It is hard to imagine why anyone would decide to end up in the situation where they would take their own life, and create the ultimate full stop in their life script. In my experience it mainly happens when the pain exceeds resources for coping with the pain.
Author: Sean
My name is Sean Orford. I am a therapist based in the UK, working for a variety of public and private organisations.
I am also a speaker, writer and published author. I hope you enjoy my weekly blog. If you'd like to know more then please do get in touch.
Thanksgiving in an Abundant World
Winter is not my favourite time of year. I don’t suffer from SAD, beyond the general feelings that we all get from the drop in sunlight, and the reduction in Serotonin production, common to us all. I just do not like feeling cold. Tee shirt, shorts and a pair of sandals and I’m fine. Rie… Continue reading Thanksgiving in an Abundant World
Log onto the C-Cloud and attract some happiness
Every morning, when I wake, I log in to the consciousness cloud. This is my way of connecting with the positive consciousness of the universe. I have my logging on affirmation. When I wake, I close my eyes again and relax, then I boot up the system. I say, in my head or Rie would… Continue reading Log onto the C-Cloud and attract some happiness
Who will you be kind to today?
Sunday is kindness day. The idea that we could or should be kind to each other surely seems very obvious to any thinking person. It is therefore strange that we have come to a point when we need to make this a sharable concept, and create a day to make us aware of it. It… Continue reading Who will you be kind to today?
Anxiety and happiness can never live together
When I am working with clients, I always try to understand how various psychological problems fit into human evolutionary development. The nature of the mind to create phobic reaction to various situations is quite understandable. After all, if we did not respect height, we would have all fallen out of the trees long ago in… Continue reading Anxiety and happiness can never live together
Sex, Population and Happiness
There are some amazing statistics doing the rounds at the moment. The human race yesterday topped the seven billion mark, wow! That means that every hour 15,347 people are born and 6,418 people die. So the human race increases by 149 people every minute of every day. The doorbell just rang. In the time it took… Continue reading Sex, Population and Happiness
When we take an eye for eye, we all end up blind
I find that I have two very definite selves. The first one is oddly energised and fascinated by the capture and death of Muammar Gaddafi. This part of me needs, in some strange way, to watch the news videos. I find myself fascinated by the end of a man who, apparently, caused so much pain… Continue reading When we take an eye for eye, we all end up blind
Goodnight Steve
Sadness and gladness sometimes can run together. Sadly, Steve Jobs has taken his leave and left the party early, yet he leaves such a strong and powerful legacy, and what a wonderful legacy it is. I wonder how many houses in the world contain an Apple device, or iTunes systems?
Happiness makes you live longer
I was shocked recently when Kevin, a friend of mine, died. As he was only one year older than I am, it was a bit of a wake-up call. He was a positive, clean-living soul who, in the fairness of life, should have lived forever. It made me wonder about the people that I do… Continue reading Happiness makes you live longer
Happy Body, Happy Mind!
Here we go again – it’s detox time. Well, it is the change of the seasons and, as is my custom, both Spring and Autumn are times for a clean out. Many people get into the idea of ‘spring cleaning’; well, I like an autumn clean as well. So each year, I invite all those… Continue reading Happy Body, Happy Mind!