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Mindsmatter is written by Bola Kwame, Jack Graves and Emma Buryd.
De-stigmatizing mental illness one day at a time.
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Social Anxiety Or Shyness? Take The Test And Find Out
Do you consider yourself a shy person? It is normal when they ask you this, you usually say that you are. However, statistically, we cannot all suffer from shyness, although there are people who suffer from social phobia, and many claim that they suffer from this. But wait for a second, not all shy people suffer from a disorder, or can they? It is important to identify the symptoms of social anxiety to differentiate it from shyness.
By Mindsmatter.3 years ago in Psyche
6 Facts About Hypnosis And How It Can Make Your Life Better
What comes to mind when you hear the word hypnosis? An illusionist with a pocket watch? For me, it is the terrifying teacup scene from the movie Get Out! There are hundreds of thousands of myths around hypnotherapy, and today we are going to disprove some of them and see how it can be useful to us.
By Mindsmatter.3 years ago in Psyche
Finding Help: The LGBTQ+ Community And Mental Health
Let's face it: We are not doing enough for the mental health of the LGBTQ+ community. If you've ever thought that accessing mental health counseling or services is difficult, imagine doing it while being gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer, or while discovering your sexual identity. Although it may not seem like it, the numbers and statistics show that it is still a very hostile field for this community to find professional help free of stigma.
By Mindsmatter.3 years ago in Pride
The Psychology Behind A Serial Cheater
Infidelity is such a shitty and difficult thing for everyone involved to understand. If you've ever been cheated on, you know how heartbreaking and confusing that experience can be. You wonder how your partner could do that to you knowing the pain they were going to cause you. You wonder why do people cheat, if it was your fault, if you weren't enough or if it was because of something you did. These questions are not easy to answer and many psychologists have been studying this behavior to find some pattern.
By Mindsmatter.3 years ago in Psyche
I Just Got Fired From My Dream Job And I Feel Like A Champ
It was like having lived through grief as if I had lost a loved one. I wandered around the house not knowing what to do, not knowing where to start, I felt lost, like having been thrown back into square one.
By Mindsmatter.3 years ago in Motivation
How Writing Saved My Life
When I talk about writing, I always feel like a fish out of water, as I was not the wunderkind who started writing at a young age. In fact, I’m not even a great reader. I was only able to finish one of the 7 Harry Potter books, well, when there were only 7 of them.
By Mindsmatter.3 years ago in Motivation
The Only God You Should Be Praising Is Your Own Mind
Was Buddha the first mental health professional in history? Arguably! If I say the words Zen philosophy, images of monks in monasteries will surely come to mind. Perhaps you imagine people with shaved heads who made vows of silence. Well... I would imagine it too so I don't judge you for a single second.
By Mindsmatter.3 years ago in Psyche
These Video Games Can Actually Cure Your Anxiety, Here's How
There are certain things that society scapegoats to justify certain issues that are wrong with the world. Many decades ago rock music and heavy metal were blamed for making young people violent, then it was action movies that brainwashed teenagers.
By Mindsmatter.3 years ago in Psyche
The Best Representation Of Mental Illness Ever Is A Netflix Rom-Com
Every year film studios try to give a wider representation to the most marginalized communities, be it the LGBT community, the black community, or other minorities. Some people are starting to get mad because they feel that these studies are only interested in filling an inclusive agenda as a good PR strategy. Others, on the other hand, believe that it is necessary since the members of these communities did not grow up seeing great characters from the cinema that fully represent them.
By Mindsmatter.3 years ago in Psyche
Don't Compare Your Day #1 With Someone Else's Day #300
I'm not gonna lie to you, sometimes having a positive mindset is not as easy as they suggest. Sometimes it's so much easier (and fun) to be a sarcastic cynic who doesn't expect anything good and is still disappointed.
By Mindsmatter.3 years ago in Motivation
