America's smartphone addiction has even been compared to the obesity epidemic. Smartphones provide an escape to reality, just as gambling or drug addictions. Smartphone addiction can cause severe physical and mental health problems, affect our relationships, and...
You and your partner may enjoy going to new restaurants, going on long bike rides, and traveling together. But healthy relationships are more than just sharing common interests. Pixabay What makes healthy relationships? Jennifer Howell, a relationship coach...
Dr. Cameron Sepah created dopamine fasting, which has little to do with either dopamine or fasting. Sepah stated to the New York Times: "Dopamine is just an explanation of how addictions may become reinforced and makes for a catchy name." However, it's not...
Relationship red flags is when the object of your affection does something or says something that makes you uncomfortable and raises questions about the relationship. Your relationship should bring you joy, happiness, and connection. Conversely, your relationship...
Emotional abuse is the manipulation of another person's emotions. It involves using emotions to criticize, shame, blame or manipulate another person. An abusive relationship is defined as one that involves a constant pattern of abusive words or bullying behavior that...
The benefits of exercise are undoubtful. It's a fact that regular exercise is good for your health and can help you lose weight. This is something we have heard many times. If you're like most Americans, you're busy, have a sedentary job, and you haven't changed your...
Social networks have many wonderful benefits. However, the impact of social networks on mental health might be harmful. It allows people to connect and share, receive news and information, and meet new people. This technology has some downsides, especially for young...
Overspending is a common financial problem that can be solved by combining practical strategies with emotional understanding. Elizabeth Dunn, who is a professor at the University of British Columbia and chief science officer at Happy Money, says that people need to...
Stress can be motivating and even essential for survival. The body's fight or flight mechanism informs us when and how we should respond to danger. But the stress overload on the other side can't be good. Stress overload means that the body is triggered too often, or...