Psychology and Emotional Well-being Blog |Calma Psicólogos
Welcome to the Psychology blog Calma Psicólogos, a space where you will find clear and close information about mental health, anxiety, stress, self-esteem and personal growth. Each article is designed to help you better understand your emotions and feel accompanied in your process of emotional wellbeing.
Short tips for self-diagnosis prior to requesting assistance, brief and understandable readings, which will help you feel better.
Do you get drawn into arguments?
Getting hooked on arguments is one of the most common difficulties in relationships, families, and at work. When this happens, we fall into repetitive dynamics that create emotional exhaustion and damage the relationship. Learning how to stop getting hooked on arguments is key...
Do I have fatigue or depression?
In a world marked by work pressure, overwork and multiple daily demands, it is not uncommon for many people to feel tired, unmotivated or emotionally exhausted. However, how do we know if it is an episode of burnout?.
Phobia
What is a phobia? A phobia is an intense, irrational, and disproportionate fear that is triggered by objects, situations, or living things that do not represent a real threat. Although the person knows their fear is not logically founded, they cannot help but feel a great...
Peripartum depression
Peripartum depression is a condition that can occur during pregnancy or in the weeks after birth. Many mothers begin to experience symptoms between the 4th and 8th week postpartum. This emotional distress affects mood, mood swings, mood swings,...
Privacy: Is it OK to look at your partner's mobile phone?
In the digital age, the boundaries between intimacy and privacy in couples have become more blurred than ever. One of the most common questions that comes up in couple's therapy is: is it OK to look at my partner's mobile phone? The answer is not as simple as a “yes” or "no"...
OCD - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
How to know if you have OCD and if you need help, who to go to: Psychological treatment in Fuengirola and Mijas for obsessive compulsive disorder.What is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)? Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder of the obsessive-compulsive...
Social media halo effect: how appearances influence what you think
Halo effect and social networks: how appearances influence our perceptionWhat is the halo effect? The halo effect is a cognitive bias described by the psychologist Edward Thorndike in 1920. It consists in the fact that a single positive characteristic - such as appearance...
Can having children break up a couple? Psychology: challenges and family ties
Can having children break up a couple? A psychological analysis. How motherhood affects the couple's relationship. It is complex, can it break it? The reality is that it can. It can break your relationship, no matter how good it has always been, because...
Do I have a dependent attachment? Signs of insecure attachment
Do I have a dependent attachment? Find out the signs from psychology What is dependent attachment? Dependent attachment is a form of emotional attachment where the fear of losing the other person becomes so intense that it affects one's own well-being. It is often...
Toxic relationship: warning signs in couples
Feeling confused in your relationship? Find out the signs of a toxic relationship and how psychology can help you.
Narcissism explained by a psychologist | What is narcissism?
Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) is a pervasive pattern of grandiosity (in fantasy or behaviour), need for admiration and a lack of empathy for others. It usually begins in early adulthood and manifests itself in a variety of ways....
Do I have stress or anxiety? | Psychology and mental well-being
Stress: A response to an external demand perceived as challenging or threatening. Anxiety: It is an anticipatory response to a future or potential threat.what we can learn from stress to detect it and ask for help: Stress has a clear origin and...