Having faith in the Lord is about more than simply believing He is real. It’s about actually doing what the Bible dictates for a follower of the faith. It’s about living your life the way your faith says you should. After all, if you really had faith in God and the Bible, you’d be inclined to obey its commandments, would you not?
Regardless of whether a person shows signs of mental and physical illness, wellness psychology measures the balance of competing forces
Creative Hopelessness is an alternative way to cope with long-lasting, chronic physical and mental pain that doesn’t seem to get better with medical intervention. This form of treatment flips the switch in the thought process and teaches you how to live your life through those feelings and not wait for them to go away.
It’s a sobering and sad fact. According to most estimates, almost 50% of marriages result in divorce. When couples walk down the aisle, the last outcome they expect is that they will be walking out of the union in opposite directions. The consequences of divorce are sometimes shattering regardless of whether the decision was mutual.
This is why Jesus used the example of a child when asked how to enter the kingdom of heaven. Children are fully dependent on their parents. They have faith in their parents without evidence that they will be taken care of, and they hope in the good things their parents will provide them with, namely love.
Maintaining good mental health is essential to proper daily function, but unfortunately, until recently, it was seen as a secondary or even unnecessary part of personal wellness maintenance.
Indeed, until the mid-to-late 1900s, the topic of mental health was seen as taboo, and painful conditions – both physical and mental – caused many preventable deaths
Defenses take all shapes and sizes. And people can express themselves in various ways. However, feeling defensive doesn’t always look like anxiety, depression, or anger. Sometimes, a person seems cheerful and friendly instead. And that’s when they use humor as a defense mechanism to cope with challenging emotions.
When you call in or schedule a mental health day, you only need to say what you’re comfortable telling. But here’s a tip. It’s ok to admit you’re struggling with your mental state. It could lead to a more comfortable communication environment between you and your boss or HR department.
The hopelessness model of depression helps us see that the way we view and think about ourselves plays an important role in our mental health. Inner thoughts and self-talk matter more than you may think.
Experiencing feelings of hopelessness can lead an individual to lose interest in the things that would usually be a source of joy or meaning for them. When experiencing hopelessness, individuals lack inspiration and often face other challenging emotions such as powerlessness, isolation, oppression, or helplessness.