Category: Mental Health
Solving The Issue Of Anxiety
There are multiple factors that affect a person’s perception of chronic pain, regardless of its source. This is because your brain is quickly inundated with bad feelings that time embeds and magnifies. Eventually this raises your stress hormones, causing you to feel anxious. Many people don’t realize that anxiety is a neurochemical physiological issue, not…
Tips For Helping Teens Manage Stress
Today stress and anxiety among teens has become a growing epidemic. In fact, the National Institute of Mental Health says that about one-third of teens say they feel significantly anxious. While stress is your body’s natural reaction to a challenge (activation of the nervous system whereby the hypothalamus tells the pituitary gland to have the…
Using Light Therapy For Depression Treatment
Throughout the fall and winter many people struggle with low moods and motivation. Some people can distinguish these feelings from depression, which is when doctors diagnose it as SAD (seasonal affective disorder). While you may think that the reasons these feelings emerge at this time of the year are mainly psychological (e.g. we’re past the…
The Connection Between Depression And OCD
When you have OCD your mind is full of anxious, dreadful thoughts. While you know they’re irrational, they consume you nevertheless making you feel hopeless. Generally speaking, this mental condition has a lot in common with depression. In fact, oftentimes they’re comorbid conditions. How Your Random Thoughts Differ While both OCD and depression cause negative…
Why You Shouldn’t Believe Every Thought In Your Head
It’s imperative for good mental health that you control your thoughts instead of allowing them to control you. Unfortunately, some people are natural over-thinkers, experts at rumination. This means their mind will gladly grab onto a pessimistic thought, especially when they’re feeling anxious or annoyed. Doing so feels constructive and protective but it’ll drive you…
How Your Brain Has You Stuck In The Negative
Feelings of depression cause us to become stuck in a cycle of repetitive thoughts and negative thinking. Whether we regret the past, are judging ourselves harshly, blaming others for our problems, or anticipating a bleak future these thoughts make us feel sad, ashamed, and angry. This is a perpetual cycle that prevents us from being…
Why Your Restless Mind is Problematic
One night of restless sleep or insomnia isn’t something you should worry about. In fact, we can probably pinpoint the reason we didn’t sleep that night. However, when you start suffering several nights of insomnia in a row, then there’s a reason to be concerned. Admittedly, you may experience brief, intermittent periods of sleep without…
How Music Helps Both Your Physical And Your Mental Health
Whether you’re playing or listening to music, it will benefit both your physical and your mental health. This is something that was discovered when 400 research papers pertaining to music’s neurochemistry were reviewed. In doing so it was discovered that music improves the way your body’s immune system works while also reducing your stress levels.…
Managing Stress at the Beginning of the School Year
Both adults and children face stress at the beginning of the school year. This is because there are so many things that must be done. It’s quite common for you and your children to want to avoid things like classwork, homework, and social pressure. However, if you don’t deal with your stress it’ll negatively impact…
Coping With Work-Related Stress
Regardless of what line of work you’re in, workplace demands are commonplace. Making it through days that are filled with work-related stress makes it tempting to reward yourself with food, alcohol, or something similar. Occasionally, this is fine but when you do so nightly, it takes a toll on your mental health – which is…
How Your Pet Helps Improve Your Health and Well-Being
Pets can be very beneficial to your mental health and well-being. It’s no wonder that over 65% of homes in America own a pet with cats and dogs being the most popular pets to own. These pets provide great company, offer unconditional love, and teach us how to be compassionate. There are also a multitude…
Sugar And Your Mental Health Make For A Lethal Combination
Stress causes many of us to turn to sugar as a treat. However, there’s evidence that this has a negative impact on our mental health. In fact, the Scientific Reports Journal recently conducted a study that was published in Medical News Today showing that sugar leads to a higher risk for depression, especially when consumed…