Success can feel like reaching the peak of a mountain: an amazing view, but hard to breathe due to the thin air. When highly-achieving people reach the top of their career, they start to feel overwhelmed and stressed instead of feeling happy. If we look closer, one reason may be the rat race that everyone […]
The connection between our thoughts and actions is powerful; we often do not realize the importance of maintaining a positive focus, no matter what situation we find ourselves in. We are all affected by something in our lives, falling into harmful thought patterns, especially when things go wrong. However, many people do not have control […]
Affective disorders are persistent mental health conditions that affect an individual’s emotional state. These affective disorders are depressive disorders and bipolar disorders that involve an experience of unstable emotions. A person may experience consistent sadness, which is known as depression, or a fluctuation of emotions, which is known as bipolar disorder. An individual experiencing either […]
If you are not staying asleep, then you may be dealing with insomnia. This condition can be acute or chronic. Acute insomnia may last for a few nights or a few weeks, and chronic insomnia happens three nights per week. If this problem is left untreated, it may restrict you from getting the proper sleep […]
It is possible for a person to be struggling with Schizophrenia and have no clue about it because the symptoms are gradual and tend to be mistaken for depression. A person with Schizophrenia may experience hallucinations, delusions, abnormal body postures, the inability to express or experience their feelings, social isolation and cognitive decline. Battling Schizophrenia […]
A seizure is an unexpected burst of electrical activity in the brain. It can cause some changes in behaviour, feelings, movements and consciousness. Epilepsy is specified as having two or more seizures within 24 hours that don’t have any known cause. Not all seizures are caused by epilepsy. There are different types of seizures, and […]
Mostly, individuals associate epilepsy seizures with aggressive body shaking and movements. However, epilepsy does not always mean shaking; in fact, it also includes some silent symptoms that take place in an individual’s brain. Do you know someone who struggles with epilepsy, or is your loved one struggling with the same? If so, then it is […]
Epilepsy can lead to premature mortality when the individual does not receive treatment. Untreated Epilepsy not only causes premature mortality but also causes physical injury, status epilepticus, and cognitive and psychological decline. Individuals experiencing these conditions can live and carry out their work when they adhere to treatment, which involves antiseizure medication, brain surgery, dietary […]
The other name of laughter epilepsy is gelastic seizures. It is a rare medical condition where the bursts of unexpected laughter are caused by the abnormal electrical activity in the brain. This seizure can be revealed as unnatural laughter with the neurological symptoms, and without an external stimulus. It’s not normal laughing; it’s an unjustified […]
Have you ever heard about “digital fatigue”? If not, then it is crucial to know that this term is driven by neurologists for an increased screen time being the leading cause of brain fog. Yes! You read it right! More screen time can put more pressure on your brain, making it weaker for you to […]
