Annabelle Psychology

Annabelle Psychology Annabelle Psychology is a group mental health practice for adults, children and families in Singapore

๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ต๐˜† ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ธ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜?ย Sometimes itโ€™s not about willpower. I...
21/04/2026

๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ต๐˜† ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ธ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜?
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Sometimes itโ€™s not about willpower. Itโ€™s about an emotional pattern: slowing down can trigger rest guilt, fear of falling behind, letting people down, or not feeling โ€œgood enoughโ€. So you keep going โ€” one more task, one more hour, one more push.
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Over time, overworking can start to feel safer than stopping. Thatโ€™s how the cycle of exhaustion, guilt, and burnout keeps going.
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The hard part isnโ€™t always doing more. Sometimes itโ€™s learning to pause, listen to your body, and ask:
๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐˜ž๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ด ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ด๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ฏ?
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Healing this pattern takes time. Learning to respond to yourself with self-compassion, not just productivity, is part of recovery too.
Resting on purpose is not weakness. Sometimes, itโ€™s the bravest thing you can do. ๐Ÿ’™
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๐’๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐œ๐ž๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ, ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐›๐ž๐œ๐š๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฒ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก๐ฒ, ๐›๐ฎ๐ญ ๐›๐ž๐œ๐š๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ง๐จ๐›๐จ๐๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ.๐˜•๐˜ฐ ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต...
17/04/2026

๐’๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐œ๐ž๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ, ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐›๐ž๐œ๐š๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฒ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก๐ฒ, ๐›๐ฎ๐ญ ๐›๐ž๐œ๐š๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ง๐จ๐›๐จ๐๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ.
๐˜•๐˜ฐ ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต๐˜ด. ๐˜•๐˜ฐ ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ. ๐˜•๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ต ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด.
Just silence, avoidance, and two people learning to live around each other.
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That is not harmony.
That is disconnection dressed up as peace.
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A healthy relationship is not one with no conflict.
It is one where both people can face what is hard, take responsibility, repair after hurt, and still stay connected.
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Choose harmony, not just the appearance of peace.
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Before phones, endless scrolling, and constant notifications, we often coped with stress in simpler ways: outdoor activi...
16/04/2026

Before phones, endless scrolling, and constant notifications, we often coped with stress in simpler ways: outdoor activities, listening to music, writing diary entries, doing something creative, or just resting.
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These small habits may seem basic, but they still support mental wellbeing, stress relief, and emotional reset as adults. When life feels overwhelming, simple coping strategies often work better than we think.
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If youโ€™ve been feeling anxious, burnt out, or mentally overloaded, this is your reminder: coping doesnโ€™t always have to be complicated.
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Not everyone can take a sabbatical, even when they clearly need a break.ย Sometimes, โ€œI need a sabbaticalโ€ really means:๐—œ...
14/04/2026

Not everyone can take a sabbatical, even when they clearly need a break.
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Sometimes, โ€œI need a sabbaticalโ€ really means:
๐—œโ€™๐—บ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ. ๐—œโ€™๐—บ ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ. ๐—œ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€.
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If a long break isnโ€™t possible, smaller forms of recovery still matter. Take leave without trying to make it productive. Protect one pocket of real rest each week. Reduce one draining demand. Create a simple end-of-work ritual. Practise boundaries before burnout makes the choice for you.
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Because being able to function while exhausted is not the same as being okay.
You may not need a sabbatical as much as you need rest, recovery, and permission to pause. ๐Ÿ’›
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Stress is like stretching a rubber band.ย A little stress is normal. In small bursts, it helps you focus, respond, and ge...
11/04/2026

Stress is like stretching a rubber band.
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A little stress is normal. In small bursts, it helps you focus, respond, and get things done. But when you stay under chronic stress for too long, with no real pause or recovery, your mind and body stop feeling flexible.
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Thatโ€™s when the โ€œsmall thingsโ€ start feeling big. You may feel more reactive, tired, impatient, emotionally overwhelmed, and mentally foggy. Itโ€™s not that youโ€™re weak. Itโ€™s that youโ€™ve been stretched for too long.
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The answer isnโ€™t always to be stronger. Sometimes itโ€™s about releasing the tension regularly โ€” through rest, boundaries, sleep, support, micro-breaks, and slowing your pace.
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You werenโ€™t meant to stay stretched forever. If youโ€™ve been carrying a lot for a long time, itโ€™s okay to need recovery. ๐Ÿ’›
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Not all stress relief has to look like meditation, deep breathing, or sitting still with your eyes closed.ย For some peop...
09/04/2026

Not all stress relief has to look like meditation, deep breathing, or sitting still with your eyes closed.
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For some people, unwinding after a long day looks like playing cosy games โ€” tending to a virtual garden, decorating a small space, or completing gentle, low-stakes tasks at your own pace.
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These games can support relaxation, mindfulness, emotional regulation, and mental wellbeing by giving your mind a soft place to land. The calm visuals, soothing atmosphere, and small wins can help reduce stress, quiet racing thoughts, and create a sense of comfort and control.
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Itโ€™s not about avoiding life or escaping your problems. Sometimes, itโ€™s simply about finding a gentle way to reset.
If cosy games help you decompress, that counts too. ๐ŸŽฎ๐Ÿ’›
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What makes stories like ้€็މ (๐™‹๐™ช๐™ง๐™จ๐™ช๐™ž๐™ฉ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™…๐™–๐™™๐™š) resonate is not just the romance and eye candy, but the emotions portrayed....
07/04/2026

What makes stories like ้€็މ (๐™‹๐™ช๐™ง๐™จ๐™ช๐™ž๐™ฉ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™…๐™–๐™™๐™š) resonate is not just the romance and eye candy, but the emotions portrayed.
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At its core, it seems to reflect something deeply human: how people protect themselves when they have been hurt, how pain can shape the way someone relates to others, and how trust often takes time to grow.
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Sometimes strength looks like independence.
Sometimes pain looks like distance.
And sometimes healing begins very quietly, through feeling safe enough to let someone in.
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What stood out to you most in ้€็މ?
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#้€็މ

When harm comes from someone trusted, the impact of childhood sexual abuse can run deep.ย It can affect how a person sees...
06/04/2026

When harm comes from someone trusted, the impact of childhood sexual abuse can run deep.
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It can affect how a person sees themselves, how safe they feel in relationships, and their ability to trust others. Feelings like shame, guilt, confusion, and self-blame are common โ€” but they are not the truth of who a survivor is.
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Last year, one of Dr Annabelleโ€™s clients bravely shared her journey of healing through therapy after experiencing sexual abuse by a family member at a young age. Her story is a reminder that while trauma can shape you, it does not define you.
(๐Ÿ“Œ ๐˜๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ด. ๐˜๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜›๐˜ถ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ)
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Healing is possible. Support matters.
You do not have to go through this alone. ๐Ÿ’›
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Burnout isnโ€™t laziness. Itโ€™s emotional exhaustion after carrying too much for too long.ย It can look like numbness, low m...
03/04/2026

Burnout isnโ€™t laziness. Itโ€™s emotional exhaustion after carrying too much for too long.
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It can look like numbness, low motivation, dread, brain fog, or feeling disconnected from work and life. And itโ€™s not just about workload โ€” poor boundaries, lack of support, and chronic stress matter too.
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A break can help, but burnout often needs more than rest. It needs real change, support, and capacity check-ins.
If this feels familiar, pause. You donโ€™t have to wait until you crash to take your wellbeing seriously. ๐ŸŒฟ
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๐ŸŒˆ This World Autism Awareness Day, letโ€™s look beyond awareness and move towards acceptance.ย Autistic people need more th...
02/04/2026

๐ŸŒˆ This World Autism Awareness Day, letโ€™s look beyond awareness and move towards acceptance.
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Autistic people need more than recognition. They need understanding, inclusion, and acceptance for who they are. And alongside many autistic children are caregivers doing the quiet, constant work of endless learning, advocating, navigating therapies, adjusting routines, holding emotional space, and showing up again and again.
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๐Ÿ’œ Real acceptance can look like patience instead of judgement, support instead of blame, and inclusion instead of exclusion.
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A more accepting world supports autistic people and the people who care for them every day.
To caregivers: your patience, love, and advocacy matter deeply.
To autistic people: you deserve a world that respects your individuality and makes space for you.ย 
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It is not that mums do not want intimacy. We are often just exhausted from carrying the kids, work, chores, and everythi...
31/03/2026

It is not that mums do not want intimacy. We are often just exhausted from carrying the kids, work, chores, and everything in between.

It is not always a lack of closeness. Sometimes, it is pure exhaustion.

But mums still want affection, reassurance, romance, and emotional intimacy. We still want to feel like a partner, not only โ€œmumโ€.

What helps intimacy come back? Feeling supported, seen, and not alone. Shared responsibility. Being cared for without having to ask. Affection that doesnโ€™t always come with pressure or expectation.

Sometimes the most attractive thing isnโ€™t grand romance. Itโ€™s knowing someone is truly in it with you. ๐Ÿ’›

27/03/2026

Have you heard of the ๐ƒ๐จ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ง ๐…๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ฒ?
Itโ€™s the idea that we often focus on whatโ€™s most visible and overlook the small moments that actually shape the experience.

Think about it:
A doorman doesnโ€™t just open the door.
They greet you, notice you, make you feel welcomed.
Thatโ€™s what stays with you.

Parenting works the same way.
Children may not remember every lesson or achievement.
But they remember how they felt at home.

The small, everyday moments matter more than we think:
โ€ข how you greet them after school
โ€ข how you respond to mistakes
โ€ข whether they feel safe sharing their feelings
These moments shape emotional safety, connection, and confidence.

๐Ÿ’ญ Whatโ€™s one small moment you want to be more intentional about?

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101 Irrawaddy Road, Royal Square Medical Centre, #17/12
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Annabelle Psychology

At Annabelle Psychology, we believe good mental health involves identifying and alleviating stressors, prioritising your values and principles, as well as creating a satisfying balance and integration of activities among all areas of your life.

Our psychologists can work with you to identify barriers to your optimal mental health and help you achieve a greater overall sense of well-being. You will learn the connection between your thoughts, feelings and behaviours and how to manage everyday stressors in new and more effective ways.

We offer psychological services designed to enhance well-being and address psychological concerns for adults and children in various phases of life. We will work with you to set clear workable goals and implement specific actions to help you overcome the barriers in your life as well as learn practical, applicable skills to help you meet your goals and achieve your desired outcomes.

Our clinic also provides individual, couples and family therapy to people of diverse backgrounds and orientations.