How To Use The Brain to improve Life, Skills, Expertise & Thinking
In this round-up article, I’m going to highlight only the key insights from psychology that will help you use your brain at its highest potential …
Mental health refers to all aspects of adjusting in life and managing life’s problems. It isn’t just the absence of mental illnesses like bipolar disorder or Schizophrenia, it is the presence of a well-adjusted, flourishing life.
Mental health is holistic. It involves understanding the environment, relationships, social contexts, behaviors, and the body with respect to feeling adequate, adaptable, and motivated.
At a granular level, it looks at motivation in everyday life, destructive thought patterns, conflicts between people, behavioral patterns that harm the individual, ability to handle everyday problems, and emotions.
How 2 Fake It Till You Make It w/o The Imposter Syndrome
Fake it till you make it – is it what you think it is? Is it really about lying your way to success? What if …
How to use Social Media Mindfully during COVID-19 lockdowns
Lockdowns and social distancing have virtually eliminated our opportunities to socialize, and that’s a change we have to deal with for the greater good of …
The Coronavirus Mental Health Crisis and its Psychological impact: Research Insights
This article is a summary of recent studies done on the psychological burden and mental health issues emerging from the pandemic. It’ll be updated as …
6 Potent Ways to Reduce Stress during the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the world with exponentially rising cases, deaths, constant fear & uncertainty, and forced social adjustments like work-from-home, self-quarantine, quarantine, isolation, …
Psychology of the COVID-19 pandemic: Social Distancing, Mental Health, Hypocognition
Summary: Social distancing and mental health have a number of interactions (loneliness, uncertainty) that people need to address during a pandemic. Psychological adjustment is hard …
27 Real Tips to Improve Life Satisfaction, Wellbeing, Mental Health and the Quality of Life
Life satisfaction is how you evaluate the quality of your life and how happy/satisfied you are with it. People have different ways to evaluate their …
Social Detoxing and Solitude: Alone, Lonely, or Aloneliness?
Many people disconnect from social activities and seek solitude to improve their well-being. This “Social detox” is a common lifestyle choice when things get overwhelming. …
Do Self-Affirmations Work? Coping With Low Self-esteem & Self-worth
Highlights Positive self-affirmations are things people say or do to feel adequate, deserving, competent, and efficacious (confident) – I am skilled & worthy. Self-affirming positive …
A 5-Step Mindfulness Grounding Technique To Ease Anxiety & Why Mindfulness Works
While a lot of psychological techniques have a learning curve and take time to make tangible improvements in life, some work within seconds. One of …
5 Myths About Grief That Show What Grieving Really Looks Like
Grief is not a topic any of us really like to focus on as it brings up feelings, thoughts, and memories associated with heartache and …
Stop/Control Negative Thoughts With Cognitive Defusion & Cognitive Restructuring Techniques
Everyone has negative thoughts at some point in time. Even psychologically healthy people have a fair amount of negative thoughts about themselves and others. And …
How Social Media affects Mental Health, Behavior, & Wellbeing
The psychology of social media (research summary) Social media allows a way to manipulate how you present yourself. Many choose to show an overly positive, …
7 Proven and Practical Emotional Regulation Skills & Techniques [How-To]
We all experience emotions with a huge subjective component. Most of us can recognize the emotions we experience, and sometimes we don’t know what to …
Is Yoga An Effective Form Of Treatment For Depression? Recent Research Reviews Give A Resounding Yes.
Yoga is quite a popular choice when it comes to improving the quality of life, coping with mental health issues, and increasing the amount of …
Third Person Self-Talk Is An Effective Way To Reduce Anxiety And Regulate Emotions
Research shows[1] that self-talk, when done in 3rd person, can be an effective method of emotional self-regulation that can reduce anxiety. Converting your anxious/negative thoughts …