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Mental Health

Welcome to the mental health category archive. Here you’ll find all the articles that have been indexed as being about mental health.

As the name suggests, here you’ll find all the articles about mental health. The articles will include content about self-care, mental health conditions, coping strategies, advice, and more.

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

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

This Might Be The Best Personal Growth Advice In The World

10 February 202611 February 2026 by Unwanted Life
A photo of someone tending to some seedlings in their garden to represent the topic of the article - This Might Be The Best Personal Growth Advice In The World

Reading Time: 5 minutesJust like Carlsberg might probably be the best lager in the world, this might be the best personal growth advice in the world. Give it a try

Categories Advice, General, Mental Health, ResearchTags Coping Strategies, Relationships, Self-Care, Support, What is...2 Comments

Dissociation: How Your Mind Creates Distance to Keep You Safe

3 February 20264 February 2026 by Unwanted Life
A blurry image of a woman to represent the topic of the article - Dissociation: How Your Mind Creates Distance To Keep You Safe

Reading Time: 8 minutesDissociation is something we’ve all probably experienced at some point, but for a few of us, it’s our brain protecting us from pain

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