All posts tagged "MENTAL HEALTH"

What does toxic shame feel like and why do we feel its effects

Feeling shame over any small thing can be poisonous to our emotional and mental health at all times. We all feel that...

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Things to know about Persistent Depressive Disorder or Dysthymia

Nowadays, multiple forms of depression can afflict a person during any period of their lives. One such depression is known as Dysthymia...

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How to explain the concept of death to toddlers and preschoolers?

We all know that death is inevitable and it will come to all of us as well. However, explaining the concept to...

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Signs of emotional reasoning that we all must be aware of

Have you ever tried emotionally reasoning your life? If not, then there’s a new practice that lets you use your emotions to...

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Some signs that we may be suffering from analysis paralysis

Do you find it tough to make big decisions? Are taking life choices a nightmare for you? Then you may be suffering...

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What to do when we are feeling a bit under the weather

In life, we always enjoy our positive moments to the fullest but somehow become blue and keep ourselves completely isolated from others....

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Ways to bring about radical changes when dealing with depression

Nowadays, many of us struggle with depression from time to time, and it can be quite difficult to come out of it...

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How to fall asleep effectively after a massive panic attack

When we or others have a massive panic attack in the middle of the night, we often become stressed and have trouble...

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Don’t avoid your emotions and isolate yourselves as it increases distress

In this society, all of us undergo different emotions from time to time. However, we start to avoid our emotions and think...

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Ways to become more responsible with ourselves and our feelings

In this world, all of us have feelings whether they be good or bad. But, we must also take responsibility for those...

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How does Rejection-Sensitive Dysphoria affect people with CPTSD

Nowadays, a new psychological term has gained currency in society which is known as Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. In this disorder, people...

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Which nutrients help eradicate brain fog? Expert explains

Many times, we experience a condition known as brain fog that can lead to various disorders such as confusion, forgetfulness, lack of...

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The five personality traits we should know about in life

In our everyday lives, we come across several persons who have different personality traits inside them. These traits are also defined by...

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Intrusive thoughts that we all have in our everyday lives

Our thoughts can either give us pleasure or they can give us major headaches and depression. However, we do get hit by...

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Which herbs to use when we are under stress and what are their benefits?

As we all know, stress is our body’s response to severe life challenges and difficulties. While it is good to have a...

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How to effectively manage the symptoms associated with C-PTSD

A new disorder, known as Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder or C-PTSD has taken the world by storm these days. Not only does...

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What does Emotional Contamination OCD feels like? Therapist explains

Around the world, a small to medium population of people suffer from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder or OCD. This is a type of...

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What are the signs of imposter syndrome that we must be wary of

While many of us are working hard and achieving our goals on a day-to-day basis, others often doubt themselves and feel like...

What collective grief feels like when we are experiencing it together

Oftentimes, when major events such as wars and disasters occur, they claim the lives of many involved in it and leave behind...

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Why do women experience constant mood swings during PMS: Explained

Almost every woman around the world suffers from Pre-Menstrual Syndrome or PMS during their childbearing years. While some can deal with it...

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Ways to end generational codependency between parents and children

As parents, we must maintain a healthy relationship with our children and not bog them down with unrealistic expectations. These expectations arise...

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What happens to our brains when we do not set our goals?

In life, setting goals is the fundamental way to achieve success and get ahead in life. However, many of us remain in...

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Why is magnesium important for brain health?: Explained

In our everyday life, our bodies require a lot of nutrients throughout the day. It can be anything from major nutrients to...

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ADHDers have a hard time in the mornings; here’s why

In today’s society, people with ADHD struggle a lot because they already have to live with their disorder all their lives and...

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How are nutrient deficiencies and brain health interrelated: Explained

When it comes to our mental health, we need optimum nutrients to keep it going and when there is a deficiency, it...

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Be best friends with your nervous system and see the magic happen

Oftentimes, we are preoccupied with stress, depression, and anxiety, it is all because our nervous system is getting haywire and not allowing...

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Why abandonment issues can hurt us during childhood and adulthood

In life, when we have faced abandonment issues since childhood, these tend to make us fear losing people in the long run....

What is aging anxiety and why it troubles the elderly and us?

As we advance toward old age, most of us experience sudden anxiety and we feel that we will not be able to...

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Understanding functional freeze mode and how it impacts our well-being

While many of us are happy doing our daily life tasks constantly and thrive in it, we sometimes end up in a...

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How certain hormones impact our brain health and functionality

Our hormones are important because they contain various neurotransmitters that affect our mood, sleep, sugar levels, and other important functions. Having this...

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How having an inner critic can demolish our life and mental health

Criticism is always a negative word for us in our daily lives and when we have a critic inside ourselves, it makes...

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Signs that our bodies may be addicted to the stress hormone

When we aren’t feeling up to the mark, it is a sign that our body is getting highly addicted to the stress...

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What sort of relationship should be maintained with unhealthy thoughts?

In our lives, we encounter two types of thoughts- one that are healthy or positive thoughts and the other that are unhealthy...

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What relationship do grief and OCD play in our lives? Explained in detail

When we lose a loved one or a close friend, it is very difficult to rebuild our lives once again. Additionally, there...

What to do when you want to support your happiness hormones

In our body, several types of happy hormones help us in keeping calm and happy. Some of these hormones are oxytocin, dopamine,...

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What to do if we want to develop emotional awareness inside us

Emotions play an important role in our lives and we must start recognizing them immediately and not be led astray from them....

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What actions to take to ensure that you get a proper night’s sleep

In today’s society, getting a good night’s sleep is as hard as finding a needle in a haystack. However, many of us...

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Why a rumination cycle can impact our well-being and happiness

Whenever we make a mistake or commit a huge blunder in life, we have a hard time forgetting about it and always...

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How growing up rapidly can cause us grief and trauma

When a child is raised by emotionally immature parents, then he/she grows up fast enough to become the parent that he/she never...

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How many of our happy moments are destroyed by our mind

Many of us feel stressed or anxious during certain points in our lives. So, when we finally get a ray of happiness...

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Watch out for these signs if you are suffering from brain fog

From time to time, all of us suffer from a condition known as brain fog. It is a condition wherein our brains...

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How to cope and heal from parentification trauma?

Generally, when children are reared up in homes where parents are emotionally immature and there is constant dysfunction in the family, they...

How people with ADHD can conquer their mornings with ease

In our society, a small percentage of people suffer from ADHD which is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Usually, these people remain restless...

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What are the signs of facing and coping with rejection?

Nowadays, rejection by others is a very common phenomenon that we find ourselves in quite a lot. Whether it be in relationships,...

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Do you have maternal mental issues? Look out for these signs

Recently, there has been a constant rise in the amount of maternal mental health cases around the world. This is affecting a...

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Ways to break free from generational dysfunction by a therapist

In our society, almost all of us face generational dysfunction from time to time. What we get from our parents, we pass...

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Ways to spot driving anxiety in ourselves and others

We all know that driving a vehicle is very stressful at times but when it becomes coupled with anxiety, then what is...

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How to boost extra oxytocin in the body: Some tips to follow

We all know that oxytocin is an essential hormone in the human body that is usually associated with women. But, did you...

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What is narcissism and what are the signs that we need to be aware of?

As we all know narcissism is a harmful trait in a person who wants everything to be perfect and likes to live...

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Set your emotional wellness right by following these simple steps

In today’s society, having a correct balance of emotions is the most essential ingredient to staying happy and content with each other....

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Follow a new and unique practice to slow down your racing mind

For those of us who struggle with a racing mind, fear not because there’s a new technique to control our minds. Yes,...

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How stress hormones affect our body and mood: All you need to know

Stress is the biggest enemy of mental health and causes multiple problems when left untreated. Moreover, stress hormones give us all sorts...

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Signs and symptoms of trauma in the human body: A quick look

In life, many of us face traumas in one form or another. Not only does it harm our mental health but it...

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Simple tips to help you stay motivated in 2024 and the year ahead

With the arrival of 2024 into our lives, it’s now time to become self-motivated and positive with ourselves. We are pretty sure...

Which boundaries to set for ourselves to protect our emotional health

Saving ourselves from mental and emotional ruin is the most important thing that we can do in today’s society. When we don’t...

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Start calming your anxious mind by following these practices

Anxiety can get the better of us at almost everything and make us refrain from doing productive things that can be useful...

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When OCD makes us believe that certain things must be done

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is a type of abnormality that occurs in a few people who then get into the habit of performing...

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How toxic family behavior can ruin our holiday mood and spirit

All of us are currently enjoying the holiday season with our friends and family and even spending lots of quality time with...

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How death anxiety makes us fear the unknown and our life

Every one of us fears death and becomes severely gripped with stress and anxiety that can drive us mad or make us...

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Ideas that make us use people-pleasing more with others

People-pleasing is probably the most favorite behavior of humans that they use to gain friends and meaningful relationships. However, it must be...

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Some things that we need to unlearn in our adult life

All of us have been taught some form of coping mechanisms by our parents during our childhood that were effective back then....

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What are some of the distortions that our minds go through

In everyday life, we all feel that we have some sort of psychological superpowers that we can use to detect other people’s...

How intrusive thoughts can dampen our holiday mood

While everyone is getting into the spirit of the holidays, some of us may be having second or intrusive thoughts about negative...

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Ways in which people dismiss our emotions and dominate us

Human beings are emotional persons and it is their right to show emotions as and when they happen. However, while we are...

Which factors can trigger emotionally charged people?

People who are emotionally very sensitive or highly emotional can have a hard time in their lives if they find certain factors...

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What are some of the reasons that can affect the festive season for us?

The festive season is fast approaching us and we are gearing up for the same. We will all be celebrating these festivals...

Different types of rest that we need to save ourselves from burnout

In today’s society, having burnout issues can be quite nerve-wracking for most of us and we often find ourselves dealing with this...

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How to love ourselves more and not to be upbeat about it

In society, we must take the most care of ourselves because it is more of a necessity than an obligation. Nowadays, we...

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Hybrid work model: A double-edged sword for marriages

Nowadays marriages are getting affected big time, and the reason for this is the hybrid work model developed after COVID-19. Previously, in-office...

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What are the signs that can make us feeling bad at times?

Usually, in our society, we are always happy-go-lucky people who enjoy our outings with our friends and family and also have a...

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Perfectionism explained by a therapist: What are the different types?

In our lives, we meet many types of people from time to time. While most are normal just like us, others like...

Tips on how to have a healthy brain for a long and healthy lifestyle

Our brains are considered our CPUs because they store and retrieve a lot of information as and when we need it. Therefore,...

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How taking control of people and situations can harm us in the future

Sometimes, we feel that the world around us needs to be under control by us. When this doesn’t happen, we may feel...

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How to end our day by using positive affirmations daily

Our lives can become stressful at times and we may feel that everything is not going as we have planned. This may...

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Factors that can lead to severe burnout in individuals

Many times, some individuals in a society look more frazzled than others because they have not been having a good day and...

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Ways in which we can recover from the after-effects of Complex PTSD

In life, many of us become victims of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD. However, only a minority of patients get affected by...

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How resting helps us to achieve better things when we are sick

Sometimes, in life, we get extremely sick which makes us quite irritable and depressed as well. However, taking a good amount of...

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Some traits that can lower our self-confidence and affect us mentally

In today’s world, self-confidence is everything. When we have this important trait within us, we can achieve anything that is possible. However,...

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How to gather ourselves during the holiday season emotionally

With Christmas and New Year approaching quickly, it is a happy time for all of us as we get together with friends...

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Ways in which we can stand up for ourselves; how to do the same

In today’s scenario, it is important that we have our voices and use them as and when needed. When we speak up...

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How to understand empathy better; some ways in which we empathize

In today’s society, a little bit of empathy goes a long way for a person who is in severe depression or stress....

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What to do to overcome mental filtering? Signs of mental filtering

Oftentimes, we think about situations in a negative manner and never tend to focus on the positive side of life. This is...

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Let’s get to know some major types of stress as explained by psychologist

Nowadays, a majority of people experience stress on an everyday basis. While it could be negative or positive, everyone is under stress...

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How intermittent fasting helps our body overall and keeps us healthy

Nowadays, many people are opting for the path of intermittent fasting to lose weight and increase their overall health and longevity. Intermittent...

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Why people-pleasing behavior can affect our mental health

As humans, we all love to help each other out in times of need and when others require our assistance. However, sometimes,...

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How to set healthy boundaries for ourselves for the future

In today’s society, setting personal boundaries has become more important than ever. Nowadays, with the emergence of social media, keeping our lives...

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Factors that can bring feelings of abandonment and loneliness in us

In our society, sometimes there are certain dysfunctional families where the parents don’t see eye-to-eye on many subjects and start abandoning their...

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How to notice signs of sleep anxiety? Get aware of them in people

Over the last few years, sleeping problems have always haunted people time and time again as it makes getting a good night’s...

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What can over-spending do to our mental health and lifestyle

In today’s society, it is no secret that many people love to overspend on themselves and their family and friends. This gives...

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