Aspire Therapy

Work...and the Thought of Work: There is a Difference

One of the major contributors to stress is workload, particularly in professions such as teaching and nursing. The more work a person does the more it seems there is to do.

There are of course ways in which we can ease that load - by working more effectively and setting strict limits on the time we give to chosen tasks; by prioritising and using lists to free our minds up; by making distinctions between the quality use of time and its ineffective use.

Still though, teachers will argue that there is no way that they can reduce their workload – the marking just has to be done.

Sometimes, however, workload can be confused with the amount of thinking we do about work.

Taking Another Look - Blushing, Pain and Stress

Sometimes an effective way of dealing with a problem is not by confronting it head-on, but by changing the way we see it and maybe even learning to accept it. This very act of acceptance helps to diminish its importance in our lives.

Blushing for example can sometimes become more of a problem the more a person becomes aware of it. Trying to get rid of it may heighten that awareness and actually make the condition worse.

Because blushing is a physical response which is triggered unconsciously, it can be difficult to bring it under conscious control. Its onset can be hard to predict so self-help strategies to deal with the triggers may not work. A way of tackling it can therefore be to start caring less about it. Alleviating the fear of blushing diminishes the frequency and intensity of the blushing itself.

Who Are We? Now See For Yourselves

Since launching Aspire Therapy's website eighteen months ago one glaring omission has been noted by some of our friends, clients and regular readers – the absence of our photos.

Well, we have finally decided to take the plunge and the results can be seen by clicking on our ‘Who Are We?’ link.

We hope that this will help to set new clients at their ease and give them a clearer idea of what to expect when they come for their first appointment - assuming, of course, that nobody will be scared away!