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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.

Reset Days: The Exciting Benefits Of Personal Wellness Days

3 June 20241 May 2024 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a man reading a book while laying on a sofa to represent the topic of the article - Reset Days: The Exciting Benefits Of Personal Wellness Days

Reading Time: 5 minutesLife is pretty much a never-ending source of stress, but incorporating reset days into your life might be the glue that holds it all together

Categories Advice, General, Mental Health, ResearchTags Self-Care, What is...9 Comments

Masking: The Hidden Struggle of Concealing Autism (ASD) Traits

3 June 202424 April 2024 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a White woman wearing an elaborate mask to represent the topic of the article - Masking: The Hidden Struggle Of Concealing Autism (ASD) Traits

Reading Time: 7 minutesUnfortunately, masking and camouflaging are common strategies used by those who have autism (ASD), but outside of that community, there is a lack of understanding

Categories General, Learning Disabilities and Difficulties, Mental Health, ResearchTags Coping Strategies, Relationships, What is...6 Comments

How To Use The Dutch Concept Of Niksen As Self-Care

3 June 20243 April 2024 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a White child walking through a field of tulip to represent the topic of the article - How To Use The Dutch Concept Of Niksen As Self-Care

Reading Time: 5 minutesThe art of doing nothing (niksen) is a Dutch take on mindfulness, similar to bed rotting, helping us disconnect from an ever-demanding world

Categories Advice, General, Mental Health, ResearchTags Mindfulness, Self-Care, What is...5 Comments

How To Be A Supportive Partner To Someone With Agoraphobia

3 June 202413 March 2024 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a couple holding hands by holny holding to of their fingers together, both of which have a matching anchor tattoo to represent the topic of the article - How To Be A Supportive Partner To Someone With Agoraphobia

Reading Time: 9 minutesBeing a supportive partner can be hard work. The following guide shows you how you can improve in that role and protect your well-being

Categories Advice, General, Me, Mental Health, ResearchTags Anxiety, Family, Friends, Phobias, Relationships, Self-Care, Support, What is...5 Comments

The Interesting Applications Of Chaos Theory On Our Wellbeing

3 June 202421 February 2024 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a Black child holding a butterfly in their hands to represent the topic of the article - The Interesting Applications Of Chaos Theory On Our Wellbeing

Reading Time: 5 minutesI love chaos theory, and I’ve been thinking of ways to apply it to mental health since I read James Gleick’s book. Here are my musings on it

Categories General, Mental Health, Research, TheoryTags Self-Care, What is...4 Comments

Blogging: How To Protect Your Mental Health As A Blogger?

3 June 202414 February 2024 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a Black woman working on their blog on their laptop to represent the article title - Blogging: How To Protect Your Mental Health As A Blogger?

Reading Time: 7 minutesBlogging can be a wonderful and rewarding experience, but it doesn’t come without its downsides. Fortunately, there are ways to manage them

Categories Advice, General, Mental Health, ResearchTags Blogging, Coping Strategies, Self-Care, What is...23 Comments

Dopamine Menu: Great Lessons From ADHD That Help Wellbeing

3 June 202431 January 2024 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a man and woman looking at menus together to represent the topic of the article - Dopamine Menu: Great Lessons From ADHD That Benefit Wellbeing

Reading Time: 6 minutesWe can learn a lot about improving our well-being from how people with ADHD manage their condition, the dopamine menu being one of them

Categories General, Learning Disabilities and Difficulties, Mental Health, ResearchTags Depression, Psychosis, Self-Care, What is...7 Comments

LEGO: The Amazing Way They Bring People Together To Play Well

28 January 202524 January 2024 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a child building a Lego set to represent the topic of the article - LEGO: The Amazing Way They Bring People Together To Play Well

Reading Time: 8 minutesLEGO isn’t just for kids anymore. There are many reasons why you might want to build your way to happiness with these colourful plastic bricks

Categories Advice, General, Mental Health, Research, TherapyTags Autism, Happiness, Mindfulness, Self-Care14 Comments

The Benefits Of The Thought Challenge, Putting Thoughts On Trial

4 June 202427 December 2023 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a Black judge filling in paperwork with their gavel in the foreground to represent the topic of the article - The Benefits Of The Thought Challenge, Putting Thoughts On Trial

Reading Time: 6 minutesOne of the widely used techniques in CBT is thought and belief challenges. One such method to do this is putting your thoughts on trial

Categories Advice, General, Mental Health, Research, TherapyTags Coping Strategies, What is...5 Comments

What Is The Supposedly Challenging Disorder That Is BPD

4 June 202413 December 2023 by Unwanted Life
A red headed White woman looking out of a window looking sad to represent the topic of the article - What Is The Supposedly Challenging Disorder That Is BPD

Reading Time: 8 minutesBorderline personality disorder or BPD is supposedly a difficult mental health condition to work with, so I looked at why this belief exists

Categories General, Me, Mental Health, ResearchTags BPD7 Comments
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