10 Ways Positive Thinking Improves Your Well Being
Positive thinking isn’t just some grand delusion or happy drawing of a sun. The benefits of it are real —so real that it can impact…
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What is Anhedonia?
WHAT IS ANHEDONIA? We all feel a little blue at times. Maybe we had a bad day or week and that makes us sad, lacking…
6 Movies That Got Mental Illness Correct
Understanding mental illness isn’t something that can happen overnight, especially when one takes into consideration just how many mental illnesses there are. While we won’t…
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…
6 Surprising Effects of Narcissistic Parenting – Were You Ever Affected?
Narcissistic parenting, may be more common than we think. There are as many parenting styles as there are people, but there are some broad categories…
Which Depressive Disorder Do You Have? Made Simple!
Depression is a misunderstood disorder. Many people believe that being depressed you must fall into the “typical depression category”. Meaning that the person must be…
Risk Factors for PTSD and Depression in Female Survivors of Rape
Rape is a traumatic event that tends to leave an emotional scar on the victim. In some cases it can lead to depression and sometimes…
7 Signs You May Have High Functioning Depression
Many psychologists associate high functioning depression with persistent depressive disorder. Which is a prolonged state of depression. Those with high functioning depression may not feel…
12 Low Effort Self Care Tips for Difficult Days
When you feel down, here is a list of easy self help tips. These self care tips will not replace professional help or medication, but…
10 Psychological Lessons we can Learn from the Harry Potter Series
While watching the movies and reading the books (and fanfiction?) about our favorite wizard is already amazing and fun in its own right, there is…
The Art of Letting Go
Life is a train station. And the life of a person works like a train. People get on and off at different times every day,…
Why Men Feel Depressed When They’re Expecting: An Interview with Dr. Daniel Singley on Men’s Peripartum Depression
We’ve heard about women suffering from postpartum depression but we seldom hear cases on men. Through Dr. Daniel Singley, let’s learn how he got inspired…
Depressed & Stressed? – Mood Boosting Foods
When depression hits, my world comes spiraling down. I feel numb, with no energy what so ever. Everything is a drag and I don’t like…
11 Things People With Depression Would Like Others to Understand – Can you relate?
Understanding depression is difficult. Please note, that within psychology it is widely known that mental illness is very different to every individual, and this post is…
Depression: Does It Boil Down To Chemical Imbalance?
Ever wondered what happens in the brain of a depressed person? Is it all due to chemical imbalances or is it a lot more complicated…
This Week’s Top 5 Psychology News
Have you been wondering what interesting psychology news has been reported this week? Well don’t worry, I got you covered. I found 5 news articles…
A discussion about depression- an interview with Seth Gillihan
This week I interviewed Dr. Seth Gillihan, a clinical assistant professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. He has published books on managing anxiety,…
9 Facts About Serotonin – Can this substance be a cause of depression?
We at psych2go have prepared a handy list of facts about the relationship between serotonin and depression because we noticed some people were confused about…
Shame, It Doesn’t Work. An Interview with Krystine Batcho
Shame is a common thing to come across, and most of us have probably experienced it at one point or another. Whether its being shamed…
Mental Illness Recovery Series: Story # 100
Isa is from a very small village in Germany near Munich and she loves to read because it helps her survive. Her goal is to…