How to Overcome Your Failures & Build Your Self-Esteem
Although “self” is a simple four-letter word, establishing a strong, confident sense of self requires our ability to battle through self-doubt and a great deal…
Tag: behavior
5 Facts You Need to Know About Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)
Have you ever had an “out of body” experience or daydreamed while you were driving, but didn’t realize it? Having a dissociative identity disorder is…
5 Signs You Might Be A Serial Dater
Are you always raving to a new love prospect to your friends every other week? Do those friends get confused when you tell them you’re…
U-Hauling: Why Lesbians Face Higher Risk For Love Addiction
What is U-Hauling? You may or may not have heard the common lesbian stereotype of the “urge to merge”, otherwise known as “U-hauling”. Not to…
Are You Oversensitive To Sound? You May Want To Know About Misophonia
Do Certain Sounds Annoy You? Apparently, there’s a condition called misophonia, and it’s a lot more common than you might think. People with this condition…
LGBTQ+: The Mental Effects of Not Being Accepted
In the Closet When it came to the word “gay”, my neighborhood was pretty conservative. I grew up in Catholic schools, and not much was…
Sexual Violence in the LGBTQ+ Community
WARNING: This article discusses intense topics regarding various types of sexual assault. We here at Psych2Go take the mental well-being of our readers very seriously.…
Desiderosmia: Why Does the Brain Crave Smells?
Not long ago, I Googled “cravings for smells” after experiencing a strong desire for my favorite Febreze scent. I have had strong reactions to smells,…
Is Depression Different in Males and Females?
Depression is a disorder that affects millions of people worldwide. In the U.S alone, more than 16.1 million adults experience a major depressive episode annually…
On and Off Again: Are You Guilty of Relationship Churning?
Early adulthood can be rough. As much as we would like to think we have it all figured out, young adult living is full of…
The 5 Types of Children from Toxic Families
Sharon Wegscheider-Cruse, a family therapist and former founding chairperson of the National Association for Children of Alcoholics, discovered that children who come from dysfunctional families…
8 Common Characteristics of a Dysfunctional Family
Families are generally known to be the people you can lean on during tough times and have open disagreements without feeling attacked or judged. At…
6 Ways to Deal with Selfish People
We’re all selfish to a certain degree, but problems only start to arise when it reaches a high level of self-centeredness that teeters on the…
6 Common Traits of a Likeable Person
There’s a reason why we are naturally drawn to some people over others. Is it their contagious smile, approachable nature, or endless optimism that puts…
Social isolation and its effects among teenagers
Alex is a seventeen year old girl. However, she is socially isolated. By many standards, she is a very normal teenager but it is on…
Five Ways to Drop Your Social Mask
Most people – almost everybody as a strong desire to be accepted by the people around, so we resort to wearing social masks. We change…
10 Ways to Deal with a Toxic Sibling
Toxic siblings can put a damper on a lot of things. Depending upon the level of toxicity it can be hard to engage with the…
Colour and Social Media Playing Tricks on you?
What’s your favorite colour? Do you feel some type of way when you wear it? How about when you see it in public? Colours have…
I Love Doing Things Alone and People Should Stop Worrying About It.
“Loneliness is dangerous. It’s addicting. Once you see how peaceful it is, you don’t wanna deal with people.” – Hedonist Poet When thinking of someone…
10 Psychological Secrets to Better Sleeping – Sleep Hygiene
What is sleep hygiene? It means “clean” behaviour around your sleep and waking activities. Your behaviour around sleep time and waking/active time will play a…
