Inktober And The Art Of Staying Healthy: How Creative Engagement Boosts Your Health And Wellbeing
Creative engagement — making art, or even "art" — is an underestimated path to better mental and physical health. And let's face it. As COVID-19 continues to ravage the planet, we all need that. I know I do, and that's why I'm participating in Inktober.
How To Help A Depressed Person Who Doesn't Want Help
What can you do to help someone suffering from depression who doesn't want your help? Sometimes the answer is "not a lot," but sometimes you can be very helpful. Here are some tips on what to do and what to avoid.
What To Do When Someone With Dementia Develops Depression Or Anxiety?
People with dementia develop depression and anxiety quite often — no surprise, given the constant and scary changes they'll be facing. These mental health disorders are, however, harder to recognize, since many symptoms overlap with those of dementia.
6 Symptoms And Diseases Related To Oxytocin Deficiency: Is A Lack Of Oxytocin Making You Ill?
Oxytocin is known as the love hormone, but what happens if you don't have enough? Could anxiety, depression, stress, aggression and even a low libido all be related to an oxytocin deficiency?
How To Have A Healthy Long-Distance Relationship With Your Elderly Relatives In The Age Of COVID: Practical Tips For Families
Many elderly people have been feeling especially lonely since the COVID-19 pandemic started, and missing out on face-to-face interactions is largely to blame. What can you do to foster strong and meaningful long-distance or virtual relationships?
Stress Management In The Age Of COVID-19: Feel Safer By Being Safer
Times of crisis, such as the one we’re currently experiencing, can unquestionably present a major source of stress, as a trigger for both acute stress reactions and exacerbations of symptoms in patients with chronic mental illnesses.
Has The COVID-19 Pandemic Actually Had A Positive Impact On Some Folks' Mental Health?
It's no secret that COVID-19 has had a rather negative impact on most people's mental health. Could some people who had pre-existing mental health diagnoses, from depression to OCD and from PTSD to anxiety disorders, actually have been doing better?
Just Kidding! Why And How To Try Laughter Therapy With Your Kids
Kids have not been a focus in the COVID-19 pandemic, but they have suffered significant negative mental health consequences. Might laughter (therapy) be one of the answers?
Why Some People Get More Angry Than Others
Anger is an emotional state that varies in intensity from mild irritation to intense wrath and rage. Like all other emotions, it's accompanied by physiological and biological changes.
Hypersomnia And Hypersomnolence Disorder: Why Do You Sleep Plenty, But Are Still Always Tired?
Are you often tired, even to the point of disorientation, despite sleeping plenty at night and even taking naps during the day? That's called hypersomnolence, and it can have a nasty impact on your daily life. What do you need to know?