Brain Scans Show New Information About Being Trans
Gender dysphoria continues to be an important issue in the trans and gender fluid community today. If you’d like to know more information about gender…
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…
6 Things You Should Know About Medication Before You Start
Taking medicine can seem intimidating, mainly because we’re afraid that it’ll take control over us. Will my body react to the side effects? How do…
Here’s What You Need to Know about Conversion Therapy
Gay conversion therapy, while extremely controversial, has proven itself to be a worldwide prominent fixture. Its practice continues in most countries around the globe as…
5 Reasons Why You Don’t Need to Be Afraid of Therapy
In the world of hookup culture, we’ve made it clear that it’s socially favored to be closed off and emotionally unavailable without a need for…
6 Things I Wish People Told Me Before I Started Psychological Therapy
While it is a great step to improving your situation, starting psychological therapy can be very frightening. There are many unknowns and new situations. These…
Mindfulness 101 for Anxiety
So you’re reading this on your laptop. Or phone. Or watch (I don’t know, is that a thing?) Cool. Welcome to Mindfulness 101: the 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…
Antisocial Personality Disorder and Psychosis: A Call to Stop the Stigma
When we think of serial killers, the first word that pops into our mind is ‘psychopath’. I’m here to tell you that that is not…
Impostor Effect: Feeling like a phony, even though you are awesome
Picture this: you are in a classroom three days after you have taken a midterm exam. Your professor hands you back your exam, and with…
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…
Wounds That Won’t Heal: The Pervasive Effects of Trauma
It is very common to acquire scars during childhood. In fact, most people can point to a scar on their body and immediately recall how…
Apps: The Future of Psychotherapy
Getting therapy is expensive. Despite the growing popularity of therapy, it costs patients a substantial amount of money, time and commitment. It is usually a…
Ways to Deal with Depression
Depression can come from a variety of things and the core or the root of depression should be tackled. However, these are some things that…
10 Weird Mental Malfunctions
10 Weird Mental Malfunctions Our brains are the activity centre of our very being. They control our thoughts, our bodies, and our actions. So, what…
Eat Pray Toke Video: Restricted Research on Medical Marijuana Prevents Evidence of Risks and Benefits
Hi, my name is Amy! I’m an Electronic Media Communications major at Texas Tech University. I joined the Psych2Go team because I’m interested in psychology…
Eat, Pray, Toke: Restricted Research on Medical Marijuana Prevents Evidence of Risks and Benefits
Recently when I search for news articles related to psychology, the most prominent topic is the psychological effects of medical marijuana: the good and bad.…
Anorexia Recovery
Being anorexic is extremely painful, as well as tiring. It drains both the mental and physical energy. The unhealthy obsession and compulsion over calorie counting…
Anorexia Nervosa
1.55% of the population in Austria have Anorexia Nervosa, with France close behind at 1.42%. Around 1 out of 54 people in the United States…