Danjela Falzon

Psychotherapist Danjela Falzon works with clients suffering from anxiety and depression, relationship issues, sexuality, personality disorders, self-esteem issues and those wishing to work on self-development. She forms part of the team at TherapyWorks Clinic. For more information visit https://www.therapyworks.com.mt/

ghosting

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A few years ago, I met a young woman who needed help moving on from a relationship which had ended two years previously. As Leanne began to tell her story, I learnt that she’d met a man through a colleague and they’d began dating soon after. What followed was, as she described, one of the most romantic, intimate relationships she’d ever experienced. One morning, six months later, he left her apartment to go to work and that was the last she ever saw of him. After calling and messaging him numerous times and receiving no reply, she was sent into a tailspin of thoughts andRead More…

FOMO

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In: Health, Wellbeing

FOMO relates to the fear and apprehension that others are having more exciting, rewarding and interesting experiences than you are, or are in possession of something more or better. This fear and apprehension compels us to check what’s going on elsewhere, easily achieved by scrolling through Instagram, Facebook or other social media sites. Needless to say, such checking behaviours only confirm one’s worst fears, that someone out there is better off than us and we are indeed missing out. Have you ever observed people sitting in a café or restaurant with friends or family? If you have, you probably noticed many people looking at theirRead More…

prostitution

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I wonder what you think about when you hear the mention of strip clubs, ‘massage’ parlours or escort services, and what your feelings are about pornography. Were you aware, for instance, that prostitution involves 40-42 million women worldwide, 75% of whom are aged between 13 to 25 years of age? Of these girls and women, 90 percent have a pimp or other person controlling them (Report by Fondation Scelles, 2012). Did you also know that the average age of the first exposure to porn is 11 years? (Johnson et al, 2015). Quite scary really when you consider that the most widely viewed porn contains violence,Read More…

dealing with judgement

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In: Health, Mental Health

It’s our nature as humans to make judgements. When you choose not to turn into an unfamiliar road late at night, sensing it may be dangerous, for instance, you’re making a judgement call which is vital for your safety or well-being. Other daily, yet less crucial judgements may include choosing whether to join a certain online group, deciding if you should approach someone at a gathering, and so on. These judgements are less crucial and are designed more to help us navigate our social relationships and take care of ourselves. Judgement becomes damaging when it involves diminishing the worth of another person or deciding yourRead More…