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Mental Health
Lonely In A Relationship : “Why Am I So Lonely ?
I recall the precise minute it struck me that I was feeling lonely in a relationship. We were in bed, with his back to me, and he was scrolling through his phone as he had done for the previous 47 nights. The quiet between us wasn’t pleasant;…
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Mental Health
Why Do I Feel So Alone And Empty : How to Fix It
I was curled up on the floor of my closet at 2:47 AM with a half-empty wine glass in my hand and mascara dripping down my face. I had just returned from a stunning rooftop party, where I was the focal point of attention, yet I couldn’t…
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Mental Health
Loneliness Epidemic : Life’s Dirty Secret Nobody Admits
At 3:17 AM, the panic set in. I felt ensnared in a unique manifestation of the epidemic of loneliness. I sat on the bathroom floor, knees to my chest, staring at my phone’s bright screen. 437 “friends” on Facebook. 1,200 people follow you on Instagram. 78 unread…
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Mental Health
Digital Loneliness : Lonely- Social Media & Empty Connections
Around 2:13 AM, the stark reality of digital loneliness hit me. I was sitting there, my phone screen glowing chilly blue, and I was idly browsing through Instagram for the third hour in a row. My feed was full of people at parties I wasn’t invited to,…
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Mental Health
Surrounded By People But Feel Alone – Psychological Reasons
It was December 2022. My office holiday party was at a fancy downtown hotel. The room glittered with decorations, colleagues laughed over cocktails, and holiday music filled the air. Despite being surrounded by people, I couldn’t shake the feeling of being alone. There I stood in my…
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Mental Health
Voices in Your Head: Why It Happens (And How to Stop)
I was fully awake at 2 AM. The voices in your head can be overwhelming, and the voice in my brain said, “You’ll never be enough.” My chest became constricted. I glanced around, and there was no one there. It’s just me, my rushing thoughts, and this…
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Mental Health
The Biggest Source of Motivation in Our Lives.
Introduction: What Really Drives Us? We all seek a source of motivation, especially during challenging times. Some people find it in their family, some in their accomplishments, and a few in their determination. But the largest thing that kept me going was my pain: my problems,…
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Personal Experiences
Failure : How you feel being a failure in your life?
It was Thursday afternoon, and it was raining. I was sitting on the floor of my living room with my laptop open and my coffee cold next to me, feeling the familiar weight of failure. I had a due date. However, rather than accomplishing my tasks, I…
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Brain Health
Summer SAD: When Canada’s Short Summer
Do you feel a knot in your stomach when your friends start counting down to patio season? You might be experiencing summer SAD, a seasonal mood disorder. When your Instagram feed is full of beach pictures and BBQ invitations, yet all you can think is, “Three more…
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Brain Health
Therapy Light SAD in Canada: Winter’s Darkness
Have you ever considered that winter in Canada might feel not only cold but also personal? Therapy light can help with SAD, the feeling of losing energy, happiness, and motivation to get out of bed when the sky is gray and the days are short. That’s how…
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