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Advice

Welcome to the advice category archive. Here you’ll find all the articles that have been indexed as containing useful advice.

Learn how to help yourself by reading these advice articles that comprise advice taken from my personal experiences, community suggestions (such as advice from people on Twitter), taken from research studies, and from other professional sources.

Here, all your self-help and life hacks needs will be met, so check this archive out.

Anticipatory Anxiety: Overcoming Our “What If” Worry Riddled Mind

5 May 20266 May 2026 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a young Black woman sitting on the floor and leaning against the back of a sofa, with their hand on their chest trying to calm down. This represents the topic of the article - Anticipatory Anxiety: Overcoming Our "What If" Worry Riddled Mind

Reading Time: 8 minutesAnticipatory anxiety may be the key that unlocks all our anxiety issues, so why don’t we talk about it more? Well, today we do

Categories Advice, General, Mental Health, ResearchTags Anxiety, Coping Strategies, What is...4 Comments

Beyond Positive Thinking: How To Engineer A Lasting Mindset Shift

28 April 202629 April 2026 by Unwanted Life
An image of a White person with painted black finger nails looking at a map. to represent the topic of the article - Beyond Positive Thinking: How To Engineer A Lasting Mindset Shift

Reading Time: 8 minutesPositive thinking is often portrayed as a cure-all, but it’s not. We need to go beyond positive thinking and towards a mindset shift

Categories Advice, General, Mental Health, Research, TheoryTags Coping Strategies, Stress, What is...6 Comments

Beyond Survival: How Daily Self-Care Leads To A Flourishing Life

21 April 202622 April 2026 by Unwanted Life
A photo of someone starting a campfire to represent the topic of the article - Beyond Survival: How Daily Self-Care Leads To A Flourishing Life

Reading Time: 9 minutesSelf-care isn’t about surviving; it’s about going beyond survival. So why not make life more than that, and learn how to flourish?

Categories Advice, General, Mental Health, ResearchTags Journaling, Self-Care, What is...4 Comments

Not Wanting To Be Here: Navigating Passive Suicidal Ideation

14 April 202615 April 2026 by Unwanted Life
A photo from behind of a depressed woman to represent the topic of the article - Not Wanting To Be Here: Navigating Passive Suicidal Ideation

Reading Time: 7 minutesSuicidal thoughts are well understood. But what’s less well known is passive suicidal ideation, and that needs to change, as it poses a risk

Categories Advice, General, Mental Health, ResearchTags Anxiety, Coping Strategies, Depression, Relationships, Stress, Suicide, What is...4 Comments

How The Easy Shisa Kanko Method Overcomes Double Checking

31 March 20261 April 2026 by Unwanted Life
A photo of someone locking a blue door to represent the topic of the article - How The Easy Shisa Kanko Method Overcomes Double Checking

Reading Time: 5 minutesChecking-behaviours, whether OCD related or not, can be distressing. But it doesn’t have to be. The Shisa Kanko technique can change all that

Categories Advice, General, Mental Health, ResearchTags Anxiety, Coping Strategies, Stress, What is...2 Comments

The ADHD Focus Hack: Why You Need ‘Dopamine Anchoring’

17 March 202618 March 2026 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a two people holding hands via fingers that both have a tattoo of an anchor on it to represent the topic of the article - The ADHD Focus Hack: Why You Need ‘Dopamine Anchoring'

Reading Time: 5 minutesDopamine anchoring is another ADHD hack that can be useful for those without ADHD, and this article will explain why and how to use it

Categories Advice, General, Learning Disabilities and Difficulties, ResearchTags Coping Strategies, Motivation, What is...4 Comments

How To Do It Stupid To Build Unstoppable Momentum

10 March 202611 March 2026 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a man of mixed ethnicity pulling a funny face to represent the topic of article - How To Do It Stupid To Build Unstoppable Momentum

Reading Time: 5 minutesSometimes we’re too smart for our own good, and that can sabotage us. Every now and then, the best approach is to do it stupid to get started

Categories Advice, General, Me, Mental Health, TheoryTags Depression, Self-Care, What is...5 Comments

Vampire Or Mirror: Navigating The Energy Exchange In Depression

3 March 20264 March 2026 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a blonde White woman with bloody vampire fangs to highlight the topic of the article - Vampire Or Mirror: Navigating The Energy Exchange In Depression

Reading Time: 9 minutesThe energy exchange in depression can have far-reaching effects, but not always in the way you might expect, and thus isn’t a social vampire

Categories Advice, General, Me, Mental Health, ResearchTags Depression, What is...4 Comments

Relaxed Productivity: Stop Being Productive With Your Free Time

24 February 202625 February 2026 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a man sitting on a bench relaxed and enjoying the view of a nature covered hillside to present the topic of the article - Relaxed Productivity: Stop Being Productive With Your Free Time

Reading Time: 5 minutesProductivity is often seen as the be-all and end-all. But is it really? I’d like to introduce the concept of relaxed productivity

Categories Advice, General, Mental Health, ResearchTags Self-Care, Stress, What is..., Work4 Comments

The Complex Experience And Freedom Of Being The Black Sheep

17 February 202618 February 2026 by Unwanted Life
A photo of one black sheep among a group of white sheep to represent the topic of the article - The Complex Experience And Freedom Of Being The Black Sheep

Reading Time: 8 minutesWe often have this idea that being the black sheep is a bad thing. But is that really true? Can being the black sheep be the best choice?

Categories Advice, General, Learning Disabilities and Difficulties, Me, Mental Health, ResearchTags Family, Friends, Relationships, Support, What is...Leave a comment
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