TEST: How do you structure your time?

Posted December 22nd 2011

1. When it comes to your diary you tend to: Make a note of all the things you mustn’t forget Leave it blank, at the bottom of your desk drawer Scribble all over it, but you can’t work out what you are supposed to be doing Stick more Post-Its on the pages than there is [...]

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TEST: How impulsive are you?

Posted November 11th 2011

1. Your partner wants you to move in with him/her. You: Suggest that you move in for a trial period Say no, in case you don’t get along with each other Move in a few days later 2. Being constantly ahead of yourself is: Necessary Exciting Dangerous 3. You love to paint and your friends [...]

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What’s the point of having therapy?

Posted November 8th 2011

Therapy is becoming more accepted as a way of gaining insight into what makes us tick . But how does it work? Psychotherapist and Psychologies’ advice columnist Lucy Beresford explains what really happens ‘on the couch’

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TEST: How do you feel about change?

Posted October 21st 2011

1. The most difficult thing about making new resolutions is: Working out what they should be, and getting over what’s stopping you Trying not to make too many and giving up everything at once Making a start and putting in the necessary effort to get going Sticking to them, without relapsing 2. What’s the hardest [...]

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TEST: Do you stand up for yourself?

Posted October 14th 2011

When it comes to being assertive, do you roar like a tiger or lie down like a lamb? Take our test to find out

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Are you what you choose?

Posted September 7th 2011

Anita Chaudhuri finds that what’s in our shopping basket says a lot about who we are

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