National Multiple Personality Day Today is National Multiple Personality Day! It is a holiday in which people are encouraged to learn more about Dissociative Identity Disorders (DID). Also it’s a day for those with DID’s to learn more about their personalities and diagnosis. According to the Cleveland Clinic,...
Fight emotional flooding
Fight emotional flooding There are a couple tactics to counteract the feelings of emotional flooding. Next time you are feeling psychologically and physically overwhelmed during conflict try to accept the idea that your perception will be skewed when interacting with someone in your flooded state. The Gottman Institute...
Emotional Flooding
Emotional Flooding In the previous post we reference emotional flooding, however let’s take a deeper dive into it. According to the Gottman Institute flooding is: a sensation of feeling psychologically and physically overwhelmed during conflict, making it virtually impossible to have a productive and problem solving discussion. It...
Strategies to reduce compassion fatigue
As more and more professional groups are aware of compassion fatigue, there is more of a push for those that feel overwhelmed to seek help. As per the article on Psychology Today, one can counteract the fatigue by participating in regular exercise, eating healthy, prioritizing rest and sleep and seeking...