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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.

What We Know About Thinking Errors

12 June 202427 May 2020 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a young black man outside rubbing his forehead with his hand to represent - What We Know About Thinking Errors

Reading Time: 7 minutesThe human mind is an awesome and interesting biological machine, which loves a short cut, is riddled with biases, and can develop a smörgåsbord of thinking errors

Categories Advice, General, Me, Mental HealthTags Coping Strategies68 Comments

Kindness Matters: Why It’s Good To Be Kind

12 June 202420 May 2020 by Unwanted Life
A promo picture for Mental Health Awareness Week created by The Mental Health Foundation to promote - Kindness Matters Why It's Good To Be Kind

Reading Time: 10 minutesKindness is an act of courage, an act of courage that matters, thus, this article outlines what you can do to make our unkind world kinder

Categories Advice, General, Me, Mental Health, TheoryTags Psychology, Support89 Comments

Medication: How To Report Bad Interactions

12 June 202413 May 2020 by Unwanted Life
A person sorting medication into a seven day medication box to represent - Medication: How To Report Bad Interactions

Reading Time: 6 minutesThis article outlines how you can report medication side effects and interactions between multiple medications to make medicine safer

Categories Advice, General, MeTags Medication36 Comments

Keto: A New Approach To Reactive Hypoglycaemia

12 June 202422 April 2020 by Unwanted Life
The image was split in two down the middle with the left image being of a white man holding vegetables and the left image being of a white man cutting up meat to represent - Keto: A New Approach To Reactive Hypoglycaemia

Reading Time: 6 minutesDue to conflicting advice about reactive hypoglycaemia, often coming from professionals, this article outlines how keto might help manage it

Categories Advice, General, Health, Me, ResearchTags Diet, Eating Disorders, Keto, Reactive Hypoglycaemia32 Comments

12 Benefits Of Having A Safety Plan

12 June 202415 April 2020 by Unwanted Life
A picture split in two down the middle with the left image of a lifebuoy and the right image of a metal first aid kit to represent the topic of the article - 12 Benefits Of Having A Safety Plan

Reading Time: 6 minutesThis article discusses what a safety plan is and how they can help keep you safe, listing 12 reasons for having a safety plan

Categories Advice, General, Mental HealthTags Coping Strategies, Suicide, Support, What is...33 Comments

Journaling: What Makes It The Self-Care Go To?

13 April 202511 March 2020 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a white woman writing in her journal while drinking black coffee to represent - Journaling: What Makes It The Self-Care Go To?

Reading Time: 6 minutesJournaling is a common self-care recommendation, but there can be downsides to journaling. So what’s the best way to journal?

Categories Advice, General, Learning Disabilities and Difficulties, Me, Mental HealthTags Journaling, Self-Care, Sleep74 Comments

How To Stop Being A People-Pleaser

14 June 202426 February 2020 by Unwanted Life
A image of people in the office with a thought bubble coming for an Asian woman that say's - How To Stop Being A People-Pleaser

Reading Time: 5 minutesBeing a people-pleaser isn’t good for your wellbeing. But there are steps you can take to overcome your people-pleasing behaviour

Categories Advice, General, Mental HealthTags Coping Strategies16 Comments

The Dangers Of People-Pleasing And Links To Abuse

14 June 202419 February 2020 by Unwanted Life
The image is split in two down the middle with the left image being of a white hand holding a heart and the left image being of a doormat that says "welcome" to represent - The Dangers Of People-Pleasing And Links to Abuse

Reading Time: 7 minutesPeople-pleasing is a behaviour that becomes so ingrained that it’ll become a way of life. Here’s how people-pleasing can cause us harm

Categories Advice, General, Mental HealthTags Abuse, Coping Strategies, Racism, Relationships, Trauma, What is...51 Comments

Love And Borderline Personality Disorder

14 June 202412 February 2020 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a young Asian woman holding a heart made out of cable that lights up. The two images are separated by the article title - Love And Borderline Personality Disorder

Reading Time: 5 minutesLove and borderline personality disorder are a complicated mixture, but they’re not like chalk and cheese, they can go together

Categories Advice, Me, Mental HealthTags Attachment, BPD, Relationships, Suicide72 Comments

How To Set Boundaries And Protect Your Personal Space

14 June 202422 January 2020 by Unwanted Life
A photo of an Indian couple sitting on the opposite sides of a sofa looking unhappy to represent - How To Set Boundaries And Protect Your Personal Space

Reading Time: 5 minutesBoundaries are useful to us and our relationships, so here’s how you can create and maintain these boundaries to make your lives better

Categories Advice, Me, Mental HealthTags Abuse, Coping Strategies, Self-Care52 Comments
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