Have you ever had a strong reaction to something small, like a certain sound, smell, or someone’s words? Maybe your heart started beating fast, your stomach turned, or you suddenly felt angry or scared. These are not random feelings. They could be triggers, and...
Depression can feel like a heavy weight that never leaves you. Sometimes it’s like a dark cloud following you around, making everything harder than it should be. It can make even the smallest tasks seem impossible. You might feel like you’ve tried...
Have you ever felt like you’re carrying stress all the time, even when nothing’s really going wrong? Like your brain won’t stop spinning, or your body feels tense and tired for no clear reason? I get it. I’ve seen it in so many people and...
Depression, can it can be passed on genetically? Blair Justus, Ph.D., stated in his book, “Who Gets Sick” (How Beliefs, Moods and Thought Affect Your Health), that depression can be passed on genetically. Now, many people would automatically conclude...
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a mood disorder subset in which people who have normal mental health throughout most of the year exhibit depressive symptoms at the same time each year, most commonly in winter. Common symptoms include sleeping too much,...
In her book, “Molecules of Emotion”, Candace Pert, Ph.D., discusses the fact that emotions are actually physical substances that adhere to receptor cells in the organs. By establishing the bio-molecular basis for our emotions and explaining these new...
