Depression

Understanding the Self-Sacrifice Schema and Its Impact on Mental Health

The self-sacrifice schema can lead people to consistently put others’ needs before their own. Learn how childhood experiences, attachment and low self-worth can contribute to self-sacrifice, burnout, resentment and difficulties with boundaries.

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When Anger Hides Sadness: Adolescence, Depression and School Refusal

Depression does not always look like sadness. Adults often imagine depression as visible sadness or tearfulness. In adolescents, it may instead appear as:
• Irritability, anger or frequent conflict
• School refusal or declining attendance
• Withdrawal from family, friends or activities
• Alcohol or other drug use
• Fighting, impulsivity or risk-taking
• Sleep disruption and difficulty getting up
• Falling grades or reduced motivation
• Hopelessness, self-harm or suicidal thinking

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What is MBSR

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR): What It Is & How To Find A Great Teacher

What is interesting about teaching Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is that, as teachers, we don’t really do anything for our participants. If we tried, we would fail miserably.

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