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Several other mental health diagnoses share similarities with PTSD in terms of symptoms and triggers.

While bipolar disorder is distinct in its features, it shares certain symptomatology with other mental health diagnoses.

Understanding why online trolls are abusive is a complex matter, and various psychological factors contribute to their behavior.

Disconnecting from our devices, even briefly, can have profound effects on our mental health.

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy is a transformative and empowering approach to mental health and personal development.

Are you a dishonest person who wishes to become honest?

How do our behaviours change after experiencing trauma?

What effect does chronic stress on on your brain?

Should you seek therapeutic support after experiencing trauma?

How can Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy help you to overcome negative thinking?

Anxiety can have various effects on children's brains.

We cannot always escape stress because anything which occurs in life has the potential to be perceived by us as stressful.

Narcissism, in its simplest form, is the pursuit of attention and validation.

Pregnancy and child birth can send a mothers hormones and emotions rushing.

It is not always easy to give up a job when the workplace suddenly becomes toxic.

For some people, ending relationships with toxic people can be rather difficult.

Do you have a greater appreciation for the rights and needs of others than the rights and needs of yourself?

The theory states that personality can be boiled down to five core factors.

Supporting people through ptsd and trauma can be extremely time consuming and at times frustrating.

WARNING: This article discusses child sexual exploitation and may be discomforting for some readers.

Attachment therapy is a pseudoscientific therapeutic intervention designed to treat children with attachment issues.

Resolving trauma does not mean eliminating trauma. This is why I prefer the phrase ‘REFORMING TRAUMA’.

Cognitive distortions are self-limiting and self-defeating by nature.

Exposure therapy is based on the very simple notion that it is always better to face your fears rather than avoid them.

Dabrowski stated that these ‘lower’ level influences prevented people from reaching the ‘higher’ aspects of the self.

This is where the communication before and after the ‘upset’ moments become extremely important.

Interacting with these kinds of people can be extremely frustrating.

Self-awareness is the conscious knowledge of ourselves.

This can range from who earns how much to who spends how much.

It is easy to say that people who cannot love are self-absorbed and, in some ways, that is correct but not fully.

Here are some practical ways to help you as an individual and you and your spouse as a couple manage troublesome in-laws.

Bipolar Disorder refers to a group of related mental health conditions.

Abuse and neglect are extremely common within dysfunctional families.

Internal objects refer to our internal representations of external objects.

Here are some do’s and don’ts of coping with trauma.

Abuse and trauma related support groups which are monitored and supervised properly can provide immense mental health value.

There are a variety of different symptoms related to depression.

Stress is a common life experience which we can never truly escape.

Why do we lie even when society tells us that we shouldn’t?

Somatic symptom disorder is diagnosed when a person hyper-focuses on certain physical symptoms.

Over all though, mental health labels do serve a purpose when they are not attached to people’s personalities and so remain abstract.

Researchers don’t know the exact cause of OCD however...

All of these factors and symptoms combined makes a person much more susceptible to stress.

Finding ways to manage both stress and anxiety is extremely important.

If you do end any relationship permanently, you do not have to stop loving the other person unconditionally.

Shouldn’t the ‘imperfect’ images and videos be the majority and the ‘perfect’ images and videos the minority?

Being diagnosed with any mental health condition is not the same as receiving a terminal diagnosis within the medical profession.

Children and adolescents really are quite resilient and with appropriate help and support they can recover and heal.

The higher a participant’s ACE score was, the higher the chances were that they engaged in high-risk behaviours.

Self-pity is an unbridled obsession with wallowing in the displeasure of oneself and one’s misfortunes.

Ultimately, holding onto negative introjections will always do you more harm than good so they should be rejected outright.

We are all susceptible to anxiety, depression and other mental conditions at some point in our lives.

You cannot escape stressors because anything which occurs in life has the potential to be perceived, by us humans, as stressful.

So, you have imbued an arbitrary stressor with negative significance and you are now suffering from stress?

Research has consistently shown that when it comes to stress, the use of avoidance coping is ineffective.

CBT is one of the most effective mental health approaches available but like anything, it is not the be all to end all.

The framework of ego development allows us to see full blown NPD as a form of arrested development.

Serial killers however, lack genuine emotions. Serial killers often say that during the time of the killing, they felt no emotions only an intense adrenaline rush.

The ‘alliance’ refers to the reciprocal nature of therapy. That is, the client and the therapist must work together as a team if they wish to achieve the clients desired outcomes.

The ability to be assertive is a fundamental communication skill which can help you to express yourself more efficiently.

There is nothing wrong with feeling sad. It helps us to cry and helps us to release our emotions.

Conflict in and of itself is the mere expression of disagreement. A discord between needs, values, wants, beliefs, etc.

Self-serving bias is related to locus of control. As the name suggests, locus of control refers to perceptions of control.

Successful trauma recovery/healing requires people to develop object constancy so that they can have healthy whole object relations with others.

WARNING; This article contains information pertaining to sexual abuse and sexual exploitation which some readers may find disturbing or offensive. If you feel that your emotional health is compromised in any way after reading the contents of this post, please seek immediate advice from a mental health professional.

NUTS refers to 1. Novelty, 2. Unpredictability, 3. Threat to the ego and 4. Sense of control.

If you are aware that you have a tendency to self-sabotage, it would be a good idea for you to develop a self-sabotage plan.

It can be hard for people to accept and acknowledge emotional responsibility. People are usually raised to believe that it is what has happened to them which ultimately determines how they feel.

Communicating healthy emotional boundaries is crucial for maintaining positive and respectful relationships.

Here are examples of expressing and setting material boundaries in different situations.

Here are examples of expressing and setting intellectual boundaries in various situations.

Here are examples of expressing and setting self-care boundaries in various situations.

Establishing and communicating healthy social boundaries is essential for maintaining balanced and respectful relationships.

Here are examples of expressing and setting sexual boundaries in various situations.

Establishing and communicating healthy communication boundaries is essential for maintaining respectful and effective interactions.

Here are examples of expressing and setting mental boundaries in various situations.

Establishing and communicating healthy time boundaries is crucial for maintaining balance, productivity, and personal well-being.

Here are examples of expressing and setting physical boundaries in various situations.

In a world that increasingly values mental well-being, the pressure to maintain good mental health has become a ubiquitous aspect of modern life.