Nine signs that could indicate a mental health problem

In any type of relationship – be it couple, friendship, family or professional – healthy boundaries are fundamental. They define personal space, protect us emotionally and ensure a balance between our needs and those of others. Without clear boundaries, relationships can become overwhelming, leading to frustration, resentment and burnout.

If you’ve started to forget simple things, lose your train of thought in conversations or feel more disorganized than before, you’re not alone. More and more people – regardless of age – are experiencing difficulties with memory, attention and concentration, sometimes without realizing how much it affects their daily lives.

Negative body image is less about how we look and more about how we feel and think about ourselves. When the predominant feelings are guilt, shame, disgust or rejection, we end up seeing our body as an enemy.

Studies show that vacations improve wellbeing, increase positive affectivity, reduce stress and exhaustion, but all these effects seem to be lost in the first week back at work and we almost return to the state we were in before we went on vacation.

Human relationships are extremely complex and therapy is, at its core, a relationship. It’s nobody’s fault that sometimes we can’t connect with a therapist. Just as it’s not our fault if we feel that no one suits us.

Remember that a child does not give up his parents, but he has to adapt to overwhelming changes resulting from the loss of his family structure. If it is so difficult for an adult to go through this process, think about how a child may feel ambivalent about their parents and how these feelings can turn their life upside down.

Autism spectrum disorder presents unique challenges when it passes into the teenage years. Often, because of missed signs or symptoms that overlap with other conditions, early diagnosis of autism can be a real challenge.

TMS can reduce the desire to smoke by increasing or decreasing neuronal activity in areas involved in addiction, relieve withdrawal symptoms, improve impulse control.

In the age of technology, the treatment of mental health problems is done in ways that complement or even completely replace traditional, drug-based treatment.

Surely each one of us has been asked by our parents about our classmates’ grades on certain tests or assessments compared to our own, or it has been pointed out to us that at certain times we were less obedient than our brothers and sisters.

And now, as adults, we ask ourselves the same question: “Are others better than us?”