Irritability is both an emotion and a type of behavior. It’s often a sign that a person is struggling or that something is wrong. It’s normal to feel irritable and intolerant of others when you’re hungry, tired, sick or in physical pain. There are also mental health...
Living with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can be challenging. As someone in college, trying to juggle classes and social commitments while managing your PTSD symptoms can feel overwhelming. If your PTSD feels especially overwhelming, you may wonder whether it...
Domestic abuse isn’t always noticeable to others outside of the relationship, at least at first. It can be very tempting to try to mask it while you work things out. Some people have a hard time admitting to themselves that their partner is abusing them. In the long...
You’ve probably heard people talk about being the “black sheep” of their family. Maybe their lifestyle, beliefs or the way they dress is very different from the others. This term can mean a lot of different things, and “black sheep” don’t always have poor...
If you’re feeling numb, detached and burnt out, there are treatments that can help you start feeling like yourself again. However, symptoms that look like depression on the outside may have different causes. Functional freeze is a response to trauma or ongoing stress...
Our family of origin shapes important parts of our identity and sense of self. They can get under our skin like no one else because our early interactions with them are what we’re reacting to when we feel triggered. A trigger is any stimulus that causes a strong...
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