actually damaging rather than the ones we have been taught are damaging.

Take a minute to examine your own assumptions on what could cause a breakdown in your relationship.
Where did you learn these "truths"?
Ask yourself, is this assumption grounded in reality, or this a message I learned somewhere along the way that actually has very little truth to it?

25/08/2022

We fear change because we can't anticipate the outcome. However, staying put can be riskier and more costly than changing.

Which do you fear more:
1. Change?
2. Staying the same?

23/08/2022

When things don't go our way, it's easy to feel completely powerless - this couldn't be more true than right now. In Hong Kong we are still in the midst of a pandemic, we are struggling with so much uncertainty and lack of control, but we aren’t as powerless as the coronavirus pandemic can make us feel.

It’s easy to feel stuck in a rut when we focus on what we cannot control. Indeed, the more we focus on things outside of our control, the more likely we are to feel anxiety, anger, and disappointment. Conversely, when we focus on what we can control, we can feel good, confident, empowered, and have a sense of achievement.

Whilst there are so many things that are currently out of our control, there are also numerous things that are in our control. So, how do we recognise what is inside and outside of our control? In this post, we break down the things that are in our control (in the middle yellow section) and the things that are out of our control (in the surrounding white section). What would you add to this graphic?

"Incredible change happens IN your life when you decide to take control of what you do have power over, instead of craving control over what you don't" ~ Steve Maraboli

22/08/2022

You can't heal if you don't acknowledge the pain that you are feeling.

We all have emotions; we all feel something at some time in our lives. Emotions are so often feared and avoided due to associated pain. We distract ourselves from feeling pain by keeping busy, or throwing ourselves into some self-soothing behaviour. We fool ourselves into thinking we're being productive and fall victim to the addictive high of the quick fix. When we avoid or distract ourselves from feeling, we are not healing, we are actually confusing and hurting our body in a profound way.

We have to feel it, to heal it.

07/03/2022

Central Minds is excited to share the launch of our brand new product, Quarantine Survival Cards! Designed exclusively by our Psychologists and Counsellors, each deck includes 45 cards featuring a short exercise, self help tool or coping mechanism designed to help individuals and families manage their mental health during quarantine.

As we are all painfully aware, Hong Kong has one of the strictest quarantines in the world, which has proven to take a heavy toll on individuals and their mental health. Negative psychological effects (such as post-traumatic stress symptoms, confusion and anger), infection fears, inadequate information and financial loss are just a few of the stressors that individuals face when they are undergoing mandatory quarantine

Our Quarantine Survival Cards enable individuals and families to protect their mental health whilst quarantining, safely navigating them through any challenges or uncertainty they are facing. Many of the activities included in this deck are those that we would normally use in therapy to help individuals cope with stress and anxiety - some might even say these cards are a quarantine necessity.

If you are interested in purchasing a deck for yourself or as a gift, please reach out to us at info@centralminds.hk.
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06/01/2022

We've all heard of the terms 'Introvert' and 'Extrovert' and likely have all tried to figure out which category we fall into. While introverts are known for being energised by their own inner thoughts and feelings, extroverts are fulfilled by focusing on other people and the outside world. Note: this is an oversimplistic definition and of course each personality characteristic has many other distinctive features.

I've personally never felt that I fit in either of these categories, and it wasn't until I saw a fantastic post by the on extraverted introverts that I got thinking more about the concept of 'ambiverts' (people who don't necessarily fit into either category).

I am definitely an ambivert and can relate to every single one of these 9 signs of an introverted extrovert (or extroverted introvert).

Which can you relate to?

Do you identify as an introvert, extrovert or ambivert? 🤔

29/03/2021

When we're triggered, our bodies engage the survival response: fighting, fleeing, or freezing. Our hearts might race; we break into a sweat; we go cold. The sympathetic nervous system is activated to save us from perceived harm. When we're triggered, it often feels like we lose the capacity to think. We lose the space between stimulus and response, and we can only react (fight), run away (flee) or shutdown (freeze) - our bodies enter survival mode. ⁠
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From our previous post, you should now have identified feelings that come up for you when you are triggered in your relationships. In this post, we give you some self-soothing tips to employ when you are feeling triggered. These strategies engage the body and mind and work directly to calm your nervous system. ⁠
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"As you grow more practised in noticing your triggers, offering yourself kindness and remembering that the power to heal your life is always available in the present moment, the situations that once set you off lose their explosive potential." ~Martha Beck ⁠
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⭐ If you find these strategies helpful, save this post as a resource to come back to later when you need a reminder on how to calm your nervous system. ⁠

22/03/2021

A trigger is anything inside of us or in our environment that evokes a strong physiological and/or emotional response. It can be something we see, smell, feel, sense, and/or hear that strongly impacts us. Triggers are relative to your personal history - what is triggering for you may not be for your partner. ⁠
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In any relationship, working on understanding each other's triggers is one of the most important things that you can do to avoid hurting one another. ⁠
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Next time you are processing a fight or regrettable incident, try and identify the triggers for you and your partner. As yourself, what escalated the interaction? ⁠
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Put in your own words what you think escalated the conflict. These are often old and familiar feelings. ⁠
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When you connect the feelings that come up for you in the present with your experiences in the past, you gain insight and awareness. You start to understand what's really going on both for you and for your partner. This understanding is invaluable as you grow in your relationship together. With this knowledge, you can identify which behaviours to avoid so that the two of you don't accidentally set each other off. ⁠

19/03/2021

Did you know that we spend approximately a third of our lives sleeping? Although sleep is one of our basic daily needs, more than 60% of adults say their sleep needs are not being fully met during the week. ⁠
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Getting enough sleep can provide many benefits for your physical and mental health. A proper amount of sleep has been know to lower your risk of: ⁠
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◆Stroke⁠
◆Cancer⁠
◆Diabetes⁠
◆Obesity ⁠
◆Alzheimers. ⁠
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It also: Keeps your energy levels up, Improves your mood Helps to fight Anxiety & Depression ⁠
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Today is World Sleep Day. World Sleep Day is an annual, global call to action about the importance of healthy sleep. The focus of WSD is to bring awareness to the many burdens of sleep problems, as well as the importance of healthy sleep. This year's slogan for WSD is ''Regular Sleep, Healthy Future,'' highlighting sleep's important place as a pillar of health, connecting regular sleep to a healthier physical and mental state in the future. ⁠
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This focus is purposefully broad in meaning, surrounding the message that quality of life can be improved with healthy sleep. Conversely, when sleep fails, health declines, decreasing quality of life.⁠
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How many hours of sleep do you get a night? ⁠
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