Welcome to the Sua Clínica psychology blog, from an online psychology clinic in Portugal dedicated to mental health. Here you will find clear articles on anxiety and panic attacks, depression, burnout, stress, insomnia, self-esteem, emotional dependency, grief, phobias, obsessions and OCD, borderline personality disorder, bipolar disorder, ADHD, bullying, child psychology, adolescence, sexual and gender diversity, gambling addiction, couples therapy and neuropsychology, among others. We explain the symptoms, including the ones felt in the body, such as palpitations or tightness in the chest, the causes, the treatments and what you can do to look after your mental health day to day, and we help you tell when it is time to see a psychologist. The articles inform, but they do not replace a session with a psychologist. The Sua Clínica team offers online therapy in English with English-speaking therapists, for people in Portugal and for expats wherever you live in Europe, with simple booking and professional support. Use the topic filter to go straight to what interests you.
Your heart suddenly starts racing. Your chest feels tight. You cannot seem to get enough air. Your hands shake. You feel dizzy or nauseous. Something feels terribly wrong. Then comes the thought: “Am I having a heart attack?” Or: “I’m…
Anxiety
You receive a compliment and immediately dismiss it. “They’re just being nice.” You make one mistake at work and spend the rest of the day thinking about it. “I always mess things up.” Someone you like takes longer than usual…
Self Esteem
You have the same argument for the tenth time. The subject may appear to be money, housework, jealousy, sex, children or a message that was not answered quickly enough. But after a while, you realise that the argument is almost…
Couples Therapy
You leave home and lock the door. You know you locked it. But after walking a few metres, a thought appears: “What if I didn’t?” You return and check. The door is locked. For a moment, you feel relieved. Then…
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Searching for a mental health clinic can begin with a very specific problem. Perhaps anxiety is becoming difficult to control. Perhaps you are exhausted after months of stress at work. Perhaps you cannot sleep. Perhaps your relationship keeps returning to…
Mental Health Clinic
Confidence is not narcissism. Wanting recognition is not narcissism. Being proud of an achievement is not narcissism. And someone behaving selfishly during an argument does not automatically have narcissistic personality disorder. The word *narcissist* has become so common in everyday…
Narcissistic Personality
Depression does not always look like someone crying in bed. Sometimes it looks like getting up at 7 a.m., going to work, answering emails, smiling at colleagues and completing everything expected of you — while privately feeling almost nothing. Sometimes…
Depression
You do not need to be in crisis to start therapy. You might know exactly what is wrong. Perhaps anxiety is interfering with your work, depression has taken away your motivation, or a relationship keeps falling into the same painful…
Therapy
A disturbing thought appears in your mind. You did not invite it. You do not agree with it. In fact, the very fact that you had the thought makes you uncomfortable. So you try to get rid of it. “Why…
Obsessions
You go to bed exhausted, switch off the light and expect sleep to come. Instead, your mind becomes more active. You think about tomorrow’s work. Then about something you said earlier in the day. Then about whether you are going…
Insomnia