PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder, is a mental disorder that many people of heard of but they don't know all of the facts. People who have PTSD have gone through situations that others haven't, and those situations are usually traumatic. Lindsay Holmes, a contributor writer for the Huffington Post, said there are a few things that people should know about PTSD.
7 Tiny Changes in Mindset to Improve the Quality of Your Life
Our brains are a very powerful organ in our body. It controls everything that we do. Sometimes it might feel like our brain has a little too much control. There are time where we have to learn how to have more control over our brains. Ayodeji Awosika, a contributor writer for the Huffington Post, says there are some changes you can make in mindset that can help change your quality of life.
8 Ways to Make Yourself Happy Forever
Happiness is an important thing in life. In order to live a fulfilled life, there should be an abundance of happiness. Everyone, at some point in their life, is on the quest to find happiness. Anya Hollis, a contributor writer for the Huffington Post, has some tips on how to make yourself happy forever.
5 Ways to Find Motivation for Mental Health and Wellness
Sometimes, when you’re down in the dumps it’s hard to take good care of yourself. It’s hard to feel inspired to support your wellness, including your mental health and psychological health. When you’re not feeling happy with your life, it can be hard to get up and do something positive for yourself. This article will provide you with 5 ways to move past what’s keeping you down in the dumps in order to take care of your psychological well being.
8 Things Your Marriage Counselor is Thinking But Not Telling You
Marriage counseling is usually recommended before marriage, and is sometimes needed during the marriage as well. Some couples fear seeking marriage counseling because there is a stigma that if counseling is needed, then there is more of chance of the marriage ending. In some cases, this could be true, but marriage counseling is also known to save many marriages. Couples tend to pick up bad habits from bad role models. Nowadays, couples know very little about how to have a healthy relationship. For couple seeking marriage counseling, it is very important to take in the advice of the counselor and actually use it, other wise it may not work. Here are some things your marriage counselor is thinking but may not be telling you.
5 Things Everyone Should Know About Verbal Aggression
Verbal aggression is just as damaging as physical aggression. A lot of times, verbal abuse gets over looked because some people feel that it is not as damaging as physical abuse. More people are starting to realize the both types of abuse are just as damaging to a persons mental health. Peg Streep, a contributor writer for Psychology Today, says there are 5 things that everyone should know about verbal aggression:
10 Ways to Increase Intimacy
As time goes on in a relationship, it is very easy to get too comfortable, and forget about intimacy. Many couples go through this. Susan K Perry Ph.D., a contributor writer for Psychology Today, says: " Intimacy is the sense of being fully known by another person, and of being loved because of who you are." Here are some ways to increase intimacy in your relationship.
Adult Children of Alcoholics
There a quite a few adults who lived with an alcoholic while growing up. According to an article on Psychology Today, Ann Smith says, 18% of adults grew up with an alcoholic. As a child they may not realize that they are living with an alcoholic or that living with one is affecting them. Most don't even realize the scars, until they get older. Therapy is effective in helping adult children of alcoholics. Below are some important elements of effective treatment and recovery.
Ways to Stomp on Your Inner Critic and Love Yourself
We have a little voice in our head that like to challenge us. Usually that voice can discourage us more than it encourages us. The little voice in our head seems to have a lot of power is what we do. That voice can be your worse critic. Here are some ways you can defeat your inner critic and learn to love yourself more.
10 Ways to Get Your Needs Met
In a relationship both people have needs that need to be met by the other person. Sometimes these needs are met, and sometimes they aren't. Needs may not be met, simply because the other person doesn't know that there is a need that isn't being met. A problem in most relationships, is that people don't know how to ask for what they need in a relationship. Barton Goldsmith Ph.D., a contributor writer for Psychology Today, says there are 10 ways to get you desires met.