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Advice and tips on managing mental health, maintaining a positive outlook and becoming your happiest self.

Mental Health:
In school we learn things like the alphabet, how to spell, how to use a calculator - The basic things we need to know to function in life. But sadly, there is one pivotal thing very few people are taught. That thing is psychology. Many people go through life without truly understanding themselves or other people. They don’t know how to think well or manage their emotions. Most people don’t know that change or that improvement in mental health is possible.
By Rachael 5 years ago in Psyche
Journey of a Person with Disability
Non-profits that counsel such as EastHouse and non-profits that treat such as Rochester Rehab aiding clinics and hospitals in treating people with disabilities. This is what families, friends, and people with disabilities should be researching and searching for because life coaches can provide motivation and inspiration to overcome illnesses. Sudden fear overwhelms us all but it is a meditation on the positivity that bridges the gap to hope. We cannot be afraid to ask for help and get help on things that are important to us. We must let nothing stop us from reaching our goals because our goals define us and our lives.
By Distinguished Honorary Alumni Dr. Matthew Primous5 years ago in Psyche
Battling Winter's Woes
Taking the dog for a walk before work has become a chore. Gone are the bright sunny mornings of spring and summer, where we could go on an early morning walk in short sleeves or a light jacket, accompanied by the tweeting of birds and the warmth of the morning sun on our faces. We are now into the season of gloves, hats, and big parkas zipped right up. Instead of feeling invigorated and healthier for taking a dawn stroll, we are now sauntering through the darkness, drizzle and fog, and spending most of it yawning and wondering why on earth 6 am now feels like 3 am.
By Lucy Charlotte Marshall5 years ago in Psyche
What To Do When Your Mental Health Dips
Its got to that point hasn't it. Your suffocating in your mind and your helpers just cannot seem to say the right things. Thus, you're in a vicious circle where you cannot get the help you need.
By Rheanna Ford5 years ago in Psyche
The Four Letter Word You Need For A Successful Meditation
You’ve been there. Attempting but not succeeding. And the next time you want to try, you see yourself making excuses.
By David Shields 5 years ago in Psyche
Things One Should Check Before Downloading A Mental Health App
Mental health is one of the main issues among young people. There are over a million children and youth who are dealing with mental illness in Canada alone. According to the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), around 75% of people who have a mental illness do not have access to specialized treatment.
By Jack thomson5 years ago in Psyche
3 Things to Get Your Mind Off Your Agoraphobia
As you know, we've been working together on our agoraphobia for a little while now and again, I'm doing this series because I'm hitting the decade mark for my diagnosis (thanks doc, it really helped to know). I'm not going to lie to you when I say that I had never even heard of the word when I was first diagnosed, I had never heard of either of my anxieties: agoraphobia and hypochondria. But, I am not going to lay down dead and do nothing but pop pills for the rest of my life. And there is no reason you should too. Your medication is very important but it can only go so far. Other things you should do is practice some habits that you can use to get your mind off those intrusive thoughts.
By Annie Kapur5 years ago in Psyche
3 Things That Will Never Help Your Agoraphobia
As you've probably seen on my channel, I have been covering things about agoraphobia as I reach the ten-year mark of being diagnosed with the mental illness. Over the years, I have tried and tested many things and methods, foods and everything under the sun. If you want to read about them in more detail, then click on the numbers and you can go back to the other parts of the series:
By Annie Kapur5 years ago in Psyche
Attachment Style: People-Phobic
Take the Quiz I just finished reading Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find - and Keep - Love by Amir Levine and Rachel Heller and was struck by what healthy relationships look like, as modeled by secure attachment styles.
By Annette Kim5 years ago in Psyche
5 Self-talk Mantras for When You're Panicking – Anxiety & Derealisation
I was diagnosed with anxiety and derealisation/depersonalisation in 2019, my last year of school, and I’m really proud to say that I know a lot more about myself and my mental health issues than I did back then. I started off that year with daily panic attacks and derealisation episodes, a terrifying mindset, and more tears than I’ve ever cried before. If you're interested in hearing more about my experiences overcoming anxiety and derealisation in year 12, you can read the personal essay I wrote here, but today I wanna talk about some of the techniques that have helped me cope with these mental health challenges since then.
By Liv5 years ago in Psyche
"I am Imperfectly Perfect"
Mental health can play a vital role in your life. Whether you may have a mental illness or are going through some circumstances that can affect your mental health, it is definitely something that should not be ignored. Let's be real with ourselves: no one is perfect. We all have flaws and insecurities. They don't make us any better than anyone else nor do they make us any worse than others.
By Sylvester Long5 years ago in Psyche
Why I'm Letting Go
Let's face it: all of us face some kind of bullshit on a daily basis. It's either from being at work or getting a super weird message that throws off your whole day. I've been there way too recently than I care to admit, but hey, bullshit happens. It's how we deal with it that really makes us be able to move on from it and continue to live our lives. It sometimes blows my mind how I can hold onto something way longer, or think I'm completely over something because I told myself to be over it, but it pops it's ugly head up six months later. I used to think boxing up the bullshit and pretending it didn't affect me would work. Compartmentalize and deal with it later. Guess what? Didn't work! So what is there to do now?
By Alexandra Picerne6 years ago in Psyche