How Can Mental Hygiene Help Our Elders
How Can Mental Hygiene Help Our Elders Mental hygiene (or cerebral hygiene) is a term created in the 19th century to designate all the precautions and measures allowing a psychological balance. It prevents mental illness and helps the person…
How to Control An Emotional Response As A Teen
It’s last period on Friday afternoon. The weekend trip you planned with a friend starts in exactly 4 hours. You’ve been catching up on studying and chores all week so you can enjoy the time away. And now the teacher…
9 Effective Methods of Soothing Anxiety
Anxiety is a set of symptoms and feelings that everyone experiences from time to time. The sense of tension, nervousness and apprehension is our body’s response to a perceived threat, and can occur in anything from arguing with loved ones…
Inside The Mind of A Voyeur – What Makes Them Tick?
Voyeuristic disorder is a paraphilic disorder. There are several such disorders, with paraphilic referring to sexual interests, preferences, fantasies, urges, and behaviours outside the norm. These are considered symptoms of a disorder only if they are acted upon in ways…
The Psychological Impacts of Bullying in Children and Teens
We’ve all been there. In the playground, where one girl grabs another’s hair and yanks her backwards off the swing. In the lunchroom, where “the mean kid” smacks down a smaller boy’s tray, spilling his food. In the classroom, where…
6 Effective Methods of Dealing With Jealousy
Jealousy isn’t necessarily an unhealthy emotion, but there are ways to handle your jealousy more constructively. If you tend to get jealous in romantic relationships, you’re not alone. Jealousy is a very natural emotion that many people experience at some…
How Comparing Yourself To Others Ruins Your Mental Health
Comparing yourself to others is a common human dynamic that first rears its head when children are very small, such as toddlers wanting whatever toy is in the hands of the kid next to them. It gains momentum in elementary…
How To Develop Healthy Sexuality In Children?
How a child learns to treat the other gender, and how the child feels about his or her own sexuality is an important part of his or her self-image. We prefer to talk about “building healthy sexuality” rather than “teaching…
Taking Care Of Your Look: A Good Way To Boost Your Self-Esteem
Self-esteem and self-esteem are important qualities that every person should have, whether it is on a social, professional, or sentimental level. In a society where self-image greatly influences daily life, it becomes difficult to love oneself, especially because of reference…
How To Recognize When You Are Depressed
Feeling down from time to time is a normal part of life, but when emotions such as hopelessness and despair take hold and just won’t go away, you may have depression. More than just sadness in response to life’s struggles…
