Psychiatrist vs. Psychologist
Psychiatrist vs. Psychologist What to know before seeking one of these professionals Movies and television show often portray therapy for an emotional or mental illness as lying on a couch in an office while pouring out your heart to a doctor. In reality, this is not...
How to Use Positive Psychology to Support Your Mental Health
When thinking about mental health, it's easy to view it as either struggling with severe mental disorders and significant stress or not. As a result, we often focus solely on what's wrong without considering all the good qualities in our lives. This trend has its...
5 Tips on How to Cope with Low Self-Esteem and Build Confidence
We've all experienced insecurities at some point in our lives, whether it be our physical appearance, the size of our success, financial status, intelligence, sense of humor, and so on. Yet, if that becomes an obstacle that interferes with your daily responsibilities...
The 4 Types of Parenting Styles
According to Pamela Li at Parenting for Brain, the 4 parenting styles commonly used in psychology are based on the unique work of developmental psychologist Diana Baumrind at the University of California at Berkeley in the 1960s. Maccoby and Martin also contributed by...
Healthy Lifestyle and Mental Health
According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), Mental health is part of overall health. Just like we can’t be well without good mental health, we can’t be healthy if we neglect the rest of our bodies. When dealing with a mental health condition it can be...
Schizophrenia and Related Psychotic Disorders
According to Deanna M. Barch at Washington University in St. Louis, Schizophrenia and Related Psychotic Disorders are some of the most impairing forms of psychopathology, frequently associated with a profound negative effect on the individual’s educational,...
5 Techniques To Stop Ruminating
Rumination and how to get rid of it: Have you ever felt stuck in a loop of the same distressing, intrusive thoughts? Perhaps you fixated on an embarrassing situation or a rude comment someone made no matter how hard you tried to suppress these memories? Or maybe you...
How To Deal with Negative Self-Talk
Each time you scold or belittle yourself for a minor mistake like running a bit late to a meeting, calling a new coworker by the wrong name, or saying something awkward during a part, you engage in negative self-talk. The more often it happens, the higher chance that...
Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy
Bailey Mariner at Very Well Mind stated that Munchausen syndrome by proxy is a mental health disorder in which a caregiver, most often a mother, routinely makes up fake symptoms or causes real symptoms in a child or adult victim to make it appear that the victim has a...
Selective Mutism in Children
Does your child talk at home or with friends but refuse to talk at school? A child with selective mutism (MS) will talk at some times and in some places, but not in others. This might start when your child goes to school. Sometimes, it starts when a child is younger....
Brainspotting Therapy – What is it and How does it Work?
What is Brainspotting Therapy? According to Theodora Blanchfield, AMFT, and Daniel B. Block, MD, at Very Well Mind, Brainspotting therapy is a type of alternative therapy that uses spots in a person’s visual field to help them process trauma. It accesses trauma...
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