A psychotic episode  is when a person temporarily loses touch with reality. It’s not just stress or anxiety, but a serious mental health...

SO-OCD is a lesser-known but very real form of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. It involves persistent, intrusive thoughts about one’s...

Schizoaffective disorder is a serious mental health condition that combines features of schizophrenia  (psychosis) and mood disorders...

Benzodiazepines (e.g., Xanax, Valium, Ativan) are commonly prescribed for anxiety, insomnia, muscle spasms, or seizures and they can be...

Definitions first 🧠🌈: Demisexual: Demisexual individuals experience sexual attraction only after forming a strong emotional connection...

Before diving in: Aromantic (aro)  people experience little or no romantic attraction to others. Asexual (ace)  people experience little...

Why are some people attracted to the same sex? Science says: it’s not a choice, it’s not a phase, and it’s definitely not something that...

Have you ever felt numb, disconnected, or like you're watching your life from the outside? This state is called dissociation. A common,...

You’ve heard it before: “Think it, feel it, believe it and it will come. ” But what’s really going on in the brain when we manifest? 1....

What Psychoanalysis Tells Us: 1. Guilt Comes from Inside Us Psychoanalysis says we carry inside us the voice of our parents and society,...

British psychoanalyst D.W. Winnicott  introduced the concept of the False Self : a psychological structure that develops when our...

In many of the situations we find ourselves in ( especially the painful ones), it's easy to assign roles: the victim and the villain...

1. What Is Conditional Love? Conditional love is love that comes with strings attached. It’s not freely given, but earned. It sounds...

A question no child should ever ask. Yet in Gaza, this is the brutal reality for so many Palestinian children, orphans overnight, left to...

Let’s get one thing straight: Psychologists are like doctors. If your throat hurts, you're not booking an appointment with a...

Most people understand fear of failure . But what if what we’re really  afraid of… is success? It might sound paradoxical, but for many,...

Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy is a psychological disorder where a caregiver, usually a parent, intentionally causes or fabricates illness...

In psychodynamic terms , anger can act as a defense mechanism . It's easier for the psyche to feel "strong" through anger than to sit...

Have you ever noticed how easy it is to turn anger inward and say, "It’s my fault,"  rather than admit, "I’m angry at them" ? For many...

In the therapeutic space, a question often emerges beneath stories of romantic confusion and emotional exhaustion: “Do I actually love...