Category: Mental health disorders
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Spiritual Bypass – A Barrier to Authentic Healing
Spiritual bypass refers to the tendency to use spiritual practices or beliefs as a way to avoid facing unresolved emotional or psychological issues. It’s a form of defense mechanism where individuals lean on spirituality to cover their pain, rather than addressing and working through the core of their suffering. This…
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Understanding Personality Disorders: A Compassionate Perspective
Personality disorders, as outlined in the DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition), are a group of mental health conditions characterized by enduring patterns of behavior, cognition, and inner experience that deviate markedly from the expectations of an individual’s culture. These patterns are inflexible, pervasive across many…
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