Les pervers narcissiques constituent 3 % de la population. Cette prévalence indique que nous en côtoyons surement sans s’en rendre compte. Et pour cause ! Ces manipulateurs sont difficilement identifiables. Pourtant, ils détruisent les personnes qui ont le malheur de tomber sur leur chemin. C’est pourquoi dans cet article, on te fournit des explications précises sur …
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COVID-19 ET SANTÉ MENTALE : INFOS ET GUIDE DE SURVIE
Nous sommes le mercredi 28 octobre 2020, il est 20h, et comme la grande majorité des français tu es assis, les yeux accrochés à ton écran, buvant mot par mot le flot de paroles du président Macron. Une annonce est faite. Ce dernier confirme l’adoption d’un second confinement. Une nouvelle qui, bien que dure à …
La douleur : comment y faire face ?
« Homme, n’enfonce point ton chapeau sur tes yeux ; fais parler ta douleur ! » – William Shakespeare Définir la douleur Selon la perception de chacun, il existe de nombreuses définitions de la douleur. L’OMS la définit comme « une expérience sensorielle et émotionnelle désagréable » quand David Le Breton, anthropologue et sociologue français, estime que « la douleur n’est pas …
Interview with Maria Alice, psychiatric intern
Can you quickly introduce yourself: who are you, what has been your career path and where are you today? Hello ! My name is Maria Alice and I am currently finishing my psychiatric internship. I studied medicine and then chose to specialize in mental health. The psychiatry residency lasts four years and consists of eight …
IQ test – decoding
We often hear about this famous IQ – either from legendary geniuses with an IQ of 160 or through pseudo-tests on the internet. But what is it really? Why take an IQ test and what does it involve? What is an IQ test? IQ is the Intelligence Quotient, measured by tests. There are several IQ …
The impact of racism on mental health: how to get rid of it?
Black Life Matters!A single cry of revolt for the unity of all. With a transnational dimension, this slogan born from a hashtag has been able to put the issue of racism back in the media spotlight. Condemning the revolting culture of opposition between “them” and “us”. Whether on your social networks, in the street, reading …
Cinema, a new therapeutic scenario?
“Cinema is not a reproduction of reality, it is a forgetting of reality. But if we record this oblivion, we can then remember and perhaps reach the real” (Jean-Luc Godard). Moment of relaxation and socialization Nowadays, cinema is very accessible and offers the opportunity to keep an active lifestyle, by getting out of the house …
What to do when a loved one has an eating disorder?
Eating disorders (EDs) are disorders related to eating. There are several forms, the most well known being anorexia, bulimia, hyperphagia, and more recently orthorexia. Today, this mental illness affects more than 3% of the population in France, mostly teenage girls and young women. Unfortunately, this disease does not only happen to others, and it is …
How to better cope with failure?
WHY? I have failed. This sentence sometimes resounds with terrible accents in our minds. Beyond the negative emotions that the feeling of failure brings, it is usually also the cause of a demobilization. Indeed, if I am not worthy of accomplishing something, then what is the point of accomplishing anything? Dignity is at the heart …
To get to know yourself is to get away from fear
What is fear? Fear. Whether it paralyzes us, makes us want to run away or turns us into a dragon, it can seem uncontrollable and deprive us of all possible reactions. Maybe for you, fear is called anxiety, that voice that keeps whispering in your ears that what you are doing “is never good enough” …