Because bipolar disorder is considered a mental illness — most people focus on how mentally taxing the ups and downs of manic and depressive episodes can be. It may also be common for people to talk about the signs and symptoms, and not what it…
Category: psychiatry
Unusual Things You Do Because Of Your Anxiety
1. You Always Imagine The Worst Outcomes And Start Panicking 2. You Run Away From Social Gatherings To Avoid Being Judged 3. You’re Constantly Haunted By The Fear Of Getting Caught 4. You Make Fewer Friends To Keep Your Anxiety At Bay 5. You Tend…
DEPRESSION CAN LOOK DIFFERENT IN DIFFERENT PEOPLE
Women: Women have higher rates of depression than men. Biological, hormonal and life-cycle factors are more likely to affect their experience. Women are more likely to experience sadness, worthlessness and guilt. Men: Men with depression are more like to feel tired, irritable, and angry. They…
Getting Through Your Bad Mental Health Days
BE SELFISH To be ‘selfish’ is defined as lacking consideration for other people. It has negative connotations. As children we are told to share with others, and to not be selfish. But is being selfish really a bad thing? It can be difficult to be…
Insomnia, Symptoms & Treatment
Insomnia Symptoms If you think you might have insomnia, it’s important to identify common symptoms so you can discuss them with your doctor. Like most sleep disorders, insomnia is recognised by a specific set of diagnostic criteria. If you’re experiencing any of the following symptoms,…
Effective ways to deal with fear
There are several strategies for dealing with fear, which should help depending on the nature of your fears and the severity. Serious phobias may require the advice and intervention of a physician, but for less serious cases, some of these tips may be helpful. 1.…
6 things to avoid when you are having a panic attack
A panic attack can be a dreadful experience. It can cause you to feel breathless and make you think that you are going to suffocate. A panic attack can also make you think that you are not in control of your life. You can overcome…
5 Points for Emotional Wellness of Older People
Mental health or psychiatric health and wellness is very important at every stage of our life. It is a fact, as people get older, the risk for mental health problems increases. Changes in life and health issues can directly and significantly impact the mental health…
8 TIPS TO IMPROVE YOUR CHILD’S BEHAVIOUR
These are eight tips for parents to modify the behaviours of children based of parenting style researches and applied behavioural analysis To Become a Role Model: Well, children do learn from what they watch, they observe parents; boys follow fathers in common cases and girls…
8 Warnings to Detect Your Mental & Emotional State
We can tell that we are tired, but what if we are tired mentally? Or we are emotionally exhausted! The mental and emotional exhaustion signs might not that vivid as physical signs. So, how we are going to detect that we are mentally and emotionally…