Alysa Hullett

Oct 13, 2024 | healthline.com | Alysa Hullett

Dysphoria is a general dissatisfaction with life. Techniques like mindfulness-based cognitive therapy and positive episodic simulation may help people with dysphoria gain greater contentment and a higher quality of life. Maybe you’ve heard of euphoria, which refers to an extreme, general state of happiness. Dysphoria is basically the opposite — an intense dissatisfaction or discontentment with life. If you feel like your every day is marked by a low-level mood, you may be dysphoric.

Oct 7, 2024 | healthline.com | Alysa Hullett

Limited research suggests that those with ADHD may be more likely to have intrusive thoughts than those without it, but treatments like mindfulness-based cognitive behavioral therapy are available. Most people have uncomfortable thoughts that pop up from time to time. But for those with ADHD, these ideas may become pervasive, be persistent, or feel out of control.

Sep 23, 2024 | healthline.com | Alysa Hullett

Based on genetic studies, scientists estimate that 30% to 60% of your personality is inheritable. Research also suggests that significant personality changes tend to occur between ages 20 to 40. Were you born this way, or are you a byproduct of your environment? The notion of nature versus nurture is an enduring debate that so far, no scientist or philosopher has been able to definitively answer.

Sep 3, 2024 | healthline.com | Alysa Hullett

PTSD can affect your brain in several ways, such as by causing an overactive amygdala (“fear center”) and abnormalities in the hippocampus (“memory center”). Neuroplasticity techniques offer a path to healing. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can significantly affect your daily life. Aspects of life that may seem mundane to others — such as a casual remark, a movie scene, or a loud noise — can trigger trauma and send your brain and body into fight-or-flight mode.

Aug 31, 2024 | greatist.com | Alysa Hullett

Experts don’t know for sure but think side cramps during exercise may be caused by diaphragm issues, poor posture, or nerve irritation from your foot striking the ground. Side stitch, stomach cramp, side ache — whatever you wanna call it, that mid-run pain in your tum can seriously *cramp* your runner’s high. This pesky prob that plagues runners and athletes all over has a scientific name: Exercise-related transient abdominal pain (ETAP).