Category: mental health symptoms
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Horror Boundaries & You
Trigger warnings: boundaries, survival, mental health, horror, scary, sharks, exorcism Boundaries work is top tier therapy some would say. Some even organize their whole practices around this. Nedra Tawwab, a LCSW who writes book, workbooks, flipcharts, and decks about boundaries (https://www.nedratawwab.com/) describes a boundary as something that keeps us safe and comfortable in a relationship…
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Horror Video Games and Mental Health
Trigger warnings: death, dying, murder, survival, mental health, horror, scary, stigma, grief, loss, psychosis Some horror games have proven to be beneficial for mental health, although they’re still not thought of immediately that way. One study showed that survival horror games could increase emotional well-being, competency, and relatedness. Hell yeah, come at me scratched-mirror Michael…
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Horror and Anxiety
Trigger Warnings: horror, anxiety, trauma responses, triggers I get that look a lot when I tell people sometimes liking horror is a way to control or tamper our anxiety. It can provide validation, control, time-limited fear, and not to mention the come-down feels good after the adrenaline spikes. Consuming horror media may have us dip…
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Psychology Of Horror Fans
Trigger Warnings: horror, mental health discussion, ghosts, trauma Some people wonder if people gripped by the macabre, gory, violent, and stressful genre of horror are ok; safe to be around; right in the noggin? Are we ok?! Most likely. And we are empathetic, friendly, personable, and have a great sense of humor. Ok, I don’t…