“Ignorance is bliss.” Strangely enough, this popular saying has quite a bit of evidence to support it, at least according to several pieces of research on the links between happiness, anxiety, and intelligence. According to a paper from Lakehead University in…
The term eating disorder includes a lot of different disorders related to the way someone with one eats. They usually happen for a variety of psychological reasons and vary by type. We can probably all think of some of those reasons pretty…
Memory loss from depression is a fact. A depressed brain disconnects you from reality like a ship lost at sea. It drags you into its neurochemical storm. It shuts you into a cave where the outside world becomes scary and hazy,…
Sexsomnia is also known as sleep sex. It is a sleep disorder that involves performing sexual actions unconsciously while sleeping. Sexsomnia is linked to NREM. The strange thing is that a person with the disorder doesn’t usually remember anything about it the…
Amnesia is one of the most well-known memory disorders. It involves significant deficiencies in coding, storing, and recalling information. But the basic psychological processes of memory are extremely complex and multi-faceted. There are many types of amnesia and that’s why it can…
Cannabis isn’t just the most highly consumed illegal drug in the world. It’s also one of the drugs with the most myths about what it does to your mind and body. The Spanish Observatory of Drugs and Addiction says that the…
Attachment is a kind of affective bond that you develop as a child. If it doesn’t happen properly, or in other words, if all of a child’s needs aren’t met, they might get into harmful patterns of attachment. Reactive attachment disorder is…
After going through some kind of problem (losing your job, a serious illness, divorce, financial issues, etc.) you may feel overwhelmed. The same goes for big life changes (marriage, the birth of a child, moving, etc.) You might feel nervous, irritable,…