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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.

Hearing Voices: Invasion Of A Foreign Voice

10 June 20247 April 2021 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a person wearing a white kabuki style mask with the finger to where their lips would be to indicate to be quiet to represent the topic of the article - Hearing Voices: Invasion Of A Foreign Voice

Reading Time: 8 minutesThis article will discuss how we can end up hearing voices because although it might not seem like it, hearing voices is surprisingly common

Categories General, Me, Mental Health, ResearchTags Abuse, Addiction, Dementia, Eating Disorders, Psychosis, Sleep, Stress, Trauma38 Comments

Snapping Rubber Bands: The Ills Of Old TV Tropes

10 June 202431 March 2021 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a young persons hand pulling back a rubber band ready to shoot it off with the article title - Snapping Rubber Bands: The Ills Of Old TV Tropes - in the top right corner of the photo

Reading Time: 5 minutesSnapping rubber bands was a fairly common thing I saw on TV and in movies as I was growing up, but is it actually good for your mental health?

Categories Advice, General, Learning Disabilities and Difficulties, Mental Health, TherapyTags Coping Strategies, Diet, Media, Self-Harm64 Comments

What You Need To Know About The Menopause And Mental Health

10 June 202424 March 2021 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a mature woman of Indian decent sitting at a table with her hands resting on her hands with to represent the topic of the article - What You Need To Know About The Menopause And Mental Health

Reading Time: 7 minutesAround 50% of the population will experience the menopause and its effects on mental wellbeing, but not many people are aware of this

Categories Advice, General, Health, Mental Health, ResearchTags Anxiety, Coping Strategies, Depression, Women's Health58 Comments

Give Your Inner Demons A Piece Of Your Mind

10 June 202417 March 2021 by Unwanted Life
A photo of the Inner Demons in a glass jar with a graveyard terrarium to the right of it and

Reading Time: 8 minutesA review of the Inner Demons product created by Kirsty from the Little Shop of Horrors, which focuses on its mental health benefits

Categories General, Mental Health, ReviewTags Coping Strategies, Products, Self-Care68 Comments

ARFID: A New Eating Disorder You Need To Be Aware Of

10 June 202410 March 2021 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a baby in a Disney T-shirt sitting in a highchair eating pasta and cucumber with the article title - ARFID: A New Eating Disorder You Need To Be Aware Of - in the top right corner

Reading Time: 7 minutesARFID is a lesser-known and relatively new eating disorder that takes picky eating and turbocharged it, it’s also common among those with ASD

Categories Advice, General, Mental Health, ResearchTags Autism, Coping Strategies, Eating Disorders, Media, What is...85 Comments

Star Trek: Discovery And Its Short-Changed PTSD Subplot

10 June 20243 March 2021 by Unwanted Life
A picture of the Star Fleet ship the SS Discovery on an outer space background with the article title -Star Trek: Discovery And Its Short-Changed PTSD Subplot - in the top left of the image

Reading Time: 7 minutesStar Trek: Discovery takes on mental health, much as they did in Star Trek: The Next Generation, but is it living up to its predecessor?

Categories General, Mental Health, ReviewTags Addiction, Anxiety, LGBTQI+, Media38 Comments

Why Is There A Disparity In Male Eating Disorder Care?

10 June 202424 February 2021 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a skinny white man's body as he pulls at his stomach skin with a speech bubble that says - Why Is There A Disparity In Male Eating Disorder Care?

Reading Time: 10 minutesOnly girls having an eating disorder is a long-dead myth, but the problem is, health professionals still seem unaware of that fact

Categories General, Me, Mental Health, ResearchTags Abuse, Addiction, Eating Disorders, Men's Health, Mental Health Trust, Racism, Stigma, Suicide64 Comments

Woebot: How Good Is Their Wellness App? | A Review

10 June 202417 February 2021 by Unwanted Life
A picture of a man's hand holding a smartphone which shows a view of my Woebot app chat dialogue with the title of the article - How Good Is Their Wellness App? - in the top right corner

Reading Time: 12 minutesWoebot is one of many wellness apps that are available to download. This article reviews the free version of Woebot to ascertain its usefulness

Categories General, Me, Mental Health, ReviewTags App, Self-Care52 Comments

Do I Have BDD? Making Enemies Out Of Mirrors

10 June 202410 February 2021 by Unwanted Life
The image is split in two down the middle, with the first image being of a white man covered in posit notes with one note saying "I hate how I look". The second image is of a white man being reflected back in broken mirror fragments. The article title - Do I Have BDD? Making Enemies Out Of Mirrors - is across the top of the image

Reading Time: 8 minutesBDD is a surprisingly common concern, especially in a world where you’re pressured to look a certain way, to be Instagram beautiful

Categories Advice, General, Me, Mental HealthTags Anxiety, Body Image, Eating Disorders, Men's Health, What is...74 Comments

The Power Of Small: Time To Talk Day

10 June 20243 February 2021 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a Marvel's and Disney's Ant Man action figure pulling a Jenga piece with the title of the article - The Power Of Small: Time To Talk Day - in the top right corner of the image

Reading Time: 5 minutesTime to Change day this year has the topic of the power of small, so what are the small things that we can do in regards to mental health?

Categories Advice, General, Mental HealthTags Coping Strategies, Self-Care80 Comments
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