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Empathy disorders occur when a person is too connected with other people’s emotions (hyper empathy syndrome) or when they can’t understand them at all (empathy deficit disorder.)

Are your emotional reactions grounded in reality or are they a reflection of your inner hopes and fears? You can find this out by doing reality testing, a practice that helps you gain insight into your thought patterns.

Obsessive thoughts can appear when you’re going through a stressful period, you’re a perfectionist, you tend to focus too much on relationships with others, or you have a history of mental health conditions. Here’s how you can overcome them.

Deflection happens when a person refuses to own up to their mistakes and passes the blame to someone else. It’s a common defence mechanism, but it can affect the other person’s self-esteem and even lead to toxic relationships.

A recent study published in the British Journal of Psychiatry adds to the growing body of research suggesting that there is a correlation between high air pollution levels and the risk of severe mental illnesses.