Category: <span>Personal Growth</span>

The grief of losing someone you love can be an intense emotion to deal with. Most of us can relate to the overwhelming sadness of a friend losing a parent, a grandparent or sibling. But when something like that happens to us, we realize the impact it has on our emotions.

Dealing with our own emotions alone and ones of those close to us can drain us of energy. It can be exhausting, difficult, harsh, and can even sometimes affect our ability to function properly.

Even though going through these emotions is all part of the grieving process and is completely natural, it can get so intense that it starts affecting our mental health and sanity. This is where seeking professional help is a good idea.

If you’ve ever wondered what that annoying condition that makes you pick and nick and scratch and claw at your skin is called—here you go: Dermdatillomania. Most people call it the skin-picking disorder or excoriation disorder. Every 1 in 20 people has it, and it’s tagged under compulsive behaviors known as the BFRBs: the Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors.

People who have this disorder have the unstoppable compulsion to scratch or pick at their skin with fingernails or sharp tools such as pencil nibs and scissors. The result is wounds and scars that can last a lifetime.

50,000–70,000. That’s the number of thoughts you have in a single day. And you don’t have to be an Einstein or a Tesla either—it’s the number of thoughts an average…

“Love yourself!”

This is the message we see everywhere. From TV ads to superhero comics, we are told that if we just have faith in ourselves, we can accomplish anything.

But of course, a tiny voice in our head screams “NO!”. And while we know that we can’t get to all those great heights that we wish we could, through belief alone, there are several studies that suggest that we can come really close.

Unfortunately, a lot of us experience low self-esteem and confidence at some point inour lives. Normally, this can happen because of a specific event or incident, and mostly, we’ll heal on our own. It is only when the feeling of not being worthy or valuable enough lingers around for a long time that things can start to get dangerous— for your health, work, and even your life.