What is Gender Dysphoria?
Gender Dysphoria is a complex condition in which a person feels an inner conflict between their assigned gender, and the gender they identify with. People…
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Is Your Chronic Pain Changing You?
If you suffer from chronic pain, whether it’s back pain, migraines or arthritis, then you know it doesn’t just place additional physical demands on your…
10 of the Most Bizarre and Shocking Psychological Disorders
When it comes to psychiatric disorders such as OCD or Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), the majority of people are likely to be at least somewhat…
7 Things That Happen to Your Body When You Experience Anxiety
Everyone has experienced stress at some point, and a solid part of the Psych2go readers might have experienced clinical anxiety as well. But what 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…
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.…
6 Signs You May Have Anxiety and Not Even Know It
Anxiety isn’t fun for anyone. We all know what it’s like to feel our stomach do flips or to panic over things that we feel…
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…
Are You SAD? – 4 Questions and Answers About Seasonal Affective Disorder
During these dark and cloudy winter months, some people get what you might call “the winter blues.” But did you know it could actually be…
Little Things You Can Do To Improve Your Sleep
We all suffer from bad sleep, sometimes. Tossing and turning all night, and then if lucky, getting an hours worth of shut-eye. In most cases,…
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…
The Physiological Effects of Stress on the Human Body
Have you ever felt so stressed that it got you sick? It is a wide-known fact, already regarded as common sense, that too much stress…
8 Psychological Tips to Boost Self-Confidence
Self-confidence has an effect on everything we do, from job interviews to first dates. Such an important tool should be kept as sharp as possible…
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…
10 Kickass Facts About Introverts
Introverts are seriously awesome people. Their minds work in amazing ways, and they’re capable of some amazing things. But too many people don’t fully understand…
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 –…
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…
Myopia Statistically Linked with High IQ
Are people who wear glasses brainier? It may be a mere stereotype, but scientific research confirms there is indeed a correlation between myopia (near sightedness) and…