In peacetime, most people live with some confidence in the future. When there is stability, habit, even routine, which allows to some extent stereotypes to think, perceive, react and act according to algorithms. The stability of the present and the certainty of the future preserves mental energy, allows you to gather strength to make important

Love supports in difficult situations, gives strength to care for loved ones, and gives a sense of stability. However, love itself needs support – especially at the time of forced separation. Experts from the Institute for Cognitive Modeling and the online platform “Tell Me” answered how to save feelings. We publish advice from psychologists. Difficulties

For some reason we do not allow ourselves to joke or repost funny videos and memes. But humor can save us from psychological trauma. Laughter is a protective and saving mechanism of our body. It relaxes and distracts, gives hope for a bright future and gives a sense of protection. Humor in war is needed

Self-harm (also used in English – selfharm) – is the deliberate infliction of pain and harm, intentional damage to your body. People who have experienced violence and rape, who do not know how to deal with difficult emotions, can harm themselves. Make your inner pain visible. In the international classification of diseases, selfharm includes not

Every day we communicate with people: in transport, at work, in cafes and during personal meetings. But maintaining a conversation is not easy in all situations. Not everyone can become a virtuoso in communication, especially if you do not like to talk for more than five minutes, but you can keep up the conversation with

Constant anxiety, poor sleep, negative thoughts haunt almost everyone, and these are the main symptoms of stress. To avoid it, you need to fight them not to turn this condition into a chronic one. We have found 10 ways to calm your mind and body and stop being anxious. Inflating an imaginary balloon Diaphragmatic (deep)

Terrible dreams are one of the consequences of prolonged stress, when in a dream we continue to experience traumatic events. However, healthy sleep is the basis of our life, we must try to restore it as soon as possible. A few simple techniques to get rid of nightmares. Flashback technique It is used by American

You decided to change your place of residence and left your home with a suitcase of only the essentials. Now you are safe, but it does not get better, because you are far from home. This reaction of the body is normal, because you are accustomed to certain rules and institutions, to the daily routine,

This condition is characterized by so-called black and white or binary thinking. It is a cognitive distortion that seeks to divide all things in the world into good and bad, right and wrong, one’s own and others’. Such thinking is a very favorable basis for aggression. In addition, since the beginning of the war, everyone

Recognize the depressed state of a loved one Not everyone experiences depression the same and symptoms may vary. If your friend suffers from depression, you may experience the following symptoms: seems more upset than usual; looks more pessimistic than usual; expresses hopelessness about his future; speaks of feelings of guilt, emptiness or insignificance; shows less