5 Ways Depression Can Affect Your Physical Health

The American Psychological Association states that depression is one of the most common mental disorders. According to Healthline,  although we think of depression as being a mental and emotional disorder, it can have various effects on our physical well-being. Untreated depression can cause many undesirable physical problems. Here are a few to watch out for. 1. Loss of appetite or overeating...

Musings From the Borderline, Journal Scribbling February 16th 2020.

Sometimes my skin doesn’t quite fit. I wriggle inside of it, like there’s some kind of alien being trying to get out. I look in a mirror and wonder who I am. I can be at home yet still feel lost; feel emptiness even with a full life. The safe zones that anchor me can sometimes become destabilized in my mind, making those secure spaces feel exposed, leaving me vulnerable even to myself. Some days I...

Dissociation

Recently, whilst walking through town, I became temporarily dissociated. My physical presence felt detached from my surroundings and my senses shut down to the point of numbness. Nothing beyond my self felt real, and even the self felt curiously alien. WebMD describes dissociation as: “...a break in how your mind handles information. You may feel disconnected from your thoughts, feelings, memories,...

The Natural Antidepressant: Your Dog

As it turns out, our little furbabies are more than just cute and loyal companions; they improve our mental health too! Have you ever come home from a bad day and instantly felt better after seeing your pet? If so, you’re not alone. A Survey conducted on the human-animal bond found that 74% of pet owners reported improvements in mental health from pet ownership! Recently there has been a growing body...

Leveraging Technology for Mental Health in the Workplace

When digital technology is misused, it's not only a waste of company funds, but it can highlight problems in communication within your team. It helps to think of your team or organization as a living system, because in many ways, it really is. How Healthy and Robust is Your Digital Nervous System? As described in a previous Painted Brain article, the “digital nervous system” is a phrase describing...

What Google and Facebook knows about you

By Matthew Permuy and Kevin Naruse “What Google and Facebook knows about you.” Both Google and Facebook have been known for many years to collect and store many pieces of information on you and about you.  Google stores your location (if you have location tracking turned on) every time you turn on your phone. You can see a timeline of where you’ve been from the very first day you started using Google...

Combining Running And Meditation Magnifies The Anti-Depressive Impact Of Each

One of the classic hallmarks of depression and anxiety is ruminating, which is an inability to stop dwelling on gloomy thoughts and what-if scenarios played over and over.

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Social Selling: Use Information On Social Networks To Grow Sales

Social Selling: Use Information On Social Networks To Grow Sales

Here's how to leverage LinkedIn to establish connections, build relationships, and acquire new clients. Prospecting and selling online is very similar to performing a job search, and it helps to think of it as one. Know your (sales or job) objective, perfect your...

Talking Therapy : A Personal Assessment

Talking Therapy : A Personal Assessment

Here in the UK we have a system called IAPT – Improved Access to Psychological Therapies. The waiting list is quite long, but, I decided to go along to see what it is all about and if the therapy could be helpful. So, I made the appointment and, initially my therapist...

Leveraging Technology for Mental Health in the Workplace

Leveraging Technology for Mental Health in the Workplace

When digital technology is misused, it's not only a waste of company funds, but it can highlight problems in communication within your team. It helps to think of your team or organization as a living system, because in many ways, it really is. How Healthy and Robust...

Observational Self Help

Observational Self Help

Have you ever noticed the light as it falls across a garden or parkland? I mean really noticed, not just seen it, but felt it as every shadow taints the foliage, like an angel’s breath has whispered over the landscape, changing the tones; noticed how every sparkle of...

What Google and Facebook knows about you

What Google and Facebook knows about you

By Matthew Permuy and Kevin Naruse “What Google and Facebook knows about you.” Both Google and Facebook have been known for many years to collect and store many pieces of information on you and about you.  Google stores your location (if you have location tracking...

The Hallucinating Brain

The Hallucinating Brain

There are many reasons why we hallucinate. An over-taxed mind leading to stress, depression, extreme fatigue, psychotic conditions, drug and alcohol use and general illness can all be causal factors of hallucinations. So, what is a clear expression of what a...

Eye Wonder

Eye Wonder

An artist once intentionally looked into my eyes whilst I was sat in the staff room of my local art college. He tried to pierce my gaze but couldn’t. He said he could not see past my eyes, he could not see into me, and that there was nothing there. I think that...

Journal Entry, 2nd June, 2019. Alienation.

Journal Entry, 2nd June, 2019. Alienation.

Today I’m thinking about being alienated from everyone. Dealing with feelings of dissociation and alienation when I’m out and about can be tough. Sometimes I feel so condensed I notice the blood running through my veins. There’s not much I can do when feelings of...

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