Are Your Parents Toxic?

Are Your Parents Toxic

Title: Are Your Parents Toxic? Understanding and Managing Toxic Parent Relationships IntroductionToxic parents can profoundly affect your mental health and self-esteem. They often fail to respect their children as individuals, refuse to take responsibility for their actions, and rarely apologize. These toxic behaviors can stem from mental health disorders, addiction, or unresolved trauma. If you’ve

Deprogramming Codependent Brainwashing

Deprogramming Codependent Brainwashing

Codependency is based on false, dysfunctional beliefs that are learned from our parents and environment. Recovery entails changing those beliefs, the most damaging of which is that we’re not worthy of love and respect – that we’re somehow inadequate, inferior, or just not enough. This is internalized shame. Last year, I published a blog, “Codependency

Love Bombing as a Narcissistic Attachment Style

Love Bombing as a Narcissistic Attachment Style

Have you ever been swept off your feet by someone showering you with intense affection, only to have them abruptly lose interest? This phenomenon, known as love bombing, is often linked to narcissistic attachment styles and can leave victims feeling confused, betrayed, and heartbroken. In this article, we delve into the psychology of love bombing,

Video Game Addiction

Video Game Addiction

–Is Game Addiction / Behavioural Addiction A Disorder? A diversion disorder, go typically named “video game addiction,” is a pattern of game-playing behavior—involving online gaming or offline video games that is difficult to manage which continue intense despite serious bad consequences in alternative areas of the gamer’s life. The expert discussed whether or not severely problematic diversion actually constitutes an “addiction” like other chemical addictions such as drug and

Can Covid-19 Cause Psychosis?

Can COVID-19 Cause Psychosis

This week, an article in The New York Times sparked significant discussion online with its headline: “Small Number of Covid Patients Develop Severe Psychotic Symptoms.” While alarming at first glance, it’s important to understand what this truly means. What is Psychosis? Psychosis is a medical term used to describe a condition affecting one’s thoughts and