by Dr. Sonia Jaeger | Mar 11, 2016 | therapeutic stories
Are you an anxious person? Do you dread all the small and big dangers of life? Do you imagine all the things that could go wrong? And if something bad happens, what do you do? Do you stay in the situation or do you try to get out of it as fast as you can? Misfortune...
by Dr. Sonia Jaeger | Dec 13, 2015 | books
Are you unhappy? Really unhappy or just a little bit? Do you feel like you might need a little assistance in true unhappiness? I highly recommend reading the book The Situation Is Hopeless But Not Serious (The Pursuit of Unhappiness) by Paul Watzlawick. And if you...
by Dr. Sonia Jaeger | Nov 28, 2015 | therapeutic stories
Sometimes we feel weighed down by burdens. Burdens that we might not see or that we might not perceive as such. Sometimes it is the fear of letting go that slows us down. As we want to be prepared for everything and tend to hold on to things, we loose the lightness in...
by Dr. Sonia Jaeger | Sep 30, 2015 | therapeutic stories
The fairy tale of the sad sadness, written by the German Gestalt therapist Inge Wuthe is a story that encourages us to reflect on how we deal with emotions such as sadness. While we often run after positive feelings and try to be happier and more satisfied, we find it...
by Dr. Sonia Jaeger | Sep 30, 2015 | therapeutic stories
The following story about the power of negative thoughts is from the wonderful book The Situation is Hopeless, But Not Serious: The Pursuit of Unhappiness written by the philosopher, communication researcher and psychotherapist Paul Watzlawick. It reminds us how...