UBC Mental Health Awareness ClubSomething a lot of first and second year students struggle with is deciding a major. Not all people have this problem, some come in knowing exactly what they want to do and how to do it. That’s how I felt coming into UBC, but as I’m finishing up my first year at university, I’m starting […]
Ice cream, fries, chips, burgers, soft drinks, pizza, and cake; those are just some of the food items that many people turn to after a stressful day. However, as you may already know, these foods fit under the category of “junk food”, and although they may sound mouthwatering for a number of people, they are […]
The weather in Vancouver has been giving us some ups and downs lately, often within the same day. We wake up to the rising sun shining on us and three hours later it is cloudy with pouring, heavy rain creating puddles all around. I couldn’t help but wonder, can we start to literally feel “under […]
It is not rare to see people use physical conditions as figures of speech. “That was so horrible I think it gave me cancer”, “I’m allergic to you”, etc. When it comes to mental illnesses, to what extent are these figures of speech just cute metaphors and hyperboles, and when should we avoid using them? […]
Looking at a magazine cover gives a fascinating look into what a mass population of people desire, or at least what a marketing team wants us to desire. If you could summarize it, they’re all advertently (or inadvertently) trying to sell one thing: happiness. According to any sort of advertisement you look at, the way […]
January 27th was Suicide Awareness Day. Every year a number of your peers, colleagues, and the every-day people you run into without noticing consider suicide to relieve their pain. Suicide awareness day is important in that it reminds us to take a step outside our own selves to notice others and take a genuine interest […]
Music is a huge part of my life. Listening to music, discovering new artists, and playing musical instruments all help me to relax and de-stress. It helps put me in a better mood and can calm me down when I am stressed or anxious. Recently I was searching on whether there was actually any scientific […]
Break ups suck. That’s a well-known fact known by any adult who has been through one. When you’ve dedicated a large chunk of your time to one person and then it suddenly ends, it can feel like everything in your life is falling apart around you. You may feel like you’ve just lost your best […]
Whether it is not achieving a desired mark on an exam, getting into an argument with a friend or colleague, losing a close friend or relative, or feeling overwhelmed with numerous commitments, you may have experienced times where you have felt upset. However, there is a difference between being unhappy and having depression. Depression is […]
In my last article, I talked about how the inner critic impacts our sense of self worth. In this article, I decided to expand even further on these two topics (inner critic and self worth) by talking about CBT. What is CBT? Why do a lot of psychologists recommend it? And how is it related […]