10 Thoughts After Co-Worker Suicide: A Fire Fighter’s Personal Account – Matt Johnston
My name is Matt Johnston and I am a mental health clinician and professional fire fighter from Vancouver, British Columbia. In the past decade, I…
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10 Signs That You’re the Toxic Friend
Have you ever wondered if you’re the friend that everyone gossips about? Maybe you’ve thought you were the “crazy” one in your group of friends.…
Depression: Low-Effort Surival Guide for Dummies
If you have depression, you know it’s tough. Have you ever searched things like “ways to deal with depression” “how to fight depression” or “how…
8 Misconceptions and Myths about ADHD symptoms and ADD
There are quite a lot of myths about ADD and myths about ADHD symptoms. Attention Deficit Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder are closely linked.…
11 Signs that Suggest You’re Actually an Ambivert
Have you ever struggled to find out whether you’re an extrovert or an introvert? Do you constantly feel like it’s up to the context and…
Wikipedia Can’t Tell You Why Intelligent People Have a Hard Time Dating
Ever wondered why intelligent people have a hard time dating? Have you met someone so interesting, and ended up being disappointed in the long run?…
Quiz – Can you get 12/12 on this quiz about Personality Psychology?
How much do you really know about Personality Psychology? One of the most popular topics in psychology remains Personality Theory, but how much do we really…
Beyond the Vain: 4 Types of Narcissism
Vanity and narcissism get interchanged so often that line of difference gets blurred. When thinking of narcissism, we often have the mental image of someone who…
5 Psychological Tips to Build your Body Confidence
Most of us could do with a healthy dose of freshly found body confidence. But how do we get that body confidence in a world…
Mental Health Illness: 10 Ways To Talk Mental Health
It is unavoidable that most individuals think of people with mental illness as violent and dangerous. With the way the news outlets and mainstream media…
10 Ways To Deal With A Broken Heart
Moving on from a breakup is a difficult process. Following the shock of the initial separation are feelings of anger, sadness, and grief that is…
How to Help Someone With Depression
Depression, while commonly heard and well known is not completely accepted as a real disorder. People experience lows or sadness from time to time. However,…
6 Reasons Why Smart People Cant Find Happiness
Happiness is the feeling of contentment and satisfaction that is craved by many but only achieved by some. Happiness is relative and subjective. But for…
11 things people with anxiety would like their family and friends to understand – Can you relate?
[Disclaimer: anxiety is different for everyone, so these statements might not apply to everyone. This does not make the experiences mentioned in the article –…
Gender As A Social Construct; Psych Effects?
With having an older brother and a twin brother, saying that my mom was “excited” when she found out that the other twin was a…
Renowned Therapist Rosemary Sword Talks To Us About Her Work, Her Journey, And Theories In Psychology
If you’re familiar with the various psychology blogs out there, you’ve probably heard of Rosemary Sword. Along with her colleague Phil Zimbardo, she recently wrote…
Finding Your Voice
Introverts are stereotypically quiet people. They’re shy and usually take some time to warm up to others. It’s in their nature to be reserved until…
Instinctual Variants and Stackings: What and How?
Popular personality inventories such as the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and Enneagram have received a multitude of responses from experts and hobbyists, ranging from high praise…
6 Things I Wish People Told Me When I Started Psychological Therapy
While it is a great step to improving your situation, starting psychological therapy can be very frightening and feel quite uncertain. There are many unknowns…
5 Reasons We Feel Hate
A deep and extreme dislike, hate is a negative emotion that is directed towards a particular individual, groups, objects, behaviors, or ideas. Hate can be…