Despite all the many and varied physical effects, one feels both during an addiction as well as during the recovery process, mental health plays a pivotal role too. In fact, what many don’t realise is that mental health issues and addiction are intertwined in the sense that you don’t often find one without the other. Substance abuse is so often the result of unchecked mental illness, and they often need to be treated side by side. However,...
The recent COVID-19 has impacted people in all types of ways. Not only has it affected the mental, physical, and financial wellbeing of so many but it has also forced us to adopt different channels of communication. TooDeep is an online platform that seeks to provide users with a safe space where they can give and receive genuine support, encouragement, and advice. To learn more about TooDeep, we conducted an interview with Bens Hilaire, CEO...
The recent COVID-19 has impacted people in all types of ways. Not only has it affected the mental, physical, and financial wellbeing of so many but it has also forced us to adopt different channels of communication. When we’re unable to gather in-person with other people, where do we turn for support or advice? More often than not, it’s social media. But here’s the problem. Today’s many social media platforms and forums are home to...
The stigma of dealing with mental health issues for students is immense. And while many students who face this do manage to make a full recovery eventually, their academic track usually remains irreversibly affected. In 2021 Australia, however, this is not the case anymore. Dealing with depression, anxiety, OCD, PTSD, or many other mental health issues does not mean the end of a student’s opportunities, not even as we’re dealing with a pandemic. Here are...
If the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us anything, it’s how much physical activity and overall health contribute to our mental well-being. Our bodies were designed to hunt and gather, chase woolly mammoths, and run around. The ever-growing impact of technology on our world coupled with numerous lockdowns and limited “outside time” has had a significant impact on the mental wellness of many Canadians. So what can you do to help boost your mental health and...
In recent years, as a culture, people have become more aware that mental health is very important and needs to be taking as seriously as they take the health of the rest of their bodies. In the not-so-distant past, people placed a stigma of weakness on people who had mental disorders or illnesses. This has led some people to still be stuck in the past and having feelings of shame for suffering from normal things...
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Psychology is known as the science of mind and behaviour. Essentially, a psychologist’s job is to study the conscious and unconscious mind to delve into feelings and thoughts, looking for how they manifest in expressions. It is a very stringent academic discipline, and people who work in psychological fields are highly-trained professionals with many years of education and practice under the belts. The roots of psychology date back to ancient civilizations like Egypt, China, Greece...
Understanding mental illness can be a difficult process, especially in our modern society. The type of diagnoses and the frequency with which they are made continues to increase due to several factors, including a growing population of individuals who accept that mental illness is a treatable condition rather than an uncouth dinner subject. Another major factor psychologists and their ilk have to contend with is the ongoing pandemic. Lockdown orders, political inflammation in the West...
It’s a sad reality, but it’s true: a lot of employers and businesses don’t care about their employees’ mental health. The reason for this is the fact that businesses tend to focus on that which affects the business, and they often don’t think that that includes employee mental health. But in fact, the opposite is true: an employee’s mental state can have a big impact on their work as well as the business overall. One...
