Once every action is taken in an attempt to fulfill some goal that provides you with a sense of personal achievement or improvement, your actions could be a sign of toxic productivity. Toxic productivity is the lack of ability in doing something simply to do it. Productivity becomes the main, or only goal often to the extent that it takes over other areas of your life. This could look like an obsession, competition, or addiction.
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MANIA: What It Means to be Manic
If you’ve never experienced a manic episode, it could be hard for you to imagine. We often hear these episodes described as ‘high’ periods, but this description can be misleading. Individuals who have never experienced mania often confuse this ‘high’ period as a time of excessive happiness and excitement.
Running to Improve Mental Health
Exercise is a great way to improve your mental health while working on your physical health. I am going to attempt to explain to you why running improves your mental health.
I am not going to discuss anything that the professionals would say. Instead, I am going to explain how running has improved my own mental health. But to do this, you may need a little bit of background information.
A Mental Health Crisis: Teens on Social Media
In the last few years, it has become apparent that our teens and young adults face dangers to their mental health each and every day. These dangers are unavoidable and inescapable. They travel with us in our pockets or purses everywhere we go. We are facing a mental health crisis. This crisis is the presence of our teens and young adults on social media.
Employee Assistance Programs: Their Impact on Mental Health
In America, we live in a capitalist society. In general, we determine each other’s value based on the amount of money we earn and how hard we work. A regular work week consists of forty hours, with many Americans working more hours than that. We go to work in hopes of providing for ourselves and our family. But consider the amount of time we spend working
How to Recognize Mental Health Issues in Children
During the last two decades, the amount of research on mental illness has exploded. Science and medicine are finally recognizing that our mental health is just as important as our physical health. With these realizations came the realization that we need to monitor our children’s mental health as well.
ODD vs CD: Are They the Same?
Children are very different from adults. Their brains are still developing and they do not handle situations the same way that adults do. If something happens and it bothers them, they probably won’t tell you. They will show you through their behavior.
The Most Common Mental Illnesses
Mental diseases are conditions that affect your thinking, mood, or behavior. It is estimated that throughout our life, almost fifty percent of us will be diagnosed with a mental illness at some point. Mental illness is not always a permanent condition. For example, depression can be seasonal, chronic, or once in a lifetime.
What Is Dissociative Identity Disorder?
You may not know what dissociative identity disorder is, but you’ve likely heard of multiple personality disorder. The two disorders are the same exact thing. Dissociative identity disorder is the new and most current name for multiple personality disorder. This mental health condition is very rare and is often a reaction to trauma.
Postpartum Psychiatric Disorders: What Are They?
Unfortunately, women are more likely to suffer from mental illnesses, such as anxiety and depression. When you pair these emotional disorders with raging hormones, it can completely overwhelm you. This is the case during the postpartum period.
The Written Works of A.L. Swartz 