The term psychedelic can make you think of illicit drugs and rave parties in the ’60s, not the treating of mental health issues. Yet, psychedelic therapy has been used by countless generations of indigenous peoples to treat health problems alongside their religious affairs. Psychedelic therapy is relatively new to the western mind, especially within a therapeutic setting. You may have heard it referred to as PAP, psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy. The therapy involves plants and substances that can help treat depression, PTSD ..read more

Dysthymia or persistent depressive disorder is also called high functioning depression and is something I used to experience. I was later diagnosed with bipolar disorder, but I managed life for many years until 2002 while harbouring depressive signs and symptoms. I would have been called a high achiever, had my own house, worked in management, and was married. On the outside, everything looked rosy, but on the inside, I was depressed and had been for many years. I put on ..read more

Mental health is about how someone feels, thinks and relates to others. It’s a person’s emotional and psychological state, and it affects how they live their day-to-day life. Kids can face all sorts of challenges growing up. They may have to deal with bullying, the death of a loved one, troubling relationships with parents or friends, or mental illness. So it’s important to help your kids feel as happy as possible by making sure they’re doing things that will improve ..read more

When I get stressed, I get the knitting needles out, I’m not good at it, but the sound of the clicking calms me. When you are stressed, you need to get yourself a hobby as it will help relax you and reduce your cortisol levels. Too much cortisol in our system is bad for us and can cause high blood pressure and strokes. Because stress can be detrimental to our mental and physical wellbeing, we must find a way to ..read more

I used to be an overthinker, I was my own worst enemy when it came to overthinking, and it took me nearly half a century to stop it. Hopefully, this article will help you get there sooner than I did because it is exhausting and saps the energy right out of you. I wrote an article about replaying the day. If this is you, then that article and this one is perfect for you, and if you spend countless brain ..read more

We all have stress and worries; it is a part of our everyday life, but what do you do when it gets too much? Here are ten supplements to help reduce stress and worry. Some of them you may have heard of, but others will be new to you, and you don’t have to have them all in your supplements box; just one will suffice. When we are stressed, cortisol levels in our body increase; this is known as the ..read more

I used to have low confidence and experienced a lot of self-doubt in my younger years. Sometimes I would stop myself from trying new things or broadening my horizons; on occasions, I wouldn’t apply for certain jobs because I thought other people would be better than me, or the interviewer would see I was an imposter. I was so filled with self-doubt that sometimes I wouldn’t use someone else’s toilet for fear of them saying no. I was a mess ..read more

Borderline personality disorder is also called emotionally unstable personality disorder, neither of the names is pleasant, and many people dislike using either one. We will use the former term or interchange it with BPD throughout this article. BPD is an illness that can cause vast amounts of emotional upset and deep emotional feelings. There is no known cause for it which is upsetting for those who like to have a definitive answer; it is thought that it may stem from ..read more

A narcissistic personality disorder is one of several disorders that affect how a person behaves; in NPD, the person has an overly high opinion of themselves and seek out attention for themselves and their achievements. They also show a lack of empathy towards others as it is all about “me, me, me”. You may spot a narcissistic person by the way they act, and one of the critical signs is their inability to handle criticism. It is unlikely that a ..read more

Self-help goes a long way in your journey with depression, and it can help alleviate some of the horrid symptoms. Rather than just relying on medication, you can be active in combatting the unwanted effects of depression and self-help through therapy to the food you eat can all help bring about change for the positive. But, it is not easy; it does take a lot of effort, something of which those with depression have little of when you are trying ..read more