Ano ang mga dapat gawin at salitang dapat iwasan pag nakikiramay sa taong nawalan ng mahal sa buhay By: JAMIL SANTOS, GMA Integrated News Original Content Here Anu-ano nga ba ang dapat at hindi dapat gawin, at maging ang mga salitang dapat iwasang sabihin kapag nakikiramay sa mga...
Healthy diet could boost mental health, say experts By: Patricia B. Mirasol, Business World Original Content Here MORE AWARENESS about the connection between the brain and gut can help decrease the number of Filipinos experiencing mental health concerns, including anxiety, according to health experts. One’s gut health and mental...
DID YOU HAVE A NEGATIVE & TOXIC HOME ENVIRONMENT? It is a given that we will face difficulties in life, and that these difficulties will likely include living with toxic individuals. And it is more difficult to overcome these challenges in life if we have toxic...
GOING BEHIND THE MEANING OF TAYLOR SWIFT'S SINGLE DISCLAIMER: The views expressed by the author do not state or reflect those of the artist, the song and its management. The song "Anti-Hero" by Taylor Swift, portrayed a picture of someone who has symptoms of anxiety, depression, and...
‘I’m the Problem, It’s Me’: How to Beat Your Own Anti-Hero: You're not on your own, kid. By: Erwin Colcol, SPOT.ph Original Content Here TW: Mentions of anxiety, depression, body dysmorphia. (SPOT.ph) Victor, a doctor by profession, spent an entire hour listening to Taylor Swift sing about feeling like a “monster...
Filipino cockfighters who went missing show pitfalls of getting hooked By: Patricia B. Mirasol, Business World Original Content Here DIANNE V. LOYOLA’S husband, whose job was to strap hook-shaped blades to the legs of roosters that spar to the death, went missing in January amid suspicions of game-fixing...
JUST EXPERIENCED A SIGNIFICANT LOSS? Loss is a worldwide phenomenon experienced by everyone at some point in their lives. Loss, of all forms, is a difficult thing to grapple with. And those who experience it feel grief—a normal emotional response to loss (Healthdirect Australia, 2022). A significant...
REVENGE BEDTIME PROCRASTINATION Revenge bedtime procrastination is a phenomenon wherein individuals create more time for them to partake in leisure activities they would otherwise have no time for during the day—such as binge-watching and scrolling on social media sites—by delaying their sleep. Types and Indications Researchers have come...
I Passed UP, Ateneo, La Salle, and UST. Where Should I Enroll? Getting ready for the best four years of your life. By: Erwin Colcol, SPOT.ph Original Content Here Incoming college freshman Lorenz felt like half of his dream was fulfilled when he got the University of the Philippines admission...
How Job-Hopping Can Be Good or Bad for Your Career: Does it pay to be loyal to your employer? By: Arianne Merez, SPOT.ph Original Content Here Over a year into his pandemic work as a paralegal, Lorenz Gonzalo is again planning to resign from his job -- the fifth...
PSYCHOLOGY BEHIND CHEATING Cheating is a violation of your commitment between you and your relationship partner, which could be your wife/husband or girlfriend/boyfriend. In other words, you’re having an affair with another person who is outside of your monogamous relationship and it could be through (physical:...
STOP THE ABUSE NOW There are many signs that you are in an abusive relationship. An abusive relationship is where a person exerts power and dominance over the other person, and these abusive behaviors can be in the form of physical, psychological, verbal, or financial ways,...
TELLTALE INDICATIONS TO SPOT FAKE NEWS Many individuals feel that the utilization of deception as an instrument of influence and weapon of impact has arrived at new statutes as a greater percentage of our lives move online. From standard news organizations to online media to radio...
Bad Workday or Career Rut? Here are the Signs and How to Get Out Maximize your potential. By: Arianne Merez, SPOT.ph Original Content Here Writer Melissa mulls resigning from her four-year-old job, her first since she graduated from college five years ago, to transfer to a new company in...
COPING WITH GRIEF The COVID-19 scourge has been a nerve-wracking experience of almost succumbing to death. As the pandemic spreads, the mixed emotions of losing a close relative or companion, combined with the oddities of monetary changes and social isolation, can lead to strained friendships and...
WHY DOES THIS HAVE TO HAPPEN? COVID-19 has come as a surprise to society, healthcare systems, businesses, and governments throughout the world, despite the fact that a global pandemic has been a lurking threat for decades. Governments are still under pressure to make decisions on how...
MANAGING EMOTIONS BY KNOWING WHAT IT'S CALLED Ever had that time when you’re not quite sad or anything, you still have energy but you feel kind of gloomy? Just, “meh”? Well, it’s hard to explain what you feel when you can’t find the exact word to...
WORKING AS A FAMILY MEMBER Most family members were expected to stay at their own homes due to the covid-19 outbreak. And with this, comes the pressure that everyone is expected to bond more, spend more times together and support each other every time. However, some...
THE STRUGGLE OF HAVING ANXIETY DURING THE PANDEMIC It’s been almost two years here in the Philippines that we are living with our face mask on, face shield, alcohol, and a one-meter distance to each other because of the outbreak of COVID-19 and just recently, a...
WHATEVER HAPPENED WITH FACE TO FACE HUMAN CONNECTION The pandemic has altered our personal connections in unexpected ways, pushing us to live closer together with certain individuals while separating ourselves from others. Living under lockdown has required regular, close touch with our families and partners, yet...
PETS AND MENTAL HEALTH As the COVID pandemic wears on, one thing has been noticed. Many of us spent a lot more time attending to our pets. Maybe, to assist us with persevering through this difficult time in history. The pandemic has brought testing sensations of...
WHAT EFFECTS HAS IT BROUGHT TO US? Despite the fact that the pandemic has a long history, many clinical writings still struggle to define it. There have been several pandemic-related events that have had a substantial impact on global wellness, economy, and, unexpectedly, public safety. Many medical...
HOW TO DEAL WITH COVID ANXIETY Since the COVID-19 pandemic has started, it has raised fear, worrying and anxiety to people around the world. It really hit an emotional toll especially to those people who already have a mental health illness. People are afraid that they...
SETTING THE RIGHT MINDSET DURING QUARANTINE The COVID-19 pandemic has brought constant changes in our life. This makes us more vulnerable to having negative thoughts on how exactly are we going to get through these challenges or better yet, to get out of this situation. The...
HOW TO DEAL WITH CONSTANT CHANGES? COVID-19 pandemic did not just bring viruses to all of us, but it also brought huge changes- in life, perspective, wisdom, in the way we interact with people, in the safety protocols that we should follow, and the way we...
HOW CAN YOU MAKE WORK-LIFE BALANCE WORK FOR YOU? The global pandemic has altered the way we work, blurring what was once a blurry line between life and work and raising concerns about the long-term effects on our mental health. In any event, we're hearing that...
New Year, New Me: How to Succeed at New Year's Resolutions You got this. By: Arianne Merez, SPOT.ph Original Content Here Virtual Assistant Kyla Siarto is betting her Shopee haul of exercise gear and OOTDs that the 2022 edition of her "Balik Alindog" will succeed this time. She's determined...
UNDERSTANDING HOW BOREDOM AFFECTS US “Bored, I’m so bored, I’m so bored. So bored…” Just like these lyrics on Billie Eilish’ song entitled Bored, almost everyday we feel bored, no energy to do the things you’re passionate about, feeling trapped in a four-walled room with no lights...
THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT FEELING LONELY WHAT is loneliness? Loneliness is defined as a state of mind. People who are lonely feel empty, alone, and unwelcome. These people crave for human contact but because of the state of their mind, they find it difficult to...
Managing Uncertainties and Uncontrollability We live in a world that is full of vulnerabilities on a daily basis. We have no chance of realizing what will occur straight away. Dread and vulnerability can leave you feeling worried, restless, and weak over the course of your life....
Managing Relationships During Quarantine Even before the time of quarantine, managing a relationship was not that easy. For a relationship to work, it requires having mutual understanding between two people within the relationship. It also requires emotional support between the two, efforts from one another and...
Busting 3 Myths About Art Therapy Mental health professionals receiving calls from clients calling from their cars, bathrooms and web calls are done privately in hushed tones. These are the scenarios that will be brought by the pandemic in 2020. From a local research conducted during...