Defense mechanisms are behaviors people use to separate themselves from unpleasant events, actions, or thoughts. It's a psychological trick we use all the time as a way to put distance between ourselves and threats or unwanted feelings, such as guilt or shame. The idea of defense mechanisms...
Many people experience anxiety at some point in their lives. In fact, anxiety is a very normal response to stressful life events like moving, changing jobs or having financial troubles. However, when symptoms of anxiety become larger than the events that triggered them and begin to interfere...
Self-care is a commonly-heard phrase nowadays: it's a label attached to skin care products, fizzy bath bombs, yoga poses, organic foods, and more. But self-care is more than a commercialized sales buzzword. Self-care started as a way to physically take care of yourself. It then evolved...
Are you a glass half-empty or half-full sort of person? Studies have demonstrated that both can impact your physical and mental health and that being a positive thinker is the better of the two. A recent study followed 70,000 women from 2004 to 2012 and found that...