Category: Mental Health
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The Power of Career Shift After Fourty
Jessie is around 40 and he have been working in the industry for 20 years, his routines are settled and there is no information or task in his current job that excites you anymore. This is a data-backed phenomenon that research carried out by Indeed shows that 40% of full-time workers already made a dramatic […]
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Psychology
The Perfectionism Trap: Why “Flawness” Is Holding You Back (and How to Break Free)
The modern world is full of demands. A persistent sense of being “not enough” has become a nearly universal part of the human experience. We live in a world of highlight reels and filtered images, making many people feel as though they must be perfect to fit in or succeed. However, as a psychologist, I […]
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Counter-Intuitive Lessons from Seyir (Novel) for being in the present (“at home”)
Our minds are often scattered throughout the day, making it a challenge to stay truly present. Trapped between past traumas and future anxieties, our minds often become drained, stalling our productivity and focus. While the body occupies physical space, the consciousness is often elsewhere when not present, leaving the biological machine to run on a […]
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Overthinking is golden when transformed from rumination to innovation
Have you ever felt your mind got completely stuck on a single stressful thought? It usually starts with something small going wrong. It might be a sharp comment from someone or the sudden realization that a huge deadline is looming. Suddenly, overthinking occurs and your brain starts spinning in a fast, repetitive circle. Overthinking feels […]
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Lessons from Seyir (Novel): Why We Choose to Stay in Prisons of Our Own Making
The novel Seyir (The Experiment) opens with a haunting confrontation in a mirror. “Do you recognize the person staring back,” the narrative asks, “or are you confronting a stranger curated for public consumption?” In Piraye’s Seyir, we meet Mina (the main character) on her wedding day a moment traditionally synonymous with joy and self-actualization. Yet, […]
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Research
The Power of Controlled Breathing on Mental Health
Breathing is one of the fundamental functions that supports life. It is essential for maintaining blood circulation, delivering oxygen to body cells, and removing carbon dioxide. There is an extended research with shows that it has a significant impact on how our body operates, influenced by both physical and psychological factors. This article describes the […]
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Psychology
A Holistic Mental Health Approach
It was not so long ago my mind was a great chaos. I was worried about almost everything, rushing all day long. Then I met psychology one day and recognized how practicing it daily changed my mind and my life forever. Through theoretical knowledge and life experience, my knowledge accumulated over time. I have been […]
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How to shift your mind toward positivity with meditation?
Thinking positively is the most cliché word ever. Be positive, be happy, and then the rest would be good. Unfortunately, the story is more complicated than that. First, you need to dive deep into your mind and understand what is engraved at the bottom. In your subconscious mind. Your brain is like radio; the frequency […]
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Codependency and how it reduces the quality of life
Do we have a free will? I would start to question the discussion from there. Do we act based on our decisions, or are there other factors that contribute to our behaviors? Codependency is an important component that would influence the quality of lives. When you are making a decision, do you make it because […]
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How to shift your mindset from panic and agitation to peace and calmness
My mindset changed from negative to peace. A couple of years ago, I was living with a great panic and anxiety. Today, my mind got to a very peaceful state, and it took me a lot of effort to reach this mindset. Approximately 6 years ago, I tried a lot of different methods to reach […]
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