Stress, like any other anxiety disorder, doesn’t discriminate between men and women, poor or rich, young or old. However, what we do know is that stress affects women and men differently. The emotional responses are different, as well as the physical,…
The physical symptoms of depression are the brain’s ways to tell us that something isn’t okay. This complex disorder doesn’t only alter mood and thoughts. If there’s something characteristic about depression is how it impacts the body. It brings with…
Practicing yoga poses on a regular basis helps you channel your energy and control your focus to be more present. In the moments when you feel you have no control, yoga poses can help you connect with whatever you’re going…
Is laziness a personality trait, or are there other reasons behind it? Many people don’t know that depression, fear, or stress are some of the hidden causes of laziness. It can even be a symptom of the pressure created by our…
There are many positive effects of mindfulness on depression. This fact was backed up by the World Health Organization (WHO). They found that depression is a common mental disorder that affects at least 300 million people in the world. Similarly, they…
Depression isn’t so simple. It’s not a cold nor a broken leg. It can’t be healed with a kiss and an “I love you”. This disorder is cruel and consuming and leaves us really anxious. It frustrates us, angers us, and…
Talking about psychology has become popular recently, but the way we talk about psychology isn’t always correct. We tend to talk about psychology while drawing inappropriate equivalences. One of the classic examples of this is our difficulty to establish the…
Did you know that looking at your private emails during work hours is a type of absenteeism? In general, this practice is a deliberate absenteeism from work during the legal work schedule. It can also be considered desertion of your job…
Depression, a word that defines a deep and incapacitating internal sadness, is the same that many don’t associate with the social context in which we live. The fact of the matter is that we’re social beings and context is as…
Reading is one of the best ways for human beings to cultivate their minds. Throughout history, books have instructed, entertained, and protected us. And on some occasions, they have also given us hope, shelter, and comfort. Some people even say…
Creative hopelessness reminds us that we have to face our circumstances sooner or later. Far beyond feeding that repertoire of avoidance behaviors, this technique invites us to accept our reality. We need to accept hopelessness and then create a new…
An antidepressant diet can’t cure psychological disorders on its own. However, nutrition is a key part of a multidisciplinary approach to treat depression. Something as simple as eating anti-inflammatory foods that are rich in antioxidants and vitamin C can help you…
Frustration is one of the worst feelings that we have to deal with since childhood. Managing frustration is difficult, despite having the ability to feel it a very young age.
Deprax is a second-generation antidepressant. Its active substance is trazodone and it’s used to treat chronic depression, insomnia, and anxiety. Although it works fast and has great effects, we can’t ignore its side effects.
We all have to deal with the daily demands of our jobs. When these demands are greater than our personal resources, we can experience work-related stress.
School shootings are a sad phenomenon, even more so if we take into consideration how often they occur. Behind these acts, and only in 5% of cases, there is a mental disorder. The rest of the profiles show other triggering…
Power walking is a good alternative for starting moderate exercise. It helps us not only to stay in good shape, but also allows us to disconnect from our problems and concerns. Therefore, promoting good health. This consists of walking at…
The defining feature of cyclothymia (also called cyclothymic disorder) is chronic mood fluctuations or changes. You could say that it’s like bipolar disorder’s “little brother”. For people with cyclothymia, the mood fluctuations consist of numerous, distinct periods of hypomanic and depressive symptoms. But the key feature is…
After the death of a loved one or a breakup, among many other situations that can happen, we all agree on one thing: we all feel grief. But sometimes we get stuck in that stage. We forget that grief doesn’t…
Persistent depressive disorder doesn’t always respond to a medicine-based approach. The chronic apathy, hopelessness, and depressive moods have a more complex origin than we would have thought. When we apply neuropsychology to the study of dysthymia, it reminds us that…