Vincent Van Gogh said: “Let us not forget that small emotions are the great captains of our lives and we obey them without realizing it.” But… can you imagine what it would be like to live without knowing what you feel? How much frustration can this inability generate? We are talking about alexithymia, a symptom manifested by people who cannot […]
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Give up or stay? Although it is a bit hard to believe, there are times when psychological therapy, far from helping us overcome our conflicts, seems to only get us stuck in one place without moving forward. There are even times when we can feel uncomfortable and intimidated in each session, causing us to no longer have any
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Do you like to go shopping? Do you feel better when after a sad day you spend an afternoon shopping? Peaceful. That does not mean that you have oniomania or that obsession with purchases that worries us so much. Oniomania is a psychological disorder that can ruin (in all its meanings) your life. We tell you everything you need to know about
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Washing your hands every 10 minutes, every time you touch something or someone, showering several times a day out of sheer anxiety, or wiping your face when your nerves are pressing are some of the actions or compulsions that cause ablutomania. When a quirk or peculiarity becomes an obsession and is done compulsively, it is when
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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a chronic disorder that begins in childhood and, in most cases, lasts until adolescence and adulthood. ADHD occurs on many occasions in adults, but do you know exactly what it is? What is this type of disorder characterized by? how can it be treated? In this article we are
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It happens at work, in social relationships, in the family and also in the couple. Surely you have had a Procrustean close to you at some point that has hindered your projects, your promotion, your dreams or your proposals. The Procrustean Syndrome is characterized by turning off the brightness of others, by not letting someone stand out or stand out. What is
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The attitude we adopt towards life can bring us closer to a state of satisfaction very similar to happiness or it can boycott us in such a way that we are never satisfied with what we have. Nonconformity is often considered a positive quality or virtue and other times a defect. Because being non-conformists leads us to take action
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Throughout the day there are many moments of tension, at work, with friends, with your partner or with the children, which added to the concerns of life can throw your entire emotional balance out of control and make you a nervous person. irritable and stressed. To counteract all this burden of anxiety, your home should be the haven
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As a personality disorder, psychopathy is more common than we think. Generally, we associate the psychopath with the criminal, influenced by the cinema, but none of that. Psychopathic disorder does not make you a serial killer, and your neighbor, your boss, or even your partner may be a psychopath. Discover the traits that define a
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Manias are obsessive compulsive disorders within the much feared anxiety that can sometimes limit the life of the person who suffers to the extreme. In the case of hypnomania or when sleeping becomes a true obsession, we face a problem that may be related to other ailments, from sleep disorders to depression. If you want
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