A healthy mind in a healthy body: mental health problems and solutions, scientific findings, and interesting facts on psychology and mental health. Incredible hypotheses about the human conscious and subconscious mind.
As it seems, abused and neglected children are very likely to develop mental illness later in their life. As a result, they grow into broken adults. We have to keep trying, right? We must learn to mend what’s broken. Why? Because mental illness doesn’t just affect the mind, it can…
If you know someone who is never happy, it could be that they’re never satisfied with anything. How can you tolerate them? In case you didn’t already know, happiness comes from within. Unfortunately, some people are still trying to find happiness in other people, at the bottom of a bottle,…
If you have a fixer personality, where did this urge to be a hero come from? Maybe you should analyze the reasons why some people like to fix others. Fixing objects and fixing people isn’t the same thing. You can’t just slap a band-aid on a friend and expect them…
Twisting facts is a facet of psychological manipulation. It’s used by toxic individuals to always come out on top, and never take responsibility for negative behaviors. Have you ever talked about an old conversation with someone? You know, it’s when you look back at facts that were brought up during…
The growth of social media has developed spaces where opinions are flying. We now have the opinion of just about anyone at our fingertips, and they aren’t always good. While many of us learn to ignore stupid comments or let ignorance slide, there are some people who just can’t let…
Communication is important, this is true. However, annoying conversational habits can be worse than no communication at all. Don’t irritate people. While we’re out here preaching about the importance of communication with each other, we should take the time to teach about annoying conversational habits as well. Sometimes saying nothing…
Unhealthy family expectations can be difficult to deal with, and you may not even realize they’re present in your life. If you have experienced any of the following, your parent or family member may have too high expectations for you. Signs of unhealthy parental expectations in childhood You were harshly…
One of Benjamin Franklin’s most famous essays, On Conversation, discussed how to make people like you, and his advice is still good today. You can feel when you are around good company. Well-liked people are well-liked for a reason. They make us feel happier because we feel seen and heard. They…
Let’s start with the definition. Hiraeth is an untranslatable Welsh word that describes a longing for a home, a place, or a feeling that no longer exists or never existed. It’s a homesickness for the places from your past you can’t return to or even those you’ve never been to.…
Are you a people pleaser? Do you have a fear of letting people down? Well, you’re not alone in that area, but there are ways you can improve. Should we care about what other people think? Well, sometimes we should. But the truth is, we can never please all of…
