Nowadays, you hear the phrase “I’m mentally tired” more and more often. In the following article we will go through how mental fatigue occurs, what the symptoms are and how you could combat it. Article medically reviewed by Dr. Adriana-Valentina Șeicăreanu- resident psychiatrist Table Of Contents 1. What is mental fatigue? 2. …
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Anxiety is a state of inner restlessness that occurs in the absence of real danger (“fear without object”) and is associated with muscle tension and alertness. Medically reviewed article by Dr. Adriana-Valentina Șeicăreanu – resident psychiatrist Table of content: 1. How is anxiety defined? 2. Types of anxiety 3. Causes and symptoms of …
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Are you afraid to speak in public or do you feel weird when you walk into a room full of people? Find out if you are experiencing social anxiety or if you are just shy. Medically reviewed article by Dr. Adriana-Valentina Șeicăreanu – resident psychiatrist Table of contents 1. What is social anxiety? …
While philosophy has been trying to define and explain happiness in all sorts of ways, anatomy has spoken lightly “after all, it’s just hormones.” Article medically reviewed by Dr. Adriana-Valentina Șeicăreanu- resident psychiatrist Table of content: 1. What are hormones? 2. The 4 happiness hormones 2.1 Serotonin 2.2 Dopamine 2.3 Oxytocin 2.4 Endorphin …
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Have you ever had thoughts or worries that are coming into your mind and you cannot control them, and you don’t know what to do? It’s like you can’t stop yourself from thinking about it. You cannot control those unwanted thoughts or ideas or even emotions or fears like some people have a fear of …