UAE: How this therapist help people fight negative thoughts

UAE: How this therapist help people fight negative thoughts

Published: Thu 18 Apr 2024, 10:00 PM Last updated: Thu 18 Apr 2024, 10:12 PM

Feeling ‘stuck’ can mean different things to different people. Feeling stuck can manifest when someone must decide between two choices or situations, causing uncertainty and anxiety. It can stem from unhappiness — you don’t know what you want or how to realise it. It can even be felt after concerted efforts to change or overcome internal/external obstacles with little to no progress.

In general, feeling stuck comes with the frustration or fear of feeling or perceiving yourself as trapped in a particular situation or emotional state for too long. The key to getting ‘unstuck’ begins with self-awareness and self-reflection. This means exploring how your fears, thoughts, actions, words and attitudes are perpetuating the feeling of being stuck and holding you back from reaching your full potential.

“When we hit a roadblock in life, it’s easier to make someone or something else accountable for our unhappiness rather than accepting any degree of responsibility or accountability ourselves,” explains Zeta Yarwood, a certified executive and life coach based in Dubai and the UK. “People can get defensive when they feel ‘stuck', when this is exactly the point where they should become