6 Red Flags for PTSD Patients
The symptoms that contribute to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), only received their official definition within standard psychiatry in the 1980s. But the truth is, the condition has been around for...
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It might come as a surprise, but burnout is not fixed by a holiday. It is not fixed by working less hard. Understanding what it actually is, and what is driving it, is where recovery begins. What Burnout Actually Is The World Health Organization classifies burnout as an occupational phenomenon: a syndrome resulting from chronic…
The symptoms that contribute to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), only received their official definition within standard psychiatry in the 1980s. But the truth is, the condition has been around for...
We’re all emotional and somewhat sensitive beings. And to be completely devoid of all emotion would render us a nation of sociopaths. But there’s a subset of society that is far more...
Compulsive buying or oniomania (shopping addiction) may seem like an exaggerated or apologetic term for excusing something many of us consider a footnote in the catalogue of addictions.
Do you ever wonder why certain situations trigger intense emotions within you, while at times you might feel more subdued? The answer is rooted in your emotional awareness.
Dissociation is an often misunderstood subject within mental health, which, in part, is due to it not being as accessible as some of the more well-known points of interest. The...
Are you constantly stressed and have no idea why? Stress is a natural response from the body which releases hormones to help prepare the system to escape danger. It’s a...
Although schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder both share the same prefix, they're actually separate conditions from one another. They both fall within the criteria of psychotic disorders within the Diagnostic and...
All relationships are dysfunctional in some form or another, but that isn’t to be cynical; not at all. It’s more of a recognition that as beholden as we are to...
The three nags of shame, blame, and guilt, despite their negative connotations, do have a somewhat constructive purpose. The problem arises when these responses are turned against us as a...
When you consider the idea of weight loss, the first that springs to mind will undoubtedly be the food you consume with exercise coming in a close second. Being overweight...