Mental Illness - Affective Counseling

Changing the Way We Think: The Transformative Power of Neuroplasticity and Schemas

The concepts of neuroplasticity and schemas have revolutionized the field of mental health, providing individuals with powerful tools for changing the way they think. These concepts are closely linked, with neuroplasticity enabling the formation and reinforcement of schemas, and providing a means for individuals to change and reshape them. Defining Neuroplasticity Neuroplasticity refers to the …

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Can you Have Good Mental Health when you have a mental Illness

Anxiety, Mental Illness

Mental health and mental illness are two terms that are often used interchangeably, but they are very different. Everyone has mental health, whether it is good, bad or somewhere in the middle. With that said, however, people who have poor mental health do NOT necessarily have a mental illness, nor do individuals who have a …

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Maintaining Good Mental Health Balance In Your Everyday Life

COVID-19 Anxiety, Mental Illness

The state of your mental health plays an important role in everyday life. Most people don’t even realize the importance and impact mental health has on their thoughts, emotions and behavior. Let’s look at some of the major areas of life where maintaining a good mental health balance is key to living your best life. …

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What Is Self-Care and how do you improve it?

COVID-19 Anxiety, Mental Illness

Self-care. Those two little buzzwords seem to be on the tips of tongues just about anywhere you look, whether it’s social media, in magazines, or on TV. It seems like everyone has an opinion about what self-care is, whether it’s important, and how to improve it. The World Health Organization (WHO) has even declared Self-Care …

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Is Society Moving Towards Destigmatizing Mental Illness?

COVID-19 Anxiety, Mental Illness

Illness of any type, whether physical or mental, can be challenging. Until recent years, a mental illness diagnosis traditionally came with a host of myths, stigmas, and misconceptions, leading individuals to suffer in silence for fear of judgment rather than seek the treatment they need. Some common myths and misconceptions: • Mental illness is …

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