Therapeutics
People looking to better their mental health may engage in this type of activity.
What is Self Care?
This technique involves inhaling and exhaling while counting to slow one's breathing and avoid hyperventilation, therefore reducing stress.
What is Box Breathing?
A series of repeating or escalating negative thought patterns - frequently of rumination and worry - that cause distress.
What is a doom spiral?
Speaking aloud to assert one's own value to themselves, often while looking in a mirror.
What are Self-Affirmations?
Limits or lines you set for others not to cross within the context of your relationship.
What are boundaries?
An exercise in clearing the mind to focus on the current moment, often used as complementary medicine or in religious tradition.
What is Meditation?
Failure to concentrate, obsessing over past failures and rehashing past events, escalating worry, irritation, isolation, and feelings of powerlessness that may culminate into a panic attack
What does a doom spiral look like?
Negative self-talk and comparisons, difficulty requesting help, strong or constant feelings of worry, a negative perception of the future, a lack of boundaries, people-pleasing, and low confidence are all signs of this psychological phenomenon.
What are the signs of low self-worth?
An intentional structuring of one's tasks and behaviors to allow time for specific self-care goals and responsibilities to be accomplished before beginning the specific duties of the day.
What is a morning routine?
The excessive emotional or psychological reliance on another person, especially a friend, family member, or romantic partner.
What is codependency?
The use of personal interaction, clinical methodology, and psychological techniques in order to change behavior, usually intended to improve well-being and mental health or resolve/mitigate troublesome thoughts, beliefs or compulsions.
What is Psychotherapy?
A.K.A.: Talk Therapy
Note: "Therapy" applies to any attempt to remediate a diagnose and is interchangeable with "Treatment"
A form of Psychotherapy combining behaviorism and cognitive psychology intended to treat a range of mental disorders including depression, anxiety, eating disorders, addiction, social problems, and other mental illnesses.
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
(CBT)