Alexithymia also known as emotional blindness, is a condition that affects one in ten people. It involves experiencing problems related to feeling emotions. The individual may acknowledge that he or she is experiencing an emotion but may not be able to identify the specific emotion but most individuals with alexithymia are unable to experience emotions. Although alexithymia is not considered a primary diagnosis, it is secondary to conditions such as depression and autism.

Anhedonia symptoms can be described as an inability or reduced ability to experience pleasure. It can involve a lack of motivation to seek out pleasure or a lack of enjoyment in pleasurable activities. It’s one of the primary symptoms of depression as well as several other mental health conditions.

When we talk about mental health, nutrition might not be the first thing that comes to mind. However, emerging research suggests that the food we eat plays a vital role in supporting our mental well-being. A balanced and nutrient-rich diet not only fuels our bodies but also nourishes our minds.

Healing depression is not an overnight process and it certainly requires more than a day at the spa to begin to pull oneself out of a depressive state.

Anxiety is a common and normal human emotion that everyone experiences from time to time. However, when anxiety becomes overwhelming and starts interfering with our daily lives, it can be debilitating.

Depression involves low moods, loss of pleasure and energy, difficulty concentrating, and suicidal thoughts. Burnout usually occurs because we are taking on more tasks than we can handle.

The best way to think about stress is that it is the body’s way of responding to events or situations that upset your balance or make you feel threatened in one way or another. It’s our body’s way of becoming ready when we are feeling under pressure or in danger – whether that danger is real or imagined.

Attachment trauma is a form of mood or behavioral disorder. When an individual's needs for closeness, comfort, and security are not met during childhood, attachment injuries or traumas occur. Attachment barriers develop, resulting in negative emotions and a never-ending cycle of distressing interactions. It can have an impact on an individual's ability to form and maintain relationships.

Compatibility includes being able to agree, respectfully disagree, adapt, and communicate in a relationship.

High-effort coping is the idea that individuals must put forth more effort than their counterparts due to racism and discrimination. Coping strategies are essential to manage stressors and many studies reflect how coping minimizes the effect of stress.

Studies indicate that those with a specific type of anxiety are likely to create false memories, that is those individuals with attachment anxiety.

Approximately 16% of the black community in the United States self-reports having a mental illness, that equates to more than 7 million individuals in the black community.

As the dating world evolves, the standards of what is considered dating is rapidly expanding and changing. Situationships are beginning to become a new normal for the dating world. The lack of titles gives one the freedom to potentially pursue other people, while they are also building a bond with one specific person.

It’s important that we can recognize the warning signs early on of a relationship ending. It takes courage to walk away, but here are some essential steps to take if you want to spare yourself the emotional anguish later on.

The holidays can be a joy-filled season, but they can also be stressful and challenging causing some to feel blue and depressed. Here are 10 tips to prevent the emotional toll of holiday stress and depression especially when it’s at its peak:

During a recession there is an increase in mental health issues as there is an increase in job loss and financial difficulties. This leads to anxiety, depression, and an increase in suicides.

Have you ever heard the expression, "you are what you eat?" This idiom has been used as a satirical means of criticizing someone's diet. But I think we can all agree that munching on a salad won't transform us into a huge head of lettuce. Then, what does it entail, exactly? Well, recent research has linked the food we eat to emotional distress. The link between food and physical sickness is well-established, but the same cannot be said for the link between food and mental illness.

Knowing your partner's love language and letting your partner know your love language can be a way to ensure that you receive the love that you expect in your relationship. The five love languages are: words of affirmation, quality time, physical touch, acts of service, and receiving gifts.