To ensure that the prerequisites for meeting our basic psychological needs are given, the caregivers must build a secure home for their children. Yet, not every child feels safe at home. Experiencing emotional abuse from one’s parents can evoke strong feelings of fear, loneliness and helplessness. Going through this traumatic experience can have severe consequences […]
Now that I am a parent to my younger sister, I know how difficult parenting can be. It’s especially hard when I have my own issues to deal with. Honestly, I have my moments where I’m too busy wrapped up in my own problems to worry about her. There are times when I’ve probably neglected
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Stress and anxiety are common occurrences in the workplace, so it’s not surprising that many employees are constantly coping with the feeling of being overwhelmed.
Workplace anxiety happens when you feel stressed, overloaded, and anxious whenever you’re at work or while you’re thinking about work.
What Is Anxious Attachment? Scroll Down “Tell us about the love of your life.” In 1985, psychologists Cindy Hazan and Phillip Shaver conducted a study to assess whether childhood attachment influences romantic relationships later in life. Hazan and Shaver hypothesized that the way we were loved, taken care of, and engaged with our parents impacted
If you’ve been feeling stressed, overwhelmed, tired, anxious, restless—or all of the above, you’re not alone. Most of us have been struggling with these feelings since the few first days of lockdown. COVID-19 has, without a doubt, turned all of our lives upside down. Canadians have lost their jobs, their loved ones, and millions more
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Social anxiety is a specific type of anxiety disorder in which you’re nervous about being in social situations. You have a social phobia, and there are difficult thoughts and feelings affiliated with attending social events such as work events, birthday parties, or even out with a group of friends. It can be challenging to deal
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When your friend has anxiety, it can be challenging to know how to help them if you’ve never experienced severe anxiety or panic attacks. One of the first things to know is that anxiety is oppressive at times. People with severe anxiety are not being dramatic. Their brain is reacting to something that they’re obsessing over or
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When most people think of injuries caused by car accidents, they think of physical problems like whiplash and concussions. Mental health problems are every bit as serious though. Whether it’s short-term feelings of anxiety or something more pronounced like post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), you need to be sure to take care of your mental health. Fortunately,
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Managing stress is difficult when you also have an anxiety disorder. Many people conflate anxiety with stress, but they’re not the same thing. In fact, they’re markedly different. Stress is something that we all go through and experience as human beings. We have different life stressors such as academics, work, family issues, and relationship problems, but
In 2013 11.6 percent of Canadians (three million people) reported that they had an anxiety disorder. Anxiety is a clinical condition in which the individual affected is extremely nervous to the point where they have difficulty functioning. There are a variety of different clinical anxiety disorders, such as panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, PTSD, and OCD, which is
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