perfectionism

Why Perfectionism is Causing You Stress

July 2, 2023 by Martin Neumann - Reading Time: 6 minutes

Perfectionism is quite a common character trait, that affects about 30% of the general population and increases to almost 80% among the gifted population. Besides being pretty common, perfectionism is also on the rise. It can significantly interfere with your daily life and your stress response, so it is important to identify perfectionistic character traits […]

Does Fibromyalgia Come From Your Mind?

March 26, 2023 by Dr. Cesar Vasconcellos de Souza - Reading Time: 5 minutes

In this article, we are going to analyze the psychological aspects of this disease called fibromyalgia. Fibro comes from fiber, mio means muscle, and algia is pain. Therefore, fibromyalgia is pain in the muscle fibers, in a literal translation, but there are several other symptoms in this complex disease, affecting 2% of the population in […]