Schools and Mental Health: Is Your Child’s Mental Hygiene Being Neglected?

Schools and Mental Health: Is Your Child’s Mental Hygiene Being Neglected?

For those who think a mental illness is “all in your head”, specifically when it comes to young children and adolescents, know that research shows a child’s ability to function can be easily impeded by emotional stress. There have been numerous incidents of kids failing to keep up with their studies because their mental health …

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What are Flying Monkeys? Why Do Narcissists Use Them?

What are Flying Monkeys? Why Do Narcissists Use Them?

Is there a narcissistic Wicked Witch in your life? Beware! She may have her own “flying monkeys” as well. A term coined from the popular movie “The Wizard of Oz”, flying monkey refers to someone who orbits around a narcissist, obeying their orders and doing all the dirty work for them. These people are somewhat …

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What Is Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)?

What is TMS? Does it Actually Work?

Do you feel defeated by chronic, never ending, medication resistant depression? Has your depression taken a toll on your daily life and relationships, changing the way you feel, think, or behave? If the medications with psychotherapy doesn’t seem to be working, the way it used to, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) may be something to explore …

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Trauma Bonding: What Is It? And How to Break Free?

Trauma Bonding: What is it and How to Break Free?

Yes, falling in love with your captor is possible and it’s no different than being held hostage. If you find yourself unable to get out of an abusive relationship, or have stayed in unhealthy relationships before, there’s a possibility you may be “stuck” as a result of the trauma bond. This type of survival strategy …

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Are You Being Gaslighted by a Borderline Personality?

How to Tell if Your Partner is Gaslighting You

Relationships can be difficult at times to navigate, but they’re even harder when your partner is suffering from mental health or personality disorders, such as borderline personality disorder (BPD) or narcissism. People with borderline personalities have an unstable personal identity, they can suffer from paranoia, are often suspicious, and can make your life a living …

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Breaking Up When Your Partner has Borderline Personality Disorder

Breaking Up – When Your Partner has Borderline Personality Disorder

Breaking up from a relationship is always painful, hard, and can be a downright nasty experience. Sadly, it is even more challenging when your partner is suffering from a personality disorder, such as BPD. That’s because, BP’s usually harbor a crippling fear of abandonment, they’re often dependent on their partners both emotionally and financially and …

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Borderline or Narcissist – What’s the Difference?

Borderline or Narcissist – What’s the Difference?

Borderline personality disorder and narcissism often go unidentified until someone you know is diagnosed. Suddenly you begin to realize, why things are the way they are. Narcissists, and those with a borderline personality disorder, both inflict abuse on others that’s mostly emotional and sometimes physical. Individuals with these personality disorders are really difficult to deal …

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