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Why Feeling Connected In Relationships Improves Mental Health And Happiness
Relationship connectedness refers to not only being emotionally close, understanding, and feeling a sense of belonging to others. This relationship enables people to feel visible, listen to them, and appreciate them. Shared experiences and empathy, trust, and continual communication create emotional attachment. Relationships bring comfort instead of stress when individuals feel connected and this gives them emotional stability in their day to day lives.
By Mark Hipster8 days ago in Confessions
The Day I Finally Stopped Comparing Myself to Everyone Else
I never realized how much comparing myself to others was controlling my thoughts until one quiet afternoon. I spent years scrolling through other people’s lives, thinking they had it all figured out. Their photos looked perfect, their captions were witty or clever, and their successes seemed effortless. Every time I scrolled, I felt a tiny sting of jealousy, a twinge of insecurity, or a low-level panic that I was behind. Why can’t I have what they have? Why am I falling behind while everyone else seems to be winning at life? I didn’t realize how much this constant comparison was affecting my everyday life.
By Londyn Rice8 days ago in Confessions
I Didn’t Tell Anyone How Bad I Was Struggling.
didn’t tell anyone how bad I was struggling because I didn’t know how to explain it. Nothing dramatic happened — no big moment. I just slowly started feeling heavier every day. It wasn’t like one sudden crash; it was like carrying an invisible backpack that kept getting heavier, no matter what I did.
By Londyn Rice8 days ago in Confessions
Alone Together: The Quiet Loneliness of the Connected Age
We have never been so connected, and yet loneliness has never felt so loud. It hums beneath notifications, pulses through glowing screens, and settles quietly in the spaces between posts. It is not the dramatic loneliness of exile or abandonment; it is subtler, more insidious—a loneliness that exists even when the room is full, even when the phone vibrates in our hand.
By Rachid Zidine8 days ago in Confessions
When Being “Strong” Becomes a Silent Prison
Strength is one of the most celebrated traits in modern culture. We admire it. We reward it. We build entire identities around it. From a young age, many of us are taught that being strong means not crying, not complaining, not slowing down. Strength means enduring. Strength means surviving. Strength means carrying on, no matter how heavy the weight becomes.
By Aiman Shahid8 days ago in Confessions
The Piggy Project. Top Story - February 2026.
I’ve had so many names in this life I lose track of which ones were ever really mine and which ones I wore because someone needed me to. Some were handed to me before I had words to refuse them, before I knew what they meant, before I knew I could say no. Most weren’t meant to hurt. That doesn’t mean they didn’t leave marks. Marks that told me who I belong to, who I am by way of who claims me, recognizes me in the good and bad, who walks beside me.
By Fatal Serendipity8 days ago in Confessions
Scrambled Eggs and Silence
The Year Was 1967 I was four years old. My world was small but crowded—my parents, my two little sisters barely out of babyhood, and me. We lived high above the street in a middle-class high-rise, fourteen floors up, trying to build a life like everyone else. Both my parents worked, which meant that, like so many families, we relied on a babysitter.
By Debbie9 days ago in Confessions
Addressing Mental Health Needs While Maintaining Balanced Relationships With Care
A balanced relationship is not possible without conscious action in meeting the mental health needs. The level of emotional wellbeing is closely linked to the quality of relationships and it is because a supportive relationship offers the stability and resilience. Nevertheless, the disregard of personal mental well-being to achieve relational harmony may generate burnout, resentment or depletion of emotions. Balancing is a process that concerns the consideration of personal needs and development of mutual understanding and respect.
By Mark Hipster9 days ago in Confessions
The Effects Of Emotional Dependency On Mental Health And Relationships
Emotional dependency is a phenomenon where the person becomes too dependent on the partner or the loved one to provide emotional support, validation and feelings of self worth. Although support is a normal thing in a relationship, overdependence might destroy independence and introduce imbalance. Emotionally dependent individuals may have difficulty in controlling emotions or making decisions on their own, instead depending on others to control the emotions. This dependency may eventually develop anxiety, feelings of insecurity and lack of personal identity, both psychologically and relationally.
By Mark Hipster9 days ago in Confessions
Why Emotional Validation In Relationships Strengthens Mental Health And Confidence
Emotional validation is the act of accepting, acknowledging and recognizing the feelings of the partner, non-judgmentally and without rejection. It conveys in relationships that emotions are valid and significant, which creates trust and emotional insecurity. When people feel justified, they will be able to open up more, resulting in more intimate levels and comprehension. Emotional validation does not involve consent to agree to the expressed emotions, it just refers to their existence. This recognition minimizes emotional isolation, which makes partners feel that they are supported instead of being criticized.
By Willian James9 days ago in Confessions
When Silence Becomes a Survival Skill
Silence is often misunderstood. We tend to see it as weakness, avoidance, or fear. In a world that celebrates loud opinions, bold personalities, and constant expression, staying quiet can look like surrender. But for many people, silence is not a lack of courage—it is a learned survival skill.
By Aiman Shahid9 days ago in Confessions
