Is your sadness just a low mood that passes over time, or is it depression? Some symptoms can help you know when to talk to your doctor.
What is depression?
Depression is a common mood disorder. This is a mental health condition that can be serious.
Depression can have both emotional and physical symptoms that affect how you feel, think, and behave. It can also damage your relationships. You fe...
What is the savior complex?
Have you ever had this experience: when you see people around you encounter difficulties or pain, you can't help but want to lend a helping hand to help them solve their problems, even at the expense of your own interests and happiness? If so, you may be suffering from a psychological phenomenon called a 'savior complex.'
'Savior complex' refers to a tendency to care ...
MBTI is a commonly used personality test tool that can help you understand your personality type and strengths. Did you know that MBTI can also be used to test your ideal type and how you behave in a relationship? Recently, a method of 'reverse MBTI testing' has become popular on the Internet. Just imagine the person you like and then answer the questions for him or her, and you can get your ideal...
A personality test is a tool that uses a series of questions or tasks to assess a person's personality traits, tendencies, strengths, weaknesses, suitable careers, etc. Personality tests can help us understand ourselves better.
There are many different types of personality tests available online, some based on psychological theories, some based on statistics, and some based on fun. Different pers...
How to deal with depression and anxiety
Depression and anxiety are two different mood disorders that can have negative effects on your body and mind. Depression causes you to fall into a persistent low mood and lose your enthusiasm and motivation for life. Anxiety causes you to feel uncontrollable fear or worry that affects your daily activities and relationships. Sometimes, you may suffer from b...
We all know what it feels like to be nervous or uncomfortable in social situations. Maybe you're reticent when meeting new people, or your palms get sweaty before a big presentation. Public speaking or walking into a room full of strangers isn't exciting for everyone, but most people can get through it.
If you suffer from social phobia (also known as social anxiety disorder), these situations may...
Depression, also called major depressive disorder or clinical depression, is a mood disorder whose symptoms include persistent sadness or lack of interest in life.
Most of us feel sad, lonely, or depressed at times. This is a normal reaction to loss, struggles in life, or damaged self-esteem.
But when intense sadness—which includes feeling helpless, hopeless, and worthless—lasts from days to wee...
Are you an ISTJ? If so, you probably have some idea of your own personality traits. You are a responsible, pragmatic, and organized person. You like to follow rules and traditions. You value facts and details. You are good at planning and execution. You are a reliable partner and leader.
But, you know what? Your personality is not static, you have another side, a shadow functional personality hid...
When we talk about 'mental savings accounts,' we're not talking about interest in the bank or investment funds. No, this account is a special ledger in our own hearts, which contains a magical currency: delayed gratification.
When we are faced with a delicious piece of chocolate cake, or a brand new game console, our brains will immediately produce a strong desire. This desire makes us want to en...
Explore the concept of emotional independence and how to improve your emotional management skills. Learn the techniques to achieve self-control and healthy dependence through emotional independence, helping you control your emotions and improve your mental health.
Regain control of emotions and say goodbye to dependence
Have you ever felt like you were being manipulated emotionally by someone e...