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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.

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

Using The Parental Skill Of Active Ignoring For Your Wellbeing

4 June 202422 November 2023 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a Black man trying to talk to their partner who is ignoring them, to represent the topic of the article - Using The Parental Skill Of Active Ignoring For Your Wellbeing

Reading Time: 6 minutesActive ignoring is a useful parenting skill that’s still taught, but it also has use outside of parenting that’ll help with your wellbeing

Categories Advice, General, Mental Health, ResearchTags Self-Care, What is...8 Comments

How A Simple Well-Meaning Question Can Actually Be A Trigger

4 June 202415 November 2023 by Unwanted Life
A pick background with a small piece of paper with the words "are you ok?" typed on it to represent the topic of the article - How A Simple Well-Meaning Question Can Actually Be A Trigger

Reading Time: 5 minutesA well-meaning question is just that, well-meaning, but that doesn’t mean that this act of empathy can’t have the opposite effect for some

Categories Advice, General, Me, Mental Health, ResearchTags Anxiety, Support, What is...12 Comments

What’s The Argument For Suicide Being A Selfish Act?

4 June 20241 November 2023 by Unwanted Life
A White man sitting clothed in the bathtub wet, looking depressed and distraught to represent the topic of the article - What's The Argument For Suicide Being A Selfish Act?

Reading Time: 8 minutesKnowledge and understanding of mental health is improving yearly, but there are still misunderstandings about suicide being a selfish act

Categories General, Me, Mental Health, ResearchTags Suicide, What is...18 Comments

Glimmers: Switching Our Focus To Microjoys For Better Wellbeing

4 June 202425 October 2023 by Unwanted Life
A Black woman looking through a small set of binoculars, smiling, and pointing to represent the topic of the article - Glimmers: Switching Our Focus To Microjoys For Better Wellbeing

Reading Time: 6 minutesIn a world where we can’t avoid the negatives in the world, glimmers might be another tool in the box to change that and help us feel happier

Categories Advice, General, Mental Health, ResearchTags Happiness, Positive Psychology, Self-Care, What is...15 Comments

Positivity Journal: The Easy Starting Point To Becoming Happier

13 April 202518 October 2023 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a woman sitting at a table writing in her journal to represent the topic of the article - Positivity Journal: The Easy Starting Point To Becoming Happier

Reading Time: 4 minutesLooking for a simple way to become happier? Then look no further than the positive psychology intervention of keeping a positivity journal

Categories Advice, General, Mental Health, ResearchTags Depression, Happiness, Journaling, Positive Psychology, Self-Care, What is...22 Comments

A Simplified Guide To Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET)

4 June 202411 October 2023 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a White therapist with their client in a session, where you see the therapist making notes to represent the topic of the article - A Simplified Guide To Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET)

Reading Time: 7 minutesNarrative Exposure Therapy (NET) is the sister to its better-known exposure therapy, and equally as valuable when it comes to treating trauma

Categories General, Mental Health, Research, TherapyTags Exposure therapy, Trauma, Treatment, What is...16 Comments
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