More than two and a half years have passed since the outbreak of COVID-19. Needless to say, in some way or another everyone was affected by this pandemic. Most countries have now returned to what was once normality or an … Read more
Myth Buster: Bipolar Disorder
Despite being a reasonably prevalent mental condition, bipolar disorder is underrepresented. Many people think that someone with bipolar disorder is consistently either happy or sad. This might lead to people diagnosed with bipolar disorder frequently feeling unsupported and misunderstood due … Read more
How to learn to be alone
Coming out of a global pandemic, just recently many people were spending a lot of time alone – during lockdown, in quarantine, … We are speaking about imposed alone time here. When actually choosing to be alone, there can be … Read more
How to Handle It: Breaking Up a Long-Term Relationship
Let’s face it: break-ups suck. Big time. It’s never easy ending a relationship with someone you spent a chunk of your life with. But unfortunately, break-ups are a part of life and something that a lot of us will need … Read more
Does a Low Sex Drive Make Me Less of a Man?
The typical representation of a ‘manly man’ is one that has a high sex drive and is basically horny all the time. In reality, some men have low sex drives and can go a significant amount of time without thinking … Read more
Dealing with the traffic jam stress
Being caught up in traffic has become an episode in everyday life. So today I choose to dedicate this blog to the stress which is often related to the traffic congestion. Together with stress, some might experience anger, frustration and … Read more
Why You Should Keep Taking Your Meds
Taking your medication as directed in terms of dose, timing, manner, and frequency is the aspect of adhering to your medication regimen. This is a crucial aspect of taking medication and simply put, failing to take them as directed by … Read more
Worried about binge-eating?
Many people tend to eat a lot from time to time. Recently, health care professionals and researchers have acknowledged that binge-eating can be an eating disorder. The big difference of the binge eating disorder, in comparison with the widely … Read more
Does Music Help Kids Study?
When reading from different sources about the benefits of music on academic performance, one can quickly conclude that music has a positive effect on our health and academic performance. Both aspects of music- listening to music when studying and learning … Read more
How to talk to someone who is struggling – Part 2
In the first part of this blog, we went over some key components when talking to someone using empathy. We spoke about adopting a non-judgemental perspective, making an effort to see the world through the other’s perspective, being in … Read more