“I want to be alone” was Greta Garbo’s famous line from the 1932 film Grand Hotel, though through her reclusive lifestyle it was often thought that she said it herself, though she denied it. In this series I have looked at the various ways that we react when anxiety levels rise in emotional systems. I … Read more
Fix You “And the tears come streaming down your faceWhen you lose something you can’t replaceWhen you love someone, but it goes to wasteCould it be worse?Lights will guide you homeAnd ignite your bonesAnd I will try to fix you” Chris Martin’s haunting lyrics in the Coldplay classic ‘Fix You’ speak of the pain of … Read more
We all get anxious sometimes Most of us carry some degree of anxiety for much of our lives. Earlier in this series I explored why our anxious responses can become almost automatic, especially when events affect those closest to us. In the last article I looked at one of Murray Bowen’s observations: our tendency to … Read more
Triangles, Triangles They are everywhere. The roof of my house has triangles. My Ikea self-assembly bookshelves are held upright by triangles. The Queen Elizabeth II Bridge over the Thames Estuary is full of triangles (as is just about any other large bridge you can think of). There is a reason for this: triangles cannot change … Read more