Dissociative Disorders: The Effects of Traumatic Events on the Psyche
Dissociation is a disconnection between a person’s thoughts, memories, feelings, actions or sense of who he or she is. This is a normal process that everyone has experienced. Examples of mild, common dissociation include daydreaming, highway hypnosis or “getting lost”…
How To Rediscover Your Libido
A healthy libido is about more than desire. It’s about experiencing pleasure that’s essential to our minds, bodies and spirits. And in the face of stress, it often goes into hiding. Go to a movie or flip on the television…
Ericksonian Hypnosis: To Fight Against Pain And Stress
You may have already heard of Ericksonian hypnosis, but you don’t know what this discipline consists of. You should know that it allows you to overcome fear, stress, anxiety, etc. You will find in this article, all the essential information…
How To Deal With Anxiety in Children
Childhood anxiety is one of the most important mental health challenges of our time. One in five children will experience some kind of clinical-level anxiety by the time they reach adolescence. For most kids, these feelings of worry won’t last,…
Drawn To The Abyss: Understanding Our Fascination With Fear
Fear lies at the core of our emotional repertoire, and most of us can agree that it is not associated with rainbows and friendly blue skies. Yet while some would rather do anything other than watch a horror film, others—myself…
Tips to Overcome the Impostor Syndrome (Part One)
The constant feeling of being an impostor. This is what a person who suffers from the impostor syndrome feels. If you are receiving a promotion at work, congratulations for a successful project, recognition for daily work, a prize or simple…
Survivor’s Guilt: How To Recognize and Overcome It
When an individual believes they have done something wrong by surviving a tragic event where others have died or otherwise succumbed, survivor guilt takes hold. It can manifest across the spectrum, from bittersweet feelings to all-out despair. Most commonly, survivor…
Ticking Time Bombs – Understanding Explosive Anger Disorders
Intermittent explosive disorder (IED) is an often overlooked mental disorder identified by episodes of anger and sudden outbursts in which the person loses control entirely. This mental disorder usually begins in childhood or adolescence. Most people continue to experience it…
Classifying Personality – Understanding the MBTI
Have you ever heard someone describe themselves as an INTJ or an ESTP and wondered what those cryptic-sounding letters could mean? What these people are referring to is their personality type based on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). The Myers-Briggs…
The 3 Types of Narcissistic Mothers
A narcissistic mother is very harmful and causes a lot of pain to her child because she wants to fulfill her own needs and cannot consider her child’s needs. This type of mother’s love is fleeting because she cannot love…
