Learned helplessness describes a psychological construct in which a person, after repeatedly experiencing negative, uncontrollable events, starts to see themselves as “helpless.” As a result, the person stops expecting positive change and starts to accept negative events as their status quo. You may give up on wanting to create positive change in your life. If you have developed learned
Everyone struggles with illness, trauma, and stress at some point in their lives. Recovery requires special attention to the mind and body as well as the attitudes, beliefs and lifestyle choices that you engage in. You alone know and understand yourself better than anyone else. Self-healing methods are some of the most effective tools you have to get well again—and they’re free. Take an
Unresolved trauma can occur from blocked out trauma from childhood or an emotional event that you do not want to deal with in adulthood. However, blocking out trauma does not mean that you escape the effects of trauma on your life. No matter how much you deny or dissociate from the trauma, it does not mean that the trauma did not happen. If you believe you may have unresolved trauma,
It may feel nearly impossible to go on living when someone you love dies, and you may really feel completely hopeless, at first. However, once you start dealing with your feelings and seeking support, you may be able to see calm waters ahead. While you won’t be able to bring back the person you lost or to ever stop completely thinking about him or her, you will be able to take steps to
Many men and women in the world today are suffering in silence with mental illnesses. They live secret lives marked by depression, anxiety, ADHD, social phobias, bipolar disorder and other debilitating psychiatric conditions. Other individuals do not suffer from psychiatric disorders, but struggle with making their thoughts and opinions known. They may bend to others because they have
A mental breakdown, sometimes referred to as a nervous breakdown, can be caused by the culmination of symptoms from a number of mental disorders. A mental breakdown generally occurs when the mental disorders you suffer from are so bad that you can no longer function normally in your everyday life. If you have recently experienced a mental breakdown, there are ways you can work on your
Hanging onto a grudge doesn’t hurt the person who wronged you. Rather, it only hurts you. Bearing this burden has severe emotional and physical effects that you may find take a toll on your overall happiness and your sanity. When you are feeling raw and broken down because of what happened, you may think that forgiveness is impossible. You will find that there is a way, however, when
According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, about one in four adult Americans experience mental illness each year. The main objective for just about every one of them is recovery. Unfortunately, recovery isn’t something that happens overnight, and waiting for it is an exercise in patience. It’s common to become frustrated and discouraged when trying to get better, but being
Trauma may describe any event that was really scary, dangerous, or life-threatening that you either experienced or witnessed. Trauma isn't something you can just get over quickly— it requires patience and self-acceptance. You need to thoroughly process your emotions to overcome your trauma, so start by practicing emotional awareness and self-care. Then, talk about your experience with
Both physical and emotional traumas from earlier parts of our lives can haunt subsequent chapters. Whether we experienced divorce, physical abuse, sexual abuse, verbal abuse, bitter breakups and betrayals, childhood neglect — any of these ordeals can have lasting impacts on our present and future functioning. If you are dealing with old emotional wounds, you must understand why these
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