Emotional Stress

Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) takes its toll on your emotional health, and also your relationship wellness. Trauma survivors often have trouble maintaining or establishing intimate and family relationships or close friendships, as…

Stress can wear you down emotionally and physically. Rather than continually trying to muddle through each day without finding a source of stress relief, take a few moments to consider making one or all of the changes listed below. Even if…

The first thing to do in stress management is to identify the cause of your stress, be it your job, your relationship or anything else that sets your teeth on edge. Once you know what’s triggering this wellness spiral, you can potentially…

There’s no denying that childhood sexual and emotional abuse leave their scars on your wellbeing, but a new study has shown that it leaves a distinct pattern on your brain, which feeds into other areas of emotional health. The research,…

Research shows that as many as one in five veterans returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). While this mental condition often plays a leading role in the high number of…

A car accident involves more than just the physical destruction of your car and the onset of a legal or financial dilemma. It can also be an emotional event that compels you to experience a range of feelings that vary from fear to anger. It…

Life can be difficult sometimes. Change is a big part of life that can bring in good as well as upsetting moments. For some, having personal life problems can be very stressful, as emotionally it can drain you, but they find it hard to…

You are most likely going to deal with health issues such as stress regardless of whether you are the defendant or a plaintiff in an upcoming legal case. However, these issues will be exacerbated if you are on the wrong side of a major…

Rape is an incredibly serious subject and affects thousands of people of all ages. For many victims, their suffering goes unnoticed because rape is still not discussed openly. A lot of people who are raped or were in the past are ashamed of…

Tory MP, Nadine Dorries, has appeared on the television programme Daybreak this week, talking about the effect that alopecia is having on her mental and emotional health and wellbeing. The MP described the condition as a ‘confidence…

A little nervousness or anxiousness affects everyone’s wellbeing now and then, so how can you tell if that anxiety is actually a mental health problem? If anxiety takes over your life with frequent episodes, it may be time to seek help from…

Depression is a serious mental/emotional health condition, which leaves the sufferers unable to lead a normal lifestyle and maintain good levels of wellness. It occurs when the human brain is unable to produce enough of a hormone called…

Stress can manifest itself in many different ways. While resting is generally the best option when symptoms of stress arise, there are also steps that can be taken to reduce some of the unwanted physical appearance that come along with…

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has become an increasing mental health concern over recent years. Unlike chronic stress, which can develop from a number of lifestyle factors, PTSD is caused by very stressful, frightening or…

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is an area of mental/emotional health which is not well understood, even by professionals. There are several myths that surround BPD, and that, coupled with a lack of information, has a severely…

In these days of busy work schedules and trying technology, taking care of your emotional health has never been more important. The idea of lying down amidst the candles, aromatherapy and plinky-plunky music while having your stress…

Bullying is a serious issue affecting the mental/emotional health of many children all over the country. Bullying is defined as aggressive, repeated behaviour from one child, directed at another, and falls into three categories: verbal…

As you get older, one of the biggest threats to your mental/emotional health is memory loss. It can be difficult, however, to work out whether what you are experiencing is the dementia associated with Alzheimer’s disease, or whether it is…

A new study has found a big difference in the access that various ethnic groups have to mental health services. This worrying report shows that your mental wellness and well-being could be directly affected by which ethnic group you belong…

Women who suffer from the mental health disorder bipolar disease are at risk of dying significantly earlier than other people, a new study has revealed. The researchers at Stanford University found that women whose wellness is affected by…

Women everywhere are reporting that they are suffering from online bullying, particularly on sites such as Twitter. This kind of oppression can lead to problems with mental wellness and wellbeing, and yet is generally accepted in society.…

Mental health issues, such as schizophrenia, carry a lot of stigma and fear, which means it can be difficult to deal with the reactions of other people when you're diagnosed with such a condition. For those coping with schizophrenia, the…

People who bake say that they find it soothing. It is easy to see how it could give you a feeling of wellbeing as you go through the rituals of measuring out the ingredients, following instructions, combining things to create other things…

Music can be a very powerful tool when it comes to repairing your mental and emotional health. It has the power to move people: to change how they feel and think and to affect the way that they behave. It has been proved in the past to help…

Those who have good mental and emotional health are better able to withstand the ups and downs that life throws at them. Everybody in life experiences a range of emotions and goes through both good and bad times. It is how you cope with…

Domestic issues often include events where one person physically, emotionally, or verbally abuses another person. The term “batterer” is applied to the person committing the abuse because the legal term for this type of action is battery.…

Sometimes life throws difficult situations at us, and decisions must be made quickly. This emergency can even mean life or death. What would you do in a health emergency situation? Most people panic and don’t do everything they…

The issue of mental and emotional health is one that comes with a great deal of stigma. People do not see mental health problems and disorders as being on a part with problems with physical wellness or wellbeing, they see it as something…

Making the decision to utilize hospice care can be difficult because it requires you to recognize that your loved one's odds of recovering from a major illness are practically zero. However, it is important to help the people we care about…

Patients who suffer from the mental and emotional problem, anorexia nervosa, may benefit from deep brain stimulation. This treatment may help to improve their wellness and wellbeing through increasing their body weight, improving their mood…