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SHERVAN K SHAHHIAN
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Compulsive Gambling, what is it:
Compulsive gambling: clinically known as Gambling Disorder, maybe a behavioral addiction where a person has a persistent, uncontrollable urge to gamble despite harmful consequences. What it really means It’s not just “liking to gamble.” It’s a loss of control similar to substance addictions. The mind's reward system may become conditioned to the excitement, risk, and anticipation. Key signs and symptoms A person may: May feel a constant urge or preoccupation with gambling Ma
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23 hours ago1 min read
Gambling Recovery Centers, what do they do:
Gambling Recovery Centers are specialized treatment facilities that may help individuals struggling with gambling disorder (also called compulsive gambling or pathological gambling). These centers focus on breaking the cycle of addiction, addressing underlying emotional and psychological issues, and supporting long-term recovery. Here’s an overview: Services They Offer Assessment & Diagnosis Screening tools and evaluations to determine severity. Identification of co-occurri
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23 hours ago1 min read
Histrionic Personality Disorder, a great explanation:
Histrionic Personality Disorder maybe a personality disorder characterized by a pervasive pattern of excessive emotionality and attention-seeking behavior that might begin by early adulthood and appears across other contexts. Core Features People with HPD may show: Constant need to be the center of attention They may feel uncomfortable or overlooked when they are not the focus. Exaggerated emotional expression Emotions may appear intense but often shallow or rapidly shiftin
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1 day ago2 min read
Attention Seeking Behaviors, what are they:
Attention-seeking behaviors maybe actions, conscious or unconscious, used to gain attention, validation, reassurance, or emotional connection from others. They may or may not be inherently “bad.” In some cases, they reflect a basic human need for connection, but they can become problematic when they’re excessive, disruptive, or the person relies on them instead of healthier ways of relating. Psychological Meaning In psychology, attention-seeking might often point to unmet em
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1 day ago2 min read
The Black Sheep of the Family, what does that mean:
Calling someone “the black sheep of the family” might mean they’re the one who doesn’t fit in with the rest of the family and is often viewed as different, problematic, or embarrassing by the others. More specifically, it usually might implies: They break family norms or expectations (values, lifestyle, beliefs, career, behavior). They’re criticized, blamed, or subtly excluded. They may be treated as the outlier or scapegoat, even if they’re not actually doing anything wron
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2 days ago1 min read
The Symptom-Bearer in Mental Health, explained:
In mental health, the “symptom-bearer” (often called the identified patient) might be the person in a family or group who shows the most visible psychological symptoms, but those symptoms may actually reflect deeper issues in the system around them. Core idea The symptom-bearer is: The individual who expresses distress outwardly (anxiety, depression, acting out) Seen as “the problem,” but… Often carrying or manifesting the tension, conflict, or dysfunction of a larger system
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2 days ago1 min read
The Identified Patient, who is it:
The identified patient (IP) maybe the person in a family, group, or system who is labeled as “the problem” and therefore might become the focus of treatment or concern ? In psychology, especially family systems therapy, the key idea is this: The IP may be showing the symptoms , but those symptoms may often reflect stress?, conflict, or dysfunction in the larger system, not just something “wrong” with that person. A few clarifying points: The IP is the one whose behavior, emo
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2 days ago1 min read
Hair Loss and Depression, the possible connection:
Hair loss and depression may or may not be connected, in both psychological and biological ways: PLEASE CONSULT WITH A DERMATOLOGIST. The relationship can form a feedback loop, where each condition may intensify the other? Here is a breakdown: 1. Psychological Pathway Hair could be tied to identity, attractiveness, youth, and social confidence. When hair loss starts, whether subtle thinning or sudden shedding: (PLEASE CONSULT WITH A DERMATOLOGIST), it might trigger: A. Emoti
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2 days ago2 min read
Habit Reversal Training, an explanation:
Habit Reversal Training (HRT) could be a behavioral therapy technique used to reduce repetitive, unwanted behaviors, especially habits like nail biting, hair pulling (trichotillomania), skin picking, tics, or other body-focused repetitive behaviors. At its core, HRT might help you become aware of the habit and replace it with a safer, incompatible action. Possibly, The main components of HRT: 1. Awareness training You learn to notice: When the habit happens What triggers it
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2 days ago1 min read
Onychophagia, what is it:
Onychophagia is the medical: (CONSULT WITH A PSYCHIATRIST) term for chronic nail biting. It comes from Greek: onycho- : nail -phagia : eating So it literally might mean: “nail eating.” What it involves Onychophagia could be referring to repeatedly biting one’s fingernails (and sometimes toenails). It could be common in: Young people People experiencing stress, anxiety, or boredom Individuals with compulsive or habit-related behaviors Is it a disorder? Occasional nail biting i
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2 days ago1 min read
Premonitory Urge, what is it:
A premonitory urge could be a specific type of internal sensation might often occurs just before a repetitive movement or vocalization (a tic). What it feels like People could describe it as: A rising tension, pressure, or discomfort in the body An itch-like or “not quite right” feeling A sense that something needs to be released or completed What happens next The person performs the tic (movement or sound), and: The urge could be temporarily relieved But it usually builds
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2 days ago1 min read
Tourette Syndrome, what is it:
Tourette Syndrome (TS) could be a neurodevelopmental condition: (PLEASE CONSULT WITH a PSYCHIATRIST and/or NEUROLOGIST ) characterized by involuntary movements and sounds called tics. It might typically begin in childhood? Core Features 1. Motor Tics (movement-based) Eye blinking Facial grimacing Shoulder shrugging Head jerking 2. Vocal (Phonic) Tics Throat clearing Grunting or sniffing Repeating words or phrases In some cases (Some), individuals may exhibit coprolalia
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2 days ago2 min read
Trichotillomania, what is it:
Trichotillomania maybe a mental health condition where someone feels a strong urge to pull out their own hair, often from the scalp, eyebrows, eyelashes, or other areas. It maybe classified as a body-focused repetitive behavior (BFRB) and is related to conditions like OCD, but might not be exactly the same. What it looks like Repeated hair pulling, sometimes without realizing it A sense of tension or urge before pulling Relief, satisfaction, or even pleasure after pulling Not
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2 days ago1 min read
Excoriation Disorder, what is it:
Excoriation Disorder (Skin-Picking Disorde r) Excoriation disorder could be a mental health condition where a person repeatedly picks at their skin, leading to noticeable damage (like sores, scars, or infections). It may fall under Obsessive-Compulsive . Key Features: Recurrent skin picking resulting in lesions Repeated attempts to stop or reduce the behavior Significant distress or impairment (social, emotional, or functional) Not better explained by another medical or psyc
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2 days ago1 min read
Habit Reverse Psychology, what is it:
Habit Reversal Training (HRT) rather than “reverse psychology” in the usual sense. They’re could be very different concepts, so let’s clarify both: Habit Reversal Training (HRT) HRT is a behavioral therapy used to reduce unwanted repetitive habits. Commonly used for: Nail biting Hair pulling (Trichotillomania) Skin picking (Excoriation Disorder) Tics (e.g., in Tourette Syndrome) Core components: Awareness Training You learn to notice when and why the habit happens. Compe
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2 days ago1 min read
Contextually Awareness, explained:
Contextual Awareness could be referring to the ability to understand a situation by recognizing and interpreting the context surrounding it. It means being aware not only of what is happening, but also of the environment, relationships, timing, intentions, and background factors that influence what is happening. Simple Definition Contextual awareness: understanding behavior, events, or information within the situation and circumstances in which they occur. Possible Key Ele
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3 days ago1 min read
Codependency Exactly, explained:
Codependency could be a relational pattern where a person becomes overly focused on meeting another person’s needs, often at the expense of their own emotional, psychological, or even physical well-being. At its core, it’s not just “caring too much”, it’s a loss of healthy boundaries and self-identity within relationships. Core Features of Codependency 1. Excessive emotional reliance You may feel responsible for another person’s feelings, problems, or behavior, almost as if
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3 days ago2 min read
Meaning-Centered Therapy (MCT) Part 2, explained:
Meaning-Centered Therapy (MCT) could be a structured, evidence-based psychotherapy could be designed to help people find or reconnect with a sense of meaning, purpose, and value in life, especially when facing suffering, illness, or existential distress. It could be strongly rooted in the work of Viktor Frankl, who developed logotherapy, the idea that the primary human drive is the “will to meaning.” Core Idea MCT could be built on a simple but powerful premise: Even when w
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3 days ago2 min read
Meaning-Centered Therapy (MCT), explained:
Meaning-Centered Therapy (MCT) is a psychotherapy approach that might help people find, restore, or deepen a sense of meaning and purpose in life, especially when facing suffering, illness, loss, or existential distress. It could be strongly inspired by the ideas of Viktor Frankl and his work in Logotherapy, which emphasizes that the primary human motivation is the search for meaning. Core Idea Meaning-Centered Therapy could propose that psychological suffering often intensif
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3 days ago2 min read
Modern Grief Psychology, an explanation:
Modern grief psychology could be the contemporary scientific understanding of how people experience, process, and adapt to loss, especially the death of a loved one. Unlike some of the older theories that saw grief as a fixed sequence of stages, modern approaches view grief as dynamic, individualized, and influenced by psychological, social, cultural, and biological factors. Below are possibly the core ideas in modern grief psychology. Moving Beyond the “Stages of Grief” Fo
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5 days ago2 min read
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