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Welcome to the What Is… archive. If you’ve clicked this tag, then you’re interested in quickly finding all the articles that are related to this topic. If so, then you’re in the right place.

Here you’ll find all the articles that have been tagged to be about What Is…, which will explain a particular topic, such as explaining and defining what psychosis is.

Articles here may include personal accounts as well as tips and information on the subject.

Beck’s Cognitive Triad Of Depression And How To Overcome It

29 July 202629 July 2026 by Unwanted Life
An image of someone sitting on their skateboard on a stairs, looking depressed to represent the topic of the article - 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

Categories Advice, General, Me, Mental Health, Research, Theory, TherapyTags Coping Strategies, Depression, What is...Leave a comment

The Two Roads To Integrated Care: Transforming Healthcare

22 July 202622 July 2026 by Unwanted Life
A doctor, a patient, and their support person reviewing their treatment plan to represent the topic of the article - 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

Categories Advice, General, Health, Me, Mental Health, Research, SponsorsTags Support, What is...2 Comments

The Burden Of Transition: Moving On After A Traumatic Event

15 July 202615 July 2026 by Unwanted Life
An image of a woman wrapped around a pillion in bed, upset. 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

Categories Advice, General, Me, Mental Health, Research, Sponsors, TherapyTags Coping Strategies, What is...2 Comments

How To Deal With Emotional Clutter Before It Causes Harm

8 July 20268 July 2026 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a person laying down with clutter spread across them to represent the topic of the article - How To Deal With Emotional Clutter Before It Causes Harm

Reading Time: 10 minutesSome of us don’t mind clutter, but not when it comes to emotional clutter, as that erodes our well-being. Here’s how to make sure it doesn’t

Categories Advice, General, Mental Health, Research, SponsorsTags Coping Strategies, Self-Care, Stress, What is...2 Comments

What Is Joy-Lag Syndrome? And How To Fix The Empty Feeling

16 June 202617 June 2026 by Unwanted Life
An image of a White man laying on the floor with his suitcase looking bored and frustrated to represent the topic of the article - 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

Categories Advice, General, Me, Mental Health, ResearchTags Coping Strategies, Depression, Stress, What is...3 Comments

Understanding The Let Them Theory: Why It’s Changing Lives

26 May 202627 May 2026 by Unwanted Life
A photo of someone with their hands full of soil with a sprouting plant growing out of it to represent the topic of the article - Understanding The Let Them Theory: Why It’s Changing Lives

Reading Time: 9 minutesWe live in a world where a sense of control is often lacking, yet we still desire that sense. But two simple words can set us free: Let them

Categories Advice, General, Me, Research, TheoryTags Anxiety, Relationships, What is...2 Comments

Conditions Of Worth: Why We Feel We Must Earn Love

12 May 202613 May 2026 by Unwanted Life
A photo of someone holding several hundred dollars cash in their hand to represent the topic of the article - Conditions Of Worth: Why We Feel We Must Earn Love

Reading Time: 6 minutesIt’s easy to develop conditions of worth where we seek to be accepted by living up to others’ expectations, but should we be doing that?

Categories Advice, Me, Mental Health, Research, TheoryTags Anxiety, Depression, Self-Care, What is...2 Comments

Anticipatory Anxiety: Overcoming Our “What If” Worry Riddled Mind

5 May 20266 May 2026 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a young Black woman sitting on the floor and leaning against the back of a sofa, with their hand on their chest trying to calm down. This represents the topic of the article - Anticipatory Anxiety: Overcoming Our "What If" Worry Riddled Mind

Reading Time: 8 minutesAnticipatory anxiety may be the key that unlocks all our anxiety issues, so why don’t we talk about it more? Well, today we do

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

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
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