Lots of people walk through life trying to hide their depression. Some people with hidden depression can conceal their depression like pros, masking their symptoms and putting on a “happy face” for most others. — John M. Grohol, Psy.D. Have you ever encountered problems that you cannot paint your face with a smile? Is it too heavy […]
Powerful Mantras To Help You Move On
Love dies. Relationships end. These statements are difficult to accept, but they constitute people’s daily lives. Heartbreaks are extremely painful since you invested time and effort into a relationship. For better or worse, in most of today’s Western cultures we have immense freedom to follow our hearts’ desires when it comes to love; however, this […]
How Depression Can Take Over Your Life After A Breakup (And How You Can Combat It)
It’s normal for us to need some time to ruminate and go over the break-up in minute detail when we feel like we were the one who was dumped. Break-ups can definitely qualify as traumatic events and telling and re-telling the break-up story is a relatively normal reaction if it was traumatic for you. — Suzanne […]
Why Rejection Hurts
Rejection happens to nearly everyone. It occurs whenever someone refuses to be our friend, or whenever we don’t get picked into groups. This inner voice tells us we are unworthy of being accepted by others, even ourselves. It tells us we don’t have a right to even take up space in the world. — […]
How To Survive A “No Commitment Relationship”
At first, there is the pain, or the relief, the anger, sadness, etc. But as time goes by, people often end up drifting back together — they start talking, having sex, spending time together, and soon they’re a couple again, even if unofficially. — Nathan Feiles, MSW, LCSW-R The addiction of love blinds people. Some […]
“We are Fuckin’ Perfect”–Pink
Mostly, songs that discuss depression and suicide released in recent memory have meant well. With this song, Pink directly confront depression and suicide. She doesn’t dance around the subject matter, but she cuts right through the euphemism and candidly faces the topic. In her music video, she graphically interprets the song well
Self-Therapy on Issues About Infidelity
A significant number of married couples are impacted by infidelity nowadays. It’s like the trend now. Or is it? How people could step out of their marriage nowadays to have an affair with another person may take a million reasons to understand the behavior fully. If you are the one being cheated on, in most […]
Psychiatrist’s Guide On How To Mend A Broken Heart
Every human being experience heartbreak. Whatever is the nature of the relationship, when mutual trust, understanding, and feelings of love wanes, moving on can be a tremendous struggle. Unfortunately, there’s not a magic number for how many weeks it takes to get over a bad break-up, but if you find your thoughts are getting in […]
How Seeing A Psychologist Helped My Relationship With My Parents
Our parents are our first guardians and mentors. They’re meant to love us unconditionally, and we should return the same respect and care for them. Unfortunately, not all of us have good relationships with our mothers or fathers. So what can we do about this problem? For those searching for a way to reconcile with […]
Why I’m Leaving New York City For My Mental Health Recovery
Don’t get me wrong, New York is my favorite city, and I’m proud to say that growing up in it is one of the best moments of my life. It becomes part of my world where I see and meet thousands of people every day. Aside from the fact that most individuals love to come […]