Depression and Intimacy

Depression is something that many humans are faced with. It is recorded that over 350,000,000 people across the globe suffer from a myriad of types and levels of depression which affects their everyday lives (Oncology Times). Depression is a serious and common medical illness that affects the way you think about life and yourself negatively,…

To Finish Reading, Click Here...

The Fear of Intimacy: Diagnosis, Treatment & Management: Part Three

The fear of intimacy is a very common type of fear that many people of varying ages experience throughout their lives. It can also be referred to as “avoidance anxiety,” or “intimacy avoidance,” but overall means the same thing: a fear of sharing a close emotional or physical relationship. For those who are facing the…

To Finish Reading, Click Here...

The Fear of Intimacy: Signs and Manifestations: Part Two

The fear of intimacy is a very common type of fear that many people of varying ages experience throughout their lives. It can also be referred to as “avoidance anxiety,” or “intimacy avoidance,” but overall means the same thing: a fear of sharing a close emotional or physical relationship. For those who are facing the…

To Finish Reading, Click Here...

The Fear of Intimacy: Part One

Do you struggle with sharing your thoughts and feelings out loud to others? Are you open to sharing your experiences with others? Do you have trouble expressing yourself sexually? The fear of intimacy is a very common type of fear that many people of varying ages experience throughout their lives. It can also be referred…

To Finish Reading, Click Here...

Wound Care and Intimate Touch in Patient Care

Wound care, a form of intimate healthcare, is a very large part of cancer treatment, recovery, and maintaining bacteria free wounds. After reconstructive surgeries, some biopsies, and other illnesses, wounds are left in different places of the body that require special care. Wound care may be needed from anything from cuts, scrapes, skin punctures, or…

To Finish Reading, Click Here...

Are you Afraid of Intimacy?

Are you someone that struggles to open up to another sexually? Do you stumble over sharing things about yourself with others? In personal conversations with friends, do you hold back for fear of judgment or rejection? The fear of intimacy has many names like avoidant personality disorder, or intimacy anxiety disorder, philophobia- which is the…

To Finish Reading, Click Here...