Mental health & psychology are keys to happiness. These mental health archives feature anxiety, stress, loneliness and more.
Are you in search of the best memory board games that can satiate your thirst for playful mind-boggling action? Board games are known to produce lots of benefits. One is increasing cognitive function such as mental agility, intellectual clarity, and even memory retention. If you decided to play memory board games (not just the pure … Read more
Want a simple way to reduce your negative thinking? One strategy you can use is to recite a few healing affirmations. Now, you may be asking yourself, “what are healing affirmations?” Well, healing affirmations provide a method for releasing negative energy to move forward in a more positive direction. Neuroscience has proven that reciting affirmations … Read more
Whenever I tell people what I do for a living, many of them begin to share their struggles or talk about the time they’ve been in therapy. Some even ask me for advice. It’s like the phrase “I’m a psychologist” has the magical power to turn a casual conversation into an impromptu therapy session. … Read more
Take a moment to think about your everyday life. Do you check your door a couple of times after you lock it? Or perhaps you wake up in the middle of the night several times to check if all the windows in your apartment are firmly closed. Do you find it impossible to part from … Read more
Have you ever engaged in self-destructive behavior? Or do you often feel unmotivated when you’re about to do something important? Or maybe you sometimes think that you are not good enough to achieve an important goal? If your answer to these questions is “yes,” then you may be exhibiting signs that you are self-sabotaging. You’re … Read more
Feeling anxious or nervous at times is a common part of life. But, when anxiety or fear becomes too much to handle, it may be the result of an anxiety disorder. Before a person gets diagnosed with an anxiety disorder, a psychiatrist or therapist must determine that their fear or anxiety is: Out of proportion … Read more
Do you feel alone, even when you are surrounded by people? You are not alone in feeling lonely. According to a study from the loneliness experts at the University of Chicago, over half of all Americans feel lonely. That is a lot of loneliness out there. Many people feel alone. So what causes those feelings … Read more
Loneliness sucks! Being lonely means feeling isolated and apart from the people around you. Even those with many “friends” are subject to loneliness if they feel the value of those connections is superficial. Almost everybody will feel lonely from time to time. But we typically cycle in and out of the feeling of as life … Read more