Yasmine Krid Psychology Psychotherapy & Consulting

21/05/2026

Authenticity: liberation or risk?
Sometimes, self-deception functions as a psychological defense. Certain truths can threaten our self-image, our relationships, or the fragile balance of our daily lives.
When our actions, desires, and values conflict, psychological tension emerges. To reduce this discomfort, we may unconsciously distort reality, minimize certain facts, or avoid what is difficult to accept about ourselves.
Projection involves attributing to others what we refuse to recognize in ourselves. Displacement redirects emotions or inner conflicts toward a safer or more acceptable target. These mechanisms can temporarily protect psychological stability, but they may also distance us from ourselves.
Authenticity often begins with the difficult ability to face what is happening within us without immediately projecting it outward or reshaping it to preserve a reassuring image of ourselves.
If authenticity is a liberation, then from what?
If it is a risk, then of what?

03/05/2026

« A clear horizon—nothing to worry about on your plate, only things that are creative and not destructive. » — Alfred Hitchcock

This idea points to a particular mental state: not the absence of activity, but the absence of inner conflict. In psychological terms, it evokes a shift from threat-based processing toward exploratory and creative functioning.

When cognitive resources are no longer mobilized by worry or vigilance, they become available for construction, imagination, and meaning-making. The “clear horizon” is less an external condition than an internal reorganization of attention.

From a philosophical perspective, it suggests that well-being is not defined by emptiness, but by orientation: moving away from what diminishes, and toward what creates.

17/03/2026

According to an article published in the Journal of Happiness Studies, social interactions during celebrations are directly linked to increased psychological well-being (Smith, J. & Brown, K. (2020). "The Role of Collective Celebrations in Enhancing Psychological Well-Being").
Let’s remember that celebrating together is also a way to take care of our mental health! 💖

10/03/2026

When the possibility of war re-enters the collective horizon, something often shifts in human behaviour: positions harden, group identities become more salient, and people look more clearly for where they stand.
Terror Management Theory, developed by Sheldon Solomon, Jeff Greenberg and Tom Pyszczynski, shows that when mortality becomes more salient in people’s minds, attachment to cultural values, identities, and groups tends to strengthen.
In other words, when death becomes thinkable at a collective level, the human need for meaning, security, and belonging becomes more visible.

Psychotherapy & counselling in Cork. French & English

16/12/2025

As the year comes to an end, it can be helpful to pause and reflect with curiosity and compassion.
Meaningful change comes from clarity.
The new year doesn’t require a new version of yourself — just space to continue, adjust, and grow at your own pace.
Wishing you a peaceful end of year and thoughtful goals for what comes next.

28/11/2025

Some limits protect us.
Others just echo old fears we no longer need.
As Winnicott suggested, boundaries help us feel safe — but some eventually outlive their purpose.
“Is this limit keeping me safe… or keeping me small?”

28/10/2025

Sometimes, inspiration can hit unexpectedly, such as in an airport...
Looking back too often can quietly wear us down.
Replaying the same memories, regrets, or “what ifs” over and over can take a real toll on our mental health.
The past can’t be changed — but our relationship with it, can.

Learning to let go means choosing not to let yesterday define today.
It’s a slow, sometimes uncomfortable process, but one that brings deep relief and freedom.

As Viktor Frankl, psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor, wrote:
“When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.”

Acceptance isn’t resignation — it’s a shift toward growth, meaning, and peace.

17/10/2025

Humor is a shield against existential anxiety. It is more than just a way to make people laugh — it’s a powerful coping mechanism. When we face deep existential fears, like the awareness of death or the uncertainty of life, humor helps us take a step back and breathe.
As Viktor Frankl, founder of logotherapy, wrote: “Humor, more than anything else in the human make-up, can afford an aloofness and an ability to rise above any situation.”
Through laughter, we reclaim a sense of control — and remind ourselves that even in the face of life’s limits, we can still choose our attitude.

Psychotherapy & counselling in Cork. French & English

07/10/2025

Spinoza said we “believe ourselves free because we’re conscious of our actions, yet ignorant of their causes.”
True freedom begins when we see what shapes our choices — habits, emotions, beliefs.
Psychologists Haggard & Chambon (2012) show that our sense of agency, the feeling of being the author of our actions, is key to motivation and well-being.
Awareness is power — it’s how we start choosing, not just reacting.

15/09/2025

One of the best compliments I got from a client🤩

Psychotherapy & counselling in Cork. French & English