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There’s a particular kind of loneliness that doesn’t look lonely at all. It shows up at crowded dinner tables, in busy living rooms, in the middle of celebrations that are supposed to feel warm and full. Around Easter, especially, there’s often an expectation of togetherness - family gatherings, shared meals, and meaningful connection. Yet, many people find themselves feeling alone in the very moments they’re “supposed” to feel most connected. From a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) perspective, this experience is both understandable and more common than we might think. CBT helps us explore the relationship between our thoughts, emotions, and...

You might notice that a lot of your attention naturally goes toward how other people are feeling. In conversations, part of your mind is often scanning—picking up on tone, expressions, small shifts in mood. You might find yourself thinking about whether someone seems quieter than usual, whether something you said may have come across the wrong way, or whether there’s something you should do to make things feel easier. You may go out of your way to keep things calm, choose your words carefully, hold back certain thoughts, soften how you say things, or sometimes not say them at all....

Many people come to therapy with a similar question: “Why do I find relationships so difficult?” You might long for closeness and connection, yet notice yourself pulling back when relationships begin to feel emotionally important. You may find yourself worrying about rejection, overthinking conversations, or feeling particularly sensitive to distance or changes in someone’s behaviour. When these patterns repeat, it can be easy to assume that something is wrong with you. However, difficulties in relationships are often not signs of personal failure. More often, they reflect patterns that have developed over time through our experiences, the beliefs we form about...