“Everyone has a mind that ‘talks’ to them. We think of this as our verbal mind or our ‘advisor’. It is the part of you that is linked to your language brain, whose function is to serve as your threat detector.” – Lisa W. Coyne, PhD. How We Experience the Critical Voice in Our Head …
Spoiler alert: this article discusses the plot of a movie. Girl, Interrupted – one of the earliest depictions of mental health in film back in 1999 – is an American psychological drama film directed by James Mangold and starring some of the biggest names in Hollywood like Winona Ryder, Angelina Jolie, Clea DuVall, Brittany Murphy, …
Mental health has always been a complex topic of discussion. Therefore, as a result, a stigma surrounding mental health has been created. Consequently, people often fear discussing this topic due to the various misconceptions and stereotypes surrounding it. It is extremely paramount to learn the facts in order to eradicate the discrimination towards mental disorders …
Research from Michigan State University shows that the sea tends to reduce stress. With how difficult and overwhelming our lives can be nowadays, we are in need of multiple techniques that can help us relieve that stress. Trying multiple different techniques can help us choose the one that suits us best. For many, the beach …
Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), previously referred to as Multiple Personality Disorder, is a mental disorder characterized by having two or more separate identities/personalities/alters. Each identity has its own traits, characteristics, interests, personality, background, gender, etc. When one identity from the system comes forward, they experience the body and reality. When they retreat, it leaves the host …
Just like many facilities around the world, the pandemic has negatively impacted nursing homes and their residents. However, the situation in nursing homes was not great to begin with. Today, many research studies have been successful in bringing forth attention to the darker and less publicized version of nursing homes. As much as it seems …
“They must all hate me.” “I am not good enough for this job.” “I am a burden on my loved ones.” Have you ever experienced very intense, debilitating thoughts that tend to criticize and challenge yourself self-esteem? These thoughts are known as cognitive distortions. They are highly exaggerated patterns of thinking entrenched within the negative …
Rebellion is considered as an uprising to a certain oppressive political leader or an endeavor to overthrow a certain government. Likewise, a rebel in society is someone who completely rejects the status quo and does not abide by it – the rejection being the uprising and the norms being the oppressive government. In the MENA …
There are numerous mindful techniques we hear of that positively influence our well-being and reduce our stress, but have you ever thought that boxing could be one of them? Interestingly enough, boxing is a great technique to relieve some stress, whether it is to punch that anxiety to the curb or get rid of the …
It is no secret that there is a large stigma that revolves around the topic of mental illness, especially in Middle Eastern and North African societies. From public stigma, to stigma around getting help, to self-stigma – it is very prominent. While there is a global effort to fight mental health stigma and while there …