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Lists about all things mental health; explore psychiatric disorders, treatments and mental illness misconceptions from the common to the obscure.
20 Life Lessons Learned From One Hour of Silence
For over two years, I spent one evening a week in silence. I was studying the different religions of the world at the time, and every month I would take a day to reflect and chronicle my learnings from this self-imposed silence. This was part of how I believe that the Universe was gently guiding me out of a very long dark night of the soul—that would last until I was 37.
By Aurora Eliam5 years ago in Psyche
7 Signs of Being In A Relationship With A Narcissist
Narcissists have demerits including an impressive sense of self, lack of empathy, superficial charm, and a lack of remorse, it’s no surprise that these relationships can be incredibly toxic to Mental Health Awareness, I have revisited one of my most well-read articles Emotional Abuse in a relationship?
By Krishna V Chaudhary5 years ago in Psyche
4 Qualities Of An Introvert That Will Shock you
Most people misunderstand introverts; they think they are shy and have an attitude because they will not talk much. But That's Not the case, There are hidden qualities of an introvert that will make them different from other people.
By Arsalan Haroon5 years ago in Psyche
5 Things To Consider This Alcohol Awareness Week
There’s a deep rooted stigma around alcohol, but it is rare that something that is such a common component of all of our lives is so difficult to discuss. We love to cheer for ‘wine aunts’ and to end tough days with ‘just the one’ (which never really is just one) but why do we accept this culture when we so openly condemn other drug related habits? Across the world the sales of alcohol soared as we entered the Spring Lockdown, but as we sit in our second lockdown I want you to think about your consumption of alcohol under a microscope. Lockdown allows us time to reassess our lives and to form new healthy habits, so here are five things to consider this Alcohol Awareness Week.
By Sorcha Murphy 5 years ago in Psyche
What are the 5 signs of mental illness?
Mental illness is nothing but change in behaviour and actions of an individual. It highly affects your thinking and causes mood swings. This change in thinking could lead to many severe mental disorders. Many psychiatric problems could arise due to the combination of how you feel, think or behave.
By Dipali Roy5 years ago in Psyche
10 Strangest Mental Disorders
A mental health disorder, also referred to as a mental illness or a psychiatric disorder, is an umbrella term for a behavioural or mental pattern that causes an impairment of personal functioning. A mental health disorder can be anything from eating disorders, personality disorders, substance-related disorders to cognitive and development disorders. A disorder may be persistent, relapsing or occurring in a singular episode.
By lehan smith6 years ago in Psyche
Not Feeling Good Enough
I spend a lot of time paralysed by a voice in my head that tells me I’m not good enough or not worthy to follow my ambitions. Some days I lose hours battling with it to get the simplest of things done and it often leaves me wishing I had an off switch for my brain or a way to completely check out of thinking for a while.
By Alicia Brunskill6 years ago in Psyche
Things to Spend Your Money on If You Have Any Kind of Anxiety
Since I’m writing for the Psyche section right now, I wanted to talk anxiety. You can’t realistically say you have zero stressors in life nor any kind of anxiety. I mean, we’re in the modern age where people are screaming at you things to BUY to compensate for your out-of-control-mind. THAT’s where we’re at in 2019.
By Paige Bird6 years ago in Psyche
20 Major Signs of Poor Mental Health at Any Age to Never Ignore
We’ve all heard of mental health diagnoses like depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder. Sometimes, the first signs of mental illness are seen in decreased functioning. This might appear as bad grades, poor work performance, failing to express whats going on internally, and avoiding people for long periods of time.
By Silena Le Beau6 years ago in Psyche
