Reading is not just to sharpen the mind or increase knowledge but can also play a major catalyst in reducing stress and anxiety. It’s a powerful tool that can help treat many mental health conditions including anxiety, depression, and stress. Anxiety and depression are conditions that can make you retreat into yourself, feel isolated, and socially withdrawn. And while these conditions may make you believe you’re the only one who feels like this, it’s not. You are not the only calmsage

Do you feel exhausted after talking to people? Do you often find yourself overwhelmed in social situations? Are you an introvert? Well, if you answer “yes” to any of these questions, then there’s a slight chance you might be experiencing introvert burnout. Social interactions can stimulate some people, however, the same social interaction can leave an introvert feeling socially and emotionally exhausted. I, just like any other introvert, like engaging with my loved ones socially but it also requires me calmsage

Have you played any of those mind training games? I am sure you must have, mind training games are one of the best ways to exercise your brain. People who suffer from ADHD can try ADHD Brain training to exercise their brains a bit. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a psychological condition which can be characterized by inattentiveness, impulsivity and hyperactivity. Living with ADHD is not very easy, in fact the initial years are the most challenging. Fortunately we have calmsage

Multimodal therapy (MMT) is a type of psychotherapy consisting of a holistic approach. MMT involves the use of various therapeutic approaches and techniques at once. The goal of the MMT is to treat the whole person at once instead of focusing on specific symptoms. MMT can also be referred to as integrative psychotherapy or eclectic therapy. MMT was developed in the 1960s by a psychologist named Arnold Lazarus. This therapy came into existence when the psychologist noticed that his client calmsage

Depression, whether you like it or not, brings a myriad of feelings and emotions. Some hopeful and some downright discouraging. However, it’s not all about looking at things from a single perspective. When it comes to depression, it means understanding this mental health disorder from all perspectives – including a positive, more hopeful one. Depression can mean different things to different people. Some experience mild symptoms of depression while some experience severe, however, looking at the silver lining within depression can calmsage

In our lives, there are times when we feel hurt – either by our circumstances or by our loved one’s actions – but hurt nonetheless. It’s the heaviness in your chest after the end of a long-term relationship and the heaviness in your heart when you feel rejected by others that can be defined as emotional pain. Emotional pain is what causes you to feel hurt from non-physical circumstances. This pain can mask itself as emotional distress and sometimes, it calmsage

In our lives, there comes a time when we are at a loss for words and that’s OK but there are times when we just can’t seem to open up our hearts and put down the walls we’ve built there, enough to express our feelings and what’s in our hearts. Maybe your heart begins to beat out of rhythm as you sit there with your loved one or your therapist and try to express your feelings and figure out what calmsage

Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you just couldn’t say no? Does that happen to you quite often? If yes, it is possible that you have an inability to say no. Do you wonder why is it so hard to say no? If so, this blog is just for you. Today we will be talking about all the possible reasons why it is so hard to say no at work, to friends, to food, to family, etc. calmsage