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To understand what Narcissistic Personality Disorder is and how to spot it, we must first position the disorder within the larger context of mental disorders. Narcissistic Personality Disorder is housed within the Personality Disorders section of the Diagnostic and Statistically Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), including Paranoid Personality Disorder, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, and Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (for a fully comprehensive list, see the DSM-5). A personality disorder is “…an enduring pattern of inner experience and behavior that deviates markedly from the expectations of the individual’s culture, is pervasive and inflexible, has an onset in adolescence or early…
AN ALARMING NUMBER of men— 45%, by one recent study’s count —are walking around with a sexually transmitted infection (STI). And, one of those STIs could be putting both you and your partners at risk for several kinds cancer. The human papillomavirus (HPV) has been linked to anal, penile and oropharyngeal cancers. Doctors have recently experienced an uptick in oropharyngeal, or throat cancer, cases that are related to HPV. Nearly 70 percent of oropharyngeal cancer cases are linked to HPV, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.HPV is sexually transmitted, and so, the main risk factor for oropharyngeal…
Acting may be Jennifer Garner’s passion, but good food is a close second. It’s why she started her organic snack company, Once Upon a Farm, and why you’ll occasionally catch her in the kitchen on Instagram filming her “Pretend Cooking Show,” as she calls it. Day-to-day, though, Garner leads a pretty busy life, which keeps her regular breakfasts, lunches, and dinners simple and fresh. In a new “What I Eat in a Day” video with Harper’s Bazaar, Garner broke down her diet and what meals she currently has on rotation. She eats the same breakfast every morning.“My regular breakfast is…
Exercise addiction is a behavioral addiction characterized by a compulsion to exercise, at the expense of your other obligations, relationships, and health needs. There are lots of effective treatments that can help.Exercise is amazing, right? Mental health, physical health, fat loss, muscle growth, cardiovascular fitness… the list of benefits just goes on and on and on.But in exercise addiction, the role of exercise shifts from “routine part of a healthy lifestyle” to “toxic taskmaster.” Especially in our fitness- and body-focused culture, exercise addiction can be a deeply insidious problem.We spoke to two mental health experts who specialize in eating disorders…
Well+Good senior beauty editor and host Zoë Weiner never turns down an opportunity to ask top dermatologists, hair stylists, or celebs about their beauty routines—down to the exact eyebrow brush they swear by. And on Well+Good’s all-new podcast, ‘Routine Rundown,’ she’s inviting you to join the conversation. Read More For Isla Beauty founder Tracy Dubb, acne was a gateway into a whole host of other skin-care problems. After aggressively treating her teenaged breakouts with Accutane and Retin-A (two prescription-grade medications), it wasn’t long until her ravaged skin barrier was sensitized to the point of discomfort. “In my mid-to-late 20s, when…
Lisa Sass, a 31-year-old woman living in Phoenix, tested positive for COVID-19 in February 2021. For a week, she hunkered down in bed, enduring what felt like a severe case of strep throat with a hacking cough. She was able to ride out the infection at home and the worst of her symptoms dissipated—but then, a new set of symptoms slowly appeared. First, Sass was hit with overwhelming fatigue, and shortness of breath that made simple tasks like walking to her car a challenge. Her brain felt clouded in a haze, and due to all these new-found health issues, her mood tanked.…
Do a search for “full-body workout” on the interwebs and you will get A LOT of suggestions.Many of them require equipment … or complicated rep schemes … or lots of time.And, I don’t know about you, but the one thing I don’t need in my life is another cumbersome thing to do or figure out. I just want to pop on some fun tunes (which, here are some good workout playlists suggestions if you need ’em!), move my body, and happily get my sweat on.Who feels me?So, in times like these, I follow a very simple formula for the perfect…
A hangover can negatively set the tone for the day. Common recovery tips such as eating fried foods or drinking a shower beer can actually make things worse. A hangover is the process of the liver still digesting the alcohol. There are no magic tricks to make it disappear; there are only ways to recover with good habits and continue on with your goals. Impact of Alcohol Alcohol consumption has a multitude of effects on the body. Looking at the organs alone, it can cause damage to the brain, heart, and liver in the long term. On a smaller scale,…
The bond between humans and pets began roughly 40,000 years ago when dogs became domesticated and has continued ever since. You likely already know the benefits of pet companionship either because you had one as a kid, have one as an adult, or know someone who shares their pet with you. Those benefits can include: but did you there is the power of pets in therapy consulting as well? Pets Help With Your Physical Health There’s an entire branch of therapy devoted to working with animals called animal-assisted therapy. A popular one is an equine-assisted psychotherapy, also called equestrian therapy…
COVID-19 AND THE FLU share several of the same symptoms, like fever, cough, shortness of breath, fatigue, and a sore throat. So it can be tough to know which illness you have when you’re not feeling well. Earlier this year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted emergency use authorization (EUA) for an over-the-counter combo Covid-flu test. The Lucira COVID-19 & Flu Home Test is a single-use test kit, where you use a nasal swab to collect your sample at home and get the results in about 30 minutes. However, the test might not be available to you any time…