Remember when you spoke about an incident to your friend and you felt like your feelings were disregarded? It would’ve led to you being insecure of your thoughts and feelings to the point where sharing about that incident seemed unimportant. But it was. If something has the power to affect you, it sure has the…
‘Anxiety’ is part of the spectrum of human emotion, and is extremely useful as such in helping a person prepare for a response in a situation seen as a threat or unsafe by the mind..
How we think and feel about ourselves often reflects on our well-being and its various aspects – that is, the emotional, physical, psychological and social elements of our lives. While a lot of words related to this understanding are prevalent in popular culture, let’s try to understand what some of these mean from a scientific…
Therapy is a process that helps facilitate change in distressing emotions, which are often related to unhealthy or unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. The need for such change could be based on a clinical diagnosis*, but that’s not all it could be helpful with.
Mental health relates most directly with the functioning of our minds, that is, with our situation, thoughts, emotions and behavior. It also frequently relates to our physical health, as mental health can have an impact on physical health and vice versa.
I find this is a great question to ask as you’re beginning to work on yourself, as it might help you understand what it is that you’re seeking help for in the first place. Whether you schedule a session with a therapist or not, it would further be a good idea to understand what your…