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

As the name suggests, this archive contains pretty much single article published. Here you’ll find everything from psychology, invisible disabilities, learning difficulties, health, and mental health.

The Unspoken Love: How Pets Heal What Words Can’t

27 January 202628 January 2026 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a person and their dalmatian dog looking out of the window together to represent the topic of the article - The Unspoken Love: How Pets Heal What Words Can’t

Reading Time: 8 minutesPets play a huge role in a lot of people’s lives, so we must be getting something from owning animals that we have to look after, right?

Categories Advice, General, Health, Learning Disabilities and Difficulties, Mental Health, Research, TherapyTags Anxiety, Coping Strategies, Depression, Relationships, Self-Care, Stress, SupportLeave a comment

The Myths Around Bereavement And The Five Stages Of Grief

20 January 202621 January 2026 by Unwanted Life
An older interracial couple in mourning in front of a grave to represent the topic of the article - The Myths Around Bereavement And The Five Stages Of Grief

Reading Time: 7 minutesThe five stages of grief are deeply rooted in society, but evidence is firmly on the side of this model doing more harm than good

Categories Advice, General, Me, Mental HealthTags Relationships, Support, What is...3 Comments

The Seventh Commemoration Of Unwanted Life As An Active Blog

30 December 202514 January 2026 by Unwanted Life
A photo of two White women celebrating in confetti to represent the topic of the article - The Seventh Commemoration Of Unwanted Life As An Active Blog

Reading Time: 5 minutesThe commemoration of Unwanted Life’s blog being active for another year has finally arrived, so why not join in on the celebration

Categories General, MeTags Blogging6 Comments

Who Are You, Really? Unpacking The Mystery Of Modern Selfhood

30 December 20257 January 2026 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a mirror reflection of a woman of South Asian decent to represent the topic of the article - Who Are You, Really? Unpacking The Mystery Of Modern Selfhood

Reading Time: 5 minutesStop living for others and start defining yourself. Understand the power of selfhood to finally answer life’s ultimate question: “Who am I?”

Categories Advice, General, Mental Health, ResearchTags Anxiety, Depression, What is...2 Comments

We Need To Stop Waiting For The Perfect Moment

30 December 202531 December 2025 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a woman sitting in a field looking at the sun set to represent the topic of the article - We Need To Stop Waiting For The Perfect Moment

Reading Time: 6 minutesNew Year, new me. Why do we wait for the so-called perfect moment to make changes that would be great for our quality of life?

Categories Advice, General, Me, ResearchTags Anxiety, What is...4 Comments

No Inner Voice? How To Adapt Support For Anendophasia

23 December 202524 December 2025 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a Black woman making the "shhh" quiet hand gesture to represent the topic of the article - No Inner Voice? How To Adapt Support For Anendophasia

Reading Time: 5 minutesAn inner voice makes therapy easier. But some people don’t have an inner voice, and they need support too, but not in the usual way

#Blog #Therapist #Psychology #MentalHealth #CBT

Categories Advice, General, Research, TherapyTags Support, What is...2 Comments

Fear Of Happiness: How Cherophobia Sabotages Our Quality Of Life

16 December 202517 December 2025 by Unwanted Life
A black and white photo of a woman hiding their face behind their hands in fear to represent the topic of the article - Fear Of Happiness: How Cherophobia Sabotages Our Quality Of Life

Reading Time: 7 minutesA fear of happiness (cherophobia) can develop for several reasons. Fortunately, there are also several ways to overcome this fear

Categories Advice, General, Mental Health, ResearchTags Anxiety, Exposure therapy, Happiness, Self-Care, What is...5 Comments

Navigating Existence: Understanding The GPS Theory Of Life

9 December 202510 December 2025 by Unwanted Life
A photo of someone using GPS while driving to represent the topic of the article - Navigating Existence: Understanding The GPS Theory Of Life

Reading Time: 5 minutesA good GPS service will try to get us to where we want to go via the best route possible, and that’s also what we want from life, from a GPS Theory of life

Categories GeneralTags Anxiety, Coping Strategies, What is...2 Comments

A Few Imaginative Ways To Tackle Your Unhealthy Guilt

2 October 20253 December 2025 by Unwanted Life
A photo of someone in hand cuffs to represent the topic of the article - A Few Imaginative Ways To Tackle Your Unhealthy Guilt

Reading Time: 9 minutesGuilt, although a useful emotion, can also become quite debilitating. When guilt won’t leave us alone, try out some of these tips

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

Side Hustle: The High Toll Of Being On The Grind

29 September 202526 November 2025 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a fashion influencer working working at home to represent the topic of the article - Side Hustle: The High Toll Of Being On The Grind

Reading Time: 5 minutesEveryone and their mum has a side hustle, but not always out of choice. Because of this, it’s worth considering the downsides of having a second job

Categories Advice, General, ResearchTags Stress, What is..., Work6 Comments
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