How to fight depression Alarming figures Depression is a very common illness and depression can be treated. However, the WHO estimates that nearly one in five people have suffered or will suffer from depression in their lifetime. According to the Lancet (Lancet, Vol. 380, No. 9859, 2010, pp. 2163-2196), in 2010 approximately 298 million people […]
Anxiety Disorders and Phobias: the different patterns Anxiety Disorders and Phobias Anxiety disorders and phobias are characterized by, among other things, an exaggerated state of fear. An anxious person has fears about what he or she excessively worries. It’s as if his or her alarm system for spotting trouble or risks is overly sensitive by
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What is EMDR? EMDR is a psychotherapy created by Francine Shapiro in 1987. It is the acronym of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing which can be translated by eye movements of desensitization and reprocessing (of information, of memory…). Its particularity is based on a strict and singular protocol. This protocol is made of precise questions
Hypnosis Therapy is an ancestral and natural technique with multiple indications. The different types of hypnosis are often confused. Many of us have seen movie scenes showing hypnosis or street hypnosis, which is quite different from what is practiced in the therapist’s office. On a scientific level, hypnosis is still quite mysterious. It is objectified
Assertiveness, why bother? Assertiveness is a very useful concept in order to understand some of the difficulties we can fall into.Assertiveness is part of a larger whole called self-esteem. There are 4 main relational areas of assertiveness. 1 – Basic social relationships: Assertiveness is for examples, knowing how to ask the time from someone on
Relaxation Therapy There are many methods of relaxation therapy. The common principle is that they decentralize the person from the “mind”, from his or her negative, parasitic ideas that create physical and psychological tensions. The person will be proposed to focus on things like different parts of the body, music, a mental image, a photo, an
Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy is a type of Exposure Therapy, which can be a very effective treatment for anxiety disorders. It consists of immersing the patient in a computer-generated virtual environment. Five things you need to know about exposure therapy In recent years, the most widespread and effective treatments for anxiety disorders have been based
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What is self-esteem ? Self-esteem is based on these 3 pillars : A – Self-love, which is linked to the Attachment Theory What do you mean, it went from 0 to 3 years? At this level, the flaws of self-esteem are observed through the pre-eminence of three types of thoughts and feelings : (see Early Maladaptive
What are psychotic illnesses? Mental illnesses are illnesses that correspond to codified descriptions recorded in 2 reference manuals, the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) and the ICD (International Classification of Diseases). These descriptions evolve over time just like mental illnesses, which are all situated at the articulation of 3 levels of reality
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Raymond Moody et les NDE En 1975 Raymond Moody, médecin psychiatre américain publia “Life after life”. Le livre s’est à ce jour vendu à plus de 13 millions d’exemplaires à travers le monde ! Moody y rapporte les témoignages de personnes étant passées très près de la mort et qui ont vécu ce qu’il a
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