We all have that friend who talks to themselves at full volume on the subway, or maybe you’ve caught yourself organizing your bookshelf by color for the umpteenth time. In a world constantly evolving ...

Raising a child is incredibly rewarding, but it can also be challenging, especially when it comes to understanding what they’re truly feeling. After all, children are constantly learning, growing and ...

Are you ever surprised by the things you do to cope with stress or emotions, only to discover much later that they're actually coping mechanisms? Therapy can be a real eye-opener when it comes to ...

Cowritten by Sukhman Rekhi and Tchiki Davis, Ph.D. Coping mechanisms are cognitive and behavioral approaches that we use to manage internal and external stressors (Algorani & Gupta, 2021). Internal ...

Encountering problems and periods of distress is part of life and we all go through them. While professional counselling offers invaluable support and guidance for many, it is not always the immediate ...

Finding ways to deal with mental health issues can be challenging. People turn to behaviors including restricted or binge eating, excessive gambling and even extreme social media use. According to the ...

I slowly opened my eyes to see two women bent down, looking at me with concern. I’d collapsed in an alley after drinking myself into oblivion and was now lying with my bodily fluids. I could’ve been ...

Individuals all around the world undergo a variety of different situations in their lives that may result in undue stress and mental strain. Be it the loss of a loved one or the aftereffects of a ...

These thoughts haunt me when I lie in bed trying to fall asleep. I tell myself to close my eyes and turn my brain off. But instead, I recall the worst possible moments of my life in a stampede of ...

Over three-quarters of Americans engage in what they know are unhealthy means of coping with unpleasant situations such as drinking and drug use, according to a genetic testing firm in Utah.