What To Do When A Friend Suddenly Starts Saying “No” To Invites?
Reading Time: 6 minutesIf a friend starts saying “no” to invites, we may start assuming they don’t want to be our friend. Consider this article first
Me
Welcome to the category archive that’s all about me. Here you’ll find all the articles that have been indexed as containing a sizable amount of personal information and my experiences.
If you want to learn more about the person behind the Unwanted Life blog, then this is the archive for you.
Here you’ll find articles whereby I talk about my mental health and my invisible disability issues. You’ll also find some other interesting insights into who I am as a person.
Safety Behaviours: The Short-Term Relief That Prolongs The Pain
Reading Time: 12 minutesSafety behaviours are the habits that appear to help us manage our anxiety, but what if they didn’t? What if they prolonged our recovery?
Philophobia: What Does It Mean To Fear Love?
Reading Time: 12 minutesPhilophobia, the fear of love, neatly explains an area of human existence not covered by already established labels and phobias. Here’s why
Man Up: How To Overcome This Unhealthy Male Worldview
Reading Time: 15 minutesSticks and stones may break our bones, but words can stay with us forever, and that’s why phrases like “man up” are a problem. Here’s why
Complex PTSD (cPTSD) Explained: Everything You Need to Know
Reading Time: 7 minutesTrauma comes in many shapes and sizes, and one of those types is cPTSD, not to be confused with PTSD, which is a different kettle of fish
Beck’s Cognitive Triad Of Depression And How To Overcome It
Reading Time: 7 minutesBeck’s cognitive triad is one of the earliest models designed to understand depression and help us overcome it. Here’s why it’s still relevant
The Two Roads To Integrated Care: Transforming Healthcare
Reading Time: 15 minutesIntegrated care has the potential to improve healthcare for all of us. While we wait for this to happen, DIY Integrated care is here for us
The Burden Of Transition: Moving On After A Traumatic Event
Reading Time: 8 minutesOvercoming a traumatic event can be difficult; if it wasn’t, it wouldn’t be called trauma. But some steps can help with our recovery
What Is Joy-Lag Syndrome? And How To Fix The Empty Feeling
Reading Time: 6 minutesWhen joy-lag syndrome causes delayed feelings of happiness or worse, an empty feeling, this can be a warning sign to do something
Unconditional Positive Regard: Humanist Approach To The Rescue
Reading Time: 6 minutesIn a world where conditions seem to be everywhere, the humanistic approach offers unconditional positive regard for developing relationships