Limiting Beliefs

An abstract representation of imposter syndrome, featuring fragmented pieces of a figure in mid-air, symbolizing emotional dysregulation and internal conflict caused by perfectionism.
Imposter SyndromeIdentity-Level Therapy

Imposter Syndrome: You’re “Not Good Enough”—But You’re Also Doing Just Fine

ByByShiftGritMay 10, 2025
Reconditioning Therapy: Transforming Emotional Reactions at the Identity Level.
Pattern Reconditioning

Reconditioning: How Lasting Change Happens at the Identity Level

ByByShiftGritApr 26, 2025
Break Free from the Patterns Driving Depression
DepressionIdentity-Level Therapy

Break Free from the Patterns Driving Depression

ByByShiftGritSep 3, 2020
Pattern Loops — The Repeating Cycle That Reinforces Itself
Glossary

Pattern Loops — The Repeating Cycle That Reinforces Itself

ByByShiftGritMay 10, 2025
Emotional reactivity illustrated as a ripple of fire erupting from a small spark, symbolizing anger triggered by deeper unresolved patterns.
Anger & ReactivityEmotional Dysregulation

Anger Therapy That Rewires the Pattern — Not Just the Outburst

ByByShiftGritMay 8, 2025
Illustration of a person surrounded by completed tasks while hesitating over a blank page, symbolizing productive procrastination and internalized fear of failure.
ProcrastinationExecutive Dysfunction

Productive Procrastination — The Trap That Looks Like Progress

ByByShiftGritMay 6, 2025
Minimalist black line drawing of a figure split in two, symbolizing how burnout often disguises itself as anxiety.
Burnout & Identity ConflictAnxiety & Phobias

How Burnout Masquerades as Anxiety (And Keeps You Stuck in Survival…

ByByShiftGritMay 4, 2025
Minimalist black-and-white drawing of a woman walking away from a desk while a robotic hand continues filling out a calendar — symbolizing internalized pressure.
Burnout & Identity ConflictIdentity-Level Therapy

The Real Reason You Can’t Rest

ByByShiftGritMay 2, 2025
Side profile of a human head with a circuit board embedded in the brain, representing internal system upgrade and identity-level pattern reprogramming.
Identity-Level TherapyEmotional Dysregulation

Upgrading Your Internal Operating System: How Real Change Happens

ByByShiftGritApr 30, 2025
Hand-drawn toolbox overflowing with papers, lists, and timers, with a spiral thought bubble floating above — a metaphor for coping fatigue and burnout.
ADHD TherapyBurnout & Identity Conflict

Why Coping Tools Don’t Work (And What Actually Does)

ByByShiftGritApr 30, 2025
Black-and-white line drawing of a woman with a calm expression and a transparent distressed version of herself behind, with a thought bubble showing a checklist, heart, and clock — symbolizing the hidden emotional strain of ADHD in women.
ADHD TherapyIdentity-Level Therapy

ADHD in Women: Why It’s Missed, Masked, and Misunderstood

ByByShiftGritApr 30, 2025
Minimalist line drawing showing two head silhouettes — one with tangled thoughts and a flame, the other with a cracked thermometer — representing ADHD and burnout patterns.
ADHD TherapyIdentity-Level Therapy

ADHD or Burnout? How to Tell the Difference (And Why It…

ByByShiftGritApr 30, 2025
ShiftGrit Psychology | how does therapy work?
Glossary

Limiting Beliefs — The Quiet Loops That Shape Everything

ByByShiftGritJun 8, 2020
Dysfunctional Needs
Glossary

Dysfunctional Needs — The Coping Strategies That Keep the Belief Alive

ByByShiftGritJun 8, 2020
Self-Fulfilling Prophecy Shift-101
Glossary

The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy — When the Belief Makes It True

ByByShiftGritJun 8, 2020
Cognitive Dissonance Shift-101
Glossary

Cognitive Dissonance — The Mental Tug-of-War Between Belief and Behaviour

Cognitive dissonance isn’t just a thinking problem — it’s a pattern-level conflict between what you want to believe…

ByByShiftGritJun 8, 2020
ShiftGrit: The ‘root canal’ for your mental health
Mental Health & StigmaShiftGrit Therapy

ShiftGrit: The ‘root canal’ for your mental health

A considerable amount of people come into our office and have a preconceived idea of what they DO…

ByByShiftGritJun 22, 2018
Perspective ‘Shift’
Mental Health & StigmaSelf Improvement & CareStress ManagementTips, Tricks and Mind Hacks

Perspective ‘Shift’

Everything we see in life is viewed through a filter, and each and every one of us views…

ByByShiftGritApr 5, 2023
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Family, Relationships & SexSelf Improvement & Care

Fix your Relationship Difficulties by Fixing You

Often people come to Shift believing they need couple’s therapy because they “can’t communicate”. These are common relationship problems.…

ByByShiftGritApr 10, 2023
“I Am Worthless” — A Core Limiting Belief
Core Beliefs

“I Am Worthless” — A Core Limiting Belief

“I am worthless” is a belief rooted in survival, not truth. Often formed through neglect, rejection, or deep…

ByByShiftGritFeb 8, 2018
“I’m Not Good Enough” — A Core Limiting Belief
Core Beliefs

“I’m Not Good Enough” — A Core Limiting Belief

“I’m Not Good Enough” isn’t just a negative thought — it’s a pattern formed by early experiences like…

ByByShiftGritDec 13, 2017

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Illustration of a man with a pressure gauge on his chest, sitting blankly in a dark room—symbolizing emotional shutdown and burnout in men.
A surreal black-and-white line drawing of a figure dissolving into scattered lines, symbolizing how unresolved patterns disrupt rest and recovery during burnout.