Trauma is a complex and confusing thing to live with. It can be even more so if your loved one is experiencing symptoms and you are observing. When your partner has PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder), you may not know how best to support them. At times, it may...
Anxiety is one of the most common mental health conditions across the globe. It can present itself differently, depending on the person. However, the basis of anxiety is an irrational fear or worry. Some people experience it over specific things, while others deal...
It’s been a full year. Last March, a wave of funny internet memes emerged. The topics often explored the woes of forced introversion and social anxiety. Dark humor can be quite helpful in dark times. But now, however, the laughs have long since faded. Even folks who...
Think back to your New Year’s resolutions as 2019 came to a close. Most likely, there was nothing in there about masks or hand sanitizer. No one could’ve seen this coming and, as a result, our collective mental health is under assault. Some 62 percent of adults now...
Word choice matters. We are all learning this more and more often — and it goes double in 2020. In psychological terms, it’s also essential that we properly identify our emotions. Along those lines, let’s do away with any belief that guilt and shame are “kinda-sorta”...
Anxiety and stress are nothing new. The negative impact they can have on your life is not exactly breaking news either. What is novel is just how much stress and anxiety the events of 2020 are causing.A global pandemic, economic crisis, and civil unrest — and we’ve...
You’re adhering to the pandemic-related recommendations. You’re taking simple steps like washing your hands and maintaining good social distancing. All of this can dramatically protect your physical health. But where are the guidelines for safeguarding...
If you suffer from anxiety, then you know first-hand how irrational it can be at times. Despite wanting to remain cool and collected, your anxiety gets the best of you and you become frazzled, erratic, and nervous.Anxiety is not easy to overcome, and the emotions that...
If you’ve had a traumatic experience lately, your mind and body need time to recover. If you’ve had a traumatic experience in the past, you may still be affected by the event even now. A “traumatic experience” qualifies as an event or series of events that...
