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This article discusses some of the things that you can do to prevent burnout if your partner has ADHD. It also explores how symptoms of ADHD may create challenges in relationships and some of the ways you can respond to limit stress and improve communication. How ADHD Symptoms May Contribute to Burnout While there has been a considerable amount of research on how ADHD affects the lives of people who have a condition, there has been less attention devoted to how the disorder may affect their partners....

How Panic Disorder Can Affect Your Dating Relationships People with panic disorder are faced with many challenging symptoms that can interfere with dating. Living with panic disorder often entails managing feelings of nervousness, worry, and fear. At times, it can be difficult to hide the intensity of these emotions. When dating, you may feel embarrassed about such feelings, thinking that your date is picking up on your anxiety. Many panic sufferers also become preoccupied with controlling their panic attacks while out on a date....

And we humans follow suit, shedding our oversized coats and other items that got us through the winter. Some things get donated while other items enter the attic until temperatures drop again. We may move pictures and other knick-knacks around to change a space’s vibe. This process—widely known as spring cleaning—is not only good for our space but also for our mental health. “Our mental health is influenced by multiple factors, and our physical environment is one of these areas that directly impact our emotional well-being,” says Kristin M....

No other mental health diagnosis shares this property; people do not typically wish upon themselves symptoms consistent with depression or obsessive-compulsive disorder the way they desire to have symptoms consistent with some eating disorders. Stacey Rosenfeld, PhD. highlighted this phenomenon when she titled her book, Does Every Woman Have an Eating Disorder? In private communication, Dr. Rosenfeld wrote: We have a culture that supports disordered eating, in the form of extreme dieting, overexercising and compensating for the food we eat....

People from marginalized groups are at greater risk of experiencing abuse. However, it’s important to recognize that anyone can be a victim of abuse, regardless of their age, race, gender, sexual orientation, class, or faith. Domestic abuse and intimate partner violence are serious public health issues globally. In fact, it is believed that domestic abuse is the most prevalent but least reported crime in the United States. This article explores the types, causes, signs, and impact of domestic abuse, as well as some ways to support someone who has been abused....

For many, taking out student loans is often the only way to afford higher education. Even so, it isn’t uncommon for many people to look back and wonder if college was worth the debt they acquired to pay for it. If you find yourself regretting the college debt you have, there are a few things you can do to help ease your mind. Going to school was an investment in yourself and your future....

This article discusses what you can do if you feel like your anxiety is excessive and disruptive to your life. It also covers some steps you can take to find relief. What Is Extreme Anxiety? It is important to understand that extreme anxiety is not a clinical term or a diagnosis. Instead, it is a way that people can describe the subjective experience of severe anxiety or an anxiety disorder....

This study was based on over three million emergency department visits related to substance use disorders, anxiety disorders, and more, all associated with extreme heat. Understanding the Research An association was found between periods of extreme heat and increases in emergency room visits between 2010 and 2019 for mental health reasons such as substance use, anxiety, depression, and schizophrenia. Researchers also found that rates of emergency room visits were higher during periods of extreme heat for men compared to other genders, and were also higher in the Northeast, Midwest, and Northwest regions of the US....

Flat affect is a hallmark symptom of schizophrenia, although it may also affect those with other conditions. It is a lack of showing emotion characterized by an apathetic and unchanging facial expression and little or no change in the strength, tone, or pitch of the voice. This extremely limited range of expressions occurs even in situations that would normally seem very exciting or very sad. For instance, upon hearing the great news, someone with schizophrenia may not smile, laugh, or have any joy in their response....

The aim of foster parenting is to provide temporary protective services that support the child’s physical, mental, and emotional well-being, particularly since they have left the familiarity of their home and family, or may have experienced a trauma or loss. Foster parenting requires you to open up your heart and home to a child. This article offers some mental health considerations for foster parenting, some signs that you are ready as well as signs that you may not be ready yet, and some strategies that can help you prepare to become a foster parent....

Overview In terms of psychology, the holistic view suggests that it is important to view the mind as a unit, rather than trying to break it down into its individual parts. Each individual part plays its own important role, but it also works within an integrated system. Essentially, holism suggests that people are more than simply the sum of their parts. In order to understand how people think, the holistic perspective stresses that you need to do more than simply focus on how each individual component functions in isolation....

Connections Between Anger and Stress When we feel overly stressed, we can become more prone to anger, and in this state, both anger and stress can become more difficult to manage. When the fight or flight response is triggered and we are physiologically aroused as a result, we may find ourselves more easily angered. Here are some reasons for this: When stressed, we may more often perceive a situation as threatening, and this can trigger anger more easily....

A new study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that social and educational disruptions during the COVID-19 pandemic were linked to higher prevalence of poor mental health and suicide attempts. Among high school students 18 years or younger, nearly three quarters (73.1%) reported at least one adverse childhood experience during the COVID-19 pandemic. While the virus is still circulating, restrictions have been lifted and many teenagers have returned to the classroom, enrolled in college, or started jobs....

Post-pandemic life won’t look the same for everybody. Efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19 affected nearly every aspect of day-to-day life for people worldwide. Recovering from the upheaval that these changes created has the potential to be a difficult process as well. The Big 5 Personality Traits Personality traits can affect your health and happiness. In particular, extroverts and introverts had different ways of handling the pandemic. Initially popularized by the psychiatrist Carl Jung, the spectrum of introversion and extraversion represents one of the key dimensions of personality described by the Big 5 theory of personality....

People who are high in extroversion tend to seek out social stimulation and opportunities to engage with others. These individuals are often described as being full of life, energy, and positivity. In group situations, extroverts (extraverts) are likely to talk often and assert themselves. Introverts, on the other hand, are people who are low in extroversion. They tend to be quiet, reserved and less involved in social situations. It is important to note that introversion and shyness are not the same....

At their worst, however, relationships can feel toxic and can be a significant source of stress. This stress can be the constant, low-grade type, the intermittent stress that creates some measure of anxiety even when things are going well, or a variety of other forms of stress. Much of what can make a relationship stressful or stress relieving is the type of communication that holds the relationship together. Healthy communication can enable us to weather nearly any storm and can keep things running smoothly on a day-to-day basis....

“Low self-esteem in children is a sure way to push them toward engaging in risky and reckless sexual behavior as teens. They wish to be popular and the inability to make wise decisions about the consequences of one’s actions is at the core of the problem, explains licensed psychologist Patricia A. Farrell, PhD. The CDC reports that half of all newly reported STDs occur in young people between the ages of 15 and 24 and that nearly half of all sexually active high schoolers did not use condoms the last time they had sex....

How the Cannon-Bard Theory Works More specifically, it is suggested that emotions result when the thalamus sends a message to the brain in response to a stimulus, resulting in a physiological reaction. For example: I see a snake –> I am afraid, and I begin to tremble. According to the Cannon-Bard theory of emotion, we react to a stimulus and experience the associated emotion at the same time. The physical reactions are not dependent upon the emotional reaction, or vice versa....

There are many benefits of learning to be more patient. High up on the list is that it reduces your stress levels. When you are impatient, you tend to get more worked up than typical, and impatience does little to fix the situation you are frustrated about. If you find yourself feeling impatient very often and even in trivial situations, you may want to learn how to be more patient....