Discover 5 ways CBT can help with anxiety & depression
Cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) is a therapy technique that aims to improve mental health by improving thought patterns. It focuses on changing destructive cognitive thought processes and behaviours.
How to deal with low mood
We all experience periods of low mood in our lifetime and feel sad sometimes about things that have happened. For some of us these moments don’t last for long and are manageable, but for
others these periods can become prolonged and can affect our day to day tasks and impair our functioning.
Top five ways to boost your health in 2019 – based on the latest research
It’s the start of a new year and there is no doubt that 2019 will be as saturated with nutritional nonsense as 2018. From appetite suppressant lollipops to activated charcoal, the wellness industry was worth $4.2 trillion in 2017 and this figure is set to keep rising.
Emotions: how humans regulate them and why some people can’t
Take the following scenario. You are nearing the end of a busy day at work, when a comment from your boss diminishes what’s left of your dwindling patience. You turn, red-faced, towards the source of your indignation. It is then that you stop, reflect, and choose not to voice your displeasure. After all, the shift is nearly over.
How perfectionism can lead to depression in students
The pressures of young adulthood coupled with the demands of university leave undergraduates at risk for depressive symptoms. In fact, nearly 30% of undergraduates suffer from depressive symptoms, which is threefold higher than the general population. As such, researchers are increasingly interested in identifying factors that contribute to depressive symptoms to help curb the ever-increasing depression epidemic. Our new study, published in Personality and Individual Differences, focused on one such factor, perfectionism, and its depressing consequences.
Anxiety disorders: stop censoring yourself and learn to lose
People with an anxiety disorder often edit what they’re about to say in their minds, because they don’t want to offend anyone; they try to find the perfect moment to bring up something; and they worry about the impact that they have on other people. In general, they tend to assume the worst and worry about all the things that might go wrong.
Why having a conversation about mental health in the workplace might not be so simple
For many people experiencing mental health difficulties, fear of the stigma associated with conditions can affect how they relate to others. This fear is not just limited to social interactions, it can affect all aspects of life, including the workplace.
Sleep Research Uncovers Dire Consequences To Deprivation
Researchers at Michigan State University conducted the largest experimentally controlled study on sleep deprivation to date, revealing just how detrimental operating without sleep can be in everything from bakers adding too much salt to cookies to surgeons botching surgeries.
Scientists Uncover Why You Can’t Decide What to Order for Lunch
Researchers explore the choice overload effect, a phenomenon that hampers the brain’s ability to make a decision when there are too many options. A study conducted in California nearly 20 years ago is illustrative of the effect. In that study, researchers set up a table offering different samples of jams in a grocery store.
Perception
Everything that happens to us in life is perceived and interpreted a certain way. That frame through which we analyse the world and give it a certain meaning is developed through our life experiences starting when we are little. We also learn and strengthen these thinking patterns through interactions with people and especially with our parents or carers in early childhood…