A borderline may have recurring suicide attempts as well as self-harm (also pertained to as self-mutilation). Less than 10% of people who suffer from borderline actually commit suicide. Some people with BPD harm themselves without the desire to die. They self-harm by cutting, hitting, burnin...
Two literature reviews have highlighted common factors that confer resilience to suicidal experiences in people with psychosis. The first review identified a range of protective factors in quantitative studies, which included family support, positive values, service engagement and hope for recovery, insight...
Lots of people cry when they feel frustrated, angry, or embarrassed. When you get mad, your body produces a flood of hormones that stimulate strong reactions in your body — everything from a racing heart to sweaty palms to short-term memory loss. Inresponse to the elevated stress level, ...
Emotional numbness is a term used to refer to a general lack of emotion. While it can be a defense mechanism to cope with a previous heartbreak or trust issues, but emotional numbness can also be a symptom of many different medical conditions. It can even be a side effect of certain medi...
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For example, someone with GAD may repeatedly have the thought“What if I don’t get that job and I end up going broke”. The initial appearance of this thought could be conceptualized as an obsession. Someone with GAD might then respond to this obsession by compulsively ruminating about the...
Learn the signs of emotional immaturity. Follow a five-step process for learning how to become emotionally mature.
In fact, some forms of therapy, such as Mindfulness based cognitive therapy, has been shown to be even better than medications at lowering the risk of relapse (as long as you’ve gotten over the worst hump). The human mind is very powerful but much of it is amenable to change. It’s...
Today, (after peaking at over eleven MMBPD in 1970) the US produces over seven million - while importing 11.5 million. Most of the productivity gains touted in the videos were it some way due to the burning of petroleum. It's fine to claim credit for the ingenuity of taking it out of...