Our society places increasing importance on beauty and having an “ideal” body. In particular, it is the media and advertising that promote it the most. And without realizing it, we consume news almost all day long about what our bodies should be like. Thinness is the focus and there is no room for fatphobia. The…
Depersonalization is a psychological phenomenon in which a person experiences a disconnection or alteration in his or her sense of identity or self-reality. It is characterized by a feeling of estrangement or detachment from oneself as if the person were separated from his or her thoughts, emotions, and actions. What are the symptoms of depersonalization?…
We have talked before about the confusion that exists between sadness and depression . Who has not been sad at some point? Who has not been helped to feel better when they were sad? Perhaps this is what has caused almost everyone to dare to “treat” or give advice on how to treat depression ….
Working with patients suffering from chronic pain can be a significant challenge, as chronic pain can have a profound impact on a person’s quality of life and emotional well-being. Cognitive-behavioral therapy treatment is the most effective therapeutic approach to address chronic pain and help patients change their pain-related thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. Pain and chronic…
More and more people are coming to therapy with a mobile phone addiction in search of psychological treatment. Mobile phones can take up a lot of space in our lives, as they can be used to do almost anything these days. They have become an essential item and, for certain people, they can even become…
Nowadays, the world of psychotropic drugs is becoming more and more widespread, with anxiolytics and antidepressants being the most commonly used. In therapy or even outside of it, it is not unusual to find people who use them or have done so at some point. But just as it is not surprising that they are…
Getting a healthy night’s sleep isn’t always a matter of willpower and changing habits. A large part of insomnia problems can be solved with what we call sleep hygiene guidelines , but there are specific disorders that can prevent you from getting a good night’s rest. The truth is that 14% of the population suffers…
Almost everyone has probably heard of psychopaths at some point. Whether through the media or on the big screen, the psychopath is a profile that arouses interest and fear in equal measure in both reality and fiction. However, a psychopath is not only a serial killer, the reality is that there are psychopathic profiles that…
Like many other mental disorders, schizophrenia is a term that is sometimes used incorrectly and can evoke fear, violence or madness. But is there any knowledge about this mental disorder? In this article, we will discuss in greater depth what this disease is, how it originates, what its symptoms are, what treatments are most suitable,…
The good girl syndrome, coined by psychotherapist Beverly Engel in her work `Nice Girl Syndrome´, is a concept that has been explored and discussed within the field of feminist psychology. This term refers to a set of behaviors and attitudes internalized by girls and women that reinforce traditional gender roles and social expectations, which end…