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Experiencing the gaslighting that comes with toxic positivity begins a chain reaction that diminishes empathy for everyone involved. Rejecting someone else’s true feelings because happiness is much easier to deal with than negativity makes us terrible friends who are only around when things are going ...
Studies have revealed that dogs can reduce tension and improve your mood. Playing with a dog elevates levels of dopamine and serotonin in your system. These are the ‘feel good’ neurotransmitters that create feelings of well-being and emotional stability. This can help with mild to moderate de...
a spouse who works long hours, or even a husband with a chronic illness. Whatever the reason, loneliness or feelings of isolation and disengagement can often push someone to seek out that romantic fulfillment elsewhere. "They feel lonely and someone else starts meeting the unmet needs," Skurtu...
Obsessions are unwanted, intrusive thoughts, images, or urges that trigger intensely distressing feelings. Compulsions are behaviors an individual engages into attempt to get rid of the obsessionsand/or decrease his or her distress. What is the #1 phobia?
While it can be easy to avoid them physically, Dr Adam Hickman says that feelings ofsocial isolationand loneliness may creep in. It makes sense – according to Maslow’shierarchyof needs, a psychological theory which tries to explain human behaviour and motivation based on necessities, a feeling...
In the Northern Hemisphere, we’re in the midst of the darkest months of the year. Many are isolated in their homes due to pandemic-related lockdowns, fearing not only for their health but for their livelihoods.
scholar said her experience was “a continuum of hell”, while a law scholar claimed “the impact has been huge [and] is going to last a long time”. Aware of these potential consequences, and citing feelings of fear, isolation and despair, others had decided to “hide in the shadows”...
Self-harm is bad because it keeps you stuck in the disrespect of yourself. The immediate gratification is empty and really does nothing to push yourself to a better solution to ease the feelings you have. Once you love yourself, harming yourself will be a thing of the past. It really feel...
Self-defeating mindsets are typicallyunconscious formsof self-destructive behavior that result in self-fulfilling prophecies. Examples include harboring thoughts, usually on a subconscious level, such as,“I’m going to fail; I just know it,”“I’ll never get out alive,”“This will completely ...