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Managing Mental Exhaustion
If you work a physically demanding job involving heavy lifting, your employer is likely bound by legal guidelines to ensure your safety. These regulations often address factors such as your work environment, the weight limits you can handle, and the pace of your work, including mandatory breaks. However, when it comes to mentally demanding jobs, the rules are less clear-cut. Since the brain doesn't visibly strain like muscles, we [...]
How Online Dating Apps Can Actually Hurt Mental Health
In the age of digital dating, where a swipe right could mean the promise of something new, online dating apps are a staple in the lives of so many single people. However, for all their convenience, these platforms actually have a big impact on your mental health. In fact, these platforms might affect you in more ways than just disrupting your Friday night plans. The Paradox of Infinite Choice [...]
How Media Overload Can Be Bad for Stress Levels
We’re constantly bombarded with information, given how predominant media is in our everyday lives. Whether it’s breaking news, social media updates, or streaming services, our days are filled with screens demanding our attention. While staying informed is crucial, excessive media exposure can escalate our stress levels, potentially harming our mental well-being. At Stenzel Clinical Services in Illinois, we want to offer some insights into how you can manage your [...]
How to Tackle Mental Health if You Lose Your Job
With how unpredictable the economic future can be, coming face to face with losing your job can be an extremely unsettling and distressing experience. At Stenzel Clinical Services in Illinois, we understand just how big of an impact sudden unemployment can have on your mental well-being. Here are some strategies to help you manage the psychological challenges of job loss in a healthy and effective way. Acknowledge Your Feelings [...]
Parenting the Angry Teen
Anger, whether in adolescents or adults, is a complex emotion to discuss due to its multifaceted nature. Let's explore one perspective on the value of anger and how it can intensify during adolescence. Anger serves two primary functions Alert System: It acts as a warning signal, highlighting situations that threaten our well-being and focusing our attention. Motivator: It energizes us to respond expressively, protectively, or correctively, driving us to [...]
Developing Courage
Courage, contrary to popular belief, isn't the absence of fear but rather the ability to act despite it. This notion seems lost in our culture, which often glorifies fearlessness, as evidenced by the countless books titled 'Fearless' available online. If you're prone to fear, you might mistakenly assume you're lacking courage. However, research by Cynthia Pury and Charles Starkey on Carnegie Medal recipients found that even the most heroic [...]