Post No.: 0682 Furrywisepuppy says: Since Fluffystealthkitten covered ADHD back in Post No.: 0640, I’ve gone ahead to learn more about autism or ASD (autism spectrum disorder) in order to try to understand autistic people better… Autism … Read More
Post No.: 0665 Furrywisepuppy says: Sport is a wonderful way for disabled people to feel capable – to focus on what they can do rather than what they can’t. It offers them goals and – if they otherwise … Read More
Post No.: 0653 Furrywisepuppy says: When it comes to our mental health – the workplace environment matters too because most people spend a substantial portion of their lives at work. Work can be a major source of mental … Read More
Post No.: 0640 Fluffystealthkitten says: The increase in the rate of clinical diagnoses of ADHD in recent decades is more likely due to an increased awareness and recognition of ADHD over this time, rather than an increased prevalence … Read More
Post No.: 0634 Fluffystealthkitten says: Population surveys suggest that ~5% of children, and ~2.5% of adults, worldwide meet the diagnostic criteria for ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder). It is considered a neurodevelopmental condition. It isn’t a new … Read More
Post No.: 0607 Furrywisepuppy says: Neuroscientific and general evidence from clinical psychology continues to reveal what increases the likelihood of developing mental health difficulties, that they can stem from events that happened many years ago (especially during the … Read More
Post No.: 0600 Furrywisepuppy says: ‘Mentalisation’ refers to the ability to perceive and interpret our own and other people’s behaviours in terms of mental states – in other words, thinking about and understanding what’s going on in our … Read More
Post No.: 0577 Furrywisepuppy says: In Post No.: 0569, we looked at how a developing brain adjusts to living in a traumatic environment in ways that are adaptive at the time but maladaptive in the bigger picture. … Read More
Post No.: 0569 Furrywisepuppy says: Maltreatment can affect a child’s brain and behaviours in maladaptive ways, as was alluded to in Post No.: 0562… Firstly, maltreated children may find difficulty in building trusting relationships with others because … Read More
Post No.: 0562 Furrywisepuppy says: Like domestic abuse in general, it’s highly likely that many childhood maltreatment cases go unreported, despite the number of children who are on a child protection plan or register. (See the National Society … Read More
Post No.: 0557 Furrywisepuppy says: The purported 5 states of grief are denial/isolation, anger, bargaining/regret, depression and acceptance – but this is only a rough guide and isn’t the same for everybody. Not everyone goes through these steps … Read More
Post No.: 0553 Furrywisepuppy says: Some quirky eating rituals are normal, such as the order you choose to eat the food on your plate. Well really, the immediate culture decides what rituals are considered ‘normal’, such as eating … Read More
Post No.: 0542 Fluffystealthkitten says: There was once a stigma if you liked playing videogames but weren’t male and adolescent or younger. But people of all genders and ages can openly admit to enjoying them nowadays. So the … Read More
Post No.: 0535 Furrywisepuppy says: The difference between phobias and fears is that phobias cause an anxiety that’s so extreme and debilitating that it interferes with one’s quality of life and ability to function. It’s therefore considered a … Read More
Post No.: 0527 Furrywisepuppy says: Mental health problems and debt problems correlate significantly – mental health problems can cause severe debt (e.g. some people on the bipolar spectrum are prone to overspending during a ‘manic’ episode), and severe … Read More
Post No.: 0522 Fluffystealthkitten says: Sometimes, people can treat those with depression and suicide ideation in ways that’ll exacerbate their condition and situation – with assumptions, nagging, blames and/or judgemental sneering – as if they have chosen the … Read More
Post No.: 0515 Furrywisepuppy says: We’ve taken a little peep at various forms of help available for those with mental health and psychiatric disorders before, but let’s take a more specific look at some common forms of therapies … Read More
Post No.: 0502 Furrywisepuppy says: Psychological traumas and/or physical (especially head) traumas are strongly linked with violent criminality. One’s mother abusing drugs (including alcohol) while pregnant, high testosterone levels, low resting heart rates, and physical differences in the … Read More
Post No.: 0485 Fluffystealthkitten says: It’s not self-indulgent or a burden on others to talk about your feelings when it regards your mental health. In fact, those who think it’s self-indulgent or a burden on others are far … Read More
Post No.: 0475 Furrywisepuppy says: Pains, in particular, generally drive us to seek to belong to social groups for support, which makes being ignored, ostracised, isolated, solitarily confined, socially deprived or excluded one of the most doubly hurtful … Read More
