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When Fun Becomes Ruin: The Slippery Slope Of Gambling

7 July 20259 July 2025 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a man opening his wallet to show that he's broke, to represent the topic of the article - When Fun Becomes Ruin: The Slippery Slope Of Gambling

Reading Time: 7 minutesGambling is an activity that a lot of people engage in, but just like with drugs and alcohol, gambling can become a problem, an addiction

Categories Advice, General, Mental Health, ResearchTags Addiction, Coping Strategies, Support, What is...3 Comments

The Harm Of Trying To Be Everyone’s Favourite Person

16 June 20252 July 2025 by Unwanted Life
A photo of four Black male friends lined up to represent the topic of the article - The Harm Of Trying To Be Everyone's Favourite Person

Reading Time: 7 minutesIt’s human nature to want to be liked, but it’s a problem when we need to be everyone’s favourite person. Here’s why

Categories Advice, General, Mental Health, ResearchTags Anxiety, Happiness, Relationships, Stress8 Comments

When Questions Trigger You: Practical Coping Strategies

16 June 202525 June 2025 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a desk covered in question marks to represent the topic of the article - When Questions Trigger You: Practical Coping Strategies

Reading Time: 5 minutesWhen questions trigger you, some steps can be taken to help manage that situation and help avoid that happening again

Categories Advice, General, ResearchTags Anxiety, Coping Strategies, Trauma13 Comments

Mel Robbins And Her Interesting Five-Second Rule For Motivation

16 June 202518 June 2025 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a dog sitting in front of low portions of McDonald's fries spilt on the floor to represent the topic of this article - Mel Robbins And Her Interesting Five-Second Rule For Motivation

Reading Time: 4 minutesWe could all do with extra options for tackling procrastination and low motivation, and the five-second rule by Mel Robbins is just that

Categories Advice, General, ResearchTags Mindfulness, Time Management, What is...4 Comments

Normal Accident Theory: Why Do We Struggle To Accept Mistakes?

21 April 202511 June 2025 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a Black man with a bleached Afro scrunching up paper after making a mistake to represent the topic of the article - Normal Accident Theory: Why Do We Struggle To Accept Mistakes?

Reading Time: 5 minutesThe Normal Accident Theory was designed to explain how accidents can happen in complex systems, but guess what else is complex? Us

Categories Advice, General, Mental Health, Research, TheoryTags Coping Strategies, Self-Care, What is...6 Comments

Single-Tasking: Ditching Multitasking For Much Better Focus

21 April 20254 June 2025 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a woman on a phone, sitting in front of their laptop, while also looking at their smartphone to represent the topic of the article - Single-Tasking: Ditching Multitasking For Much Better Focus

Reading Time: 5 minutesWe’re so used to multitasking that we’ve forgotten how it’s not that great for us. In comes single-tasking, and why we should consider it

Categories Advice, General, ResearchTags Stress, What is...13 Comments

Craving Control 101: What You Need to Know About Urge Surfing

17 April 202528 May 2025 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a White man surfing to represent the topic of the article - Craving Control 101: What You Need to Know About Urge Surfing

Reading Time: 8 minutesCravings and urges can be a pain to manage, but they don’t have to be. Urge surfing is a simple mindfulness skill that can take back our control

Categories Advice, General, Learning Disabilities and Difficulties, Me, Mental Health, ResearchTags Addiction, Coping Strategies, What is...6 Comments

Micro-Tidying: The Easy Spring Clean Method For Our Well-being

17 April 202521 May 2025 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a White man in a wheelchair and a White woman doing chores in the kitchen to represent the topic of the article -Micro-Tidying: The Easy Spring Clean Method For Our Well-being

Reading Time: 4 minutesIt’s that time of year when some of us might be thinking of spring cleaning and also dreading the idea. Enter micro-tidying

Categories Advice, General, ResearchTags Coping Strategies, Stress, What is...8 Comments

Mirror Exposure For Body Image: Learning to Love Your Reflection

9 April 202514 May 2025 by Unwanted Life
A black-and-white photo of a woman looking in a mirror put with her right hand covering her eyes to represent the topic of the article - Mirror Exposure For Body Image: Learning To Love Your Reflection

Reading Time: 8 minutesMirror exposure therapy can be a daunting intervention for body image issues, but it has been proven to be effective in causing improvements

Categories Advice, General, Mental Health, Research, TherapyTags Body Image, Eating Disorders, Exposure therapy, Treatment, What is...4 Comments

Managing Debt And Returning Your Quality Of Life

8 April 20257 May 2025 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a black man pulling out loose change from their pocket to represent the topic of the article - Managing Debt And Returning Your Quality Of Life

Reading Time: 8 minutesIt’s easy to feel lost when it comes to managing our debt. So, before that can drastically affect our quality of life, we need to take action

Categories Advice, General, Mental Health, ResearchTags Coping Strategies, Debt, Depression, Relationships, Stress, What is...13 Comments
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