Category: Anxiety

Burnout and emotional fatigue: How to stay sane over the holidays

The holiday season is a time of great excitement: encounters with loved ones, traditions, festivities, connections... and a rich palette of emotions. This energy, unique to December, also sets our inner world in motion. By observing what's going on inside us, and how we can gently refocus, we open the door to a lighter holiday season, more in tune with our needs. With this in mind, in the following lines we'll delve into the heart of emotional reactions and simple gestures that help us get through this period with calm and clarity.

Men's mental health: why more and more men are seeking help

An estimated one million men suffer from depression each year in Canada, a clear signal that mental health issues are very real. At the same time, almost 64% of men aged 15 and over say they experience moderate to high stress, and a third have already sought professional support.

Living with the fear of being afraid: when anxiety takes over everyday life

Anxiety has been part of us for... ever. For Cro-Magnon man, it was the key to survival. While some went off to hunt mammoths, others were more cautious, anticipating dangers, keeping an eye on the fire and preparing strategies to avoid the worst. In other words, the most cautious, the most anxious among them - those who anticipated danger - were essential to the group's survival. Their vigilance protected the group.

Adjustment disorders and behavioral problems: understanding, recognizing and finding help

Everyone goes through moments when everything seems to be getting heavier: a child who cries every morning before school, a teenager who locks himself in his room after a break-up, an adult who can't find the energy to go to work. These situations are part of life, and often temporary. However, when these difficulties cease to be temporary and become part of everyday life - at work, at school, in relationships - they become alarm signals.

Mental health without the mask: what if we dropped the appearances?

As the theme of the Canadian Mental Health Association's (CMHA) Mental Health Week 2025 invites us to drop the mask, Familio spoke with Marc-André Dufour, psychologist and spokesperson for the campaign, to better understand what goes on inside us when we pretend everything's fine - and how we can learn to be a little truer, one step at a time.

Managing back-to-school stress and anxiety

The start of the school year is fast approaching and, with it, a fair share of stress and anxiety for many young people and parents. Between returning to routine, new friendships to form, and academic expectations to meet, this period can be particularly trying. But with the right tools and the right knowledge, it is […]

Understanding performance anxiety

It's perfectly normal to experience periods of stress on a daily basis. However, this stress becomes problematic and turns into performance anxiety when it takes on a disproportionate role in the person's idea of success, and the person suffers as a result.

Learning to manage anxiety

Anxiety is a feeling of worry, nervousness or fear about an event or situation. It can even be beneficial when it helps you prepare to react to danger. But what happens when anxiety becomes unrelenting or overwhelming, or seems to have no cause?

Guide: How to help a colleague experiencing anxiety

Anxiety disorders are among the most common mental illnesses in Canada. In 2019, nearly one Quebecer in two reported feeling anxious. It's also true to say that everyone experiences them at one time or another, to varying degrees. But are stress and anxiety the same thing?

Differentiating between stress and anxiety

Stress is a perfectly normal physical reaction to life's ups and downs. In fact, stress is essential: it's what gives us the energy to study or the motivation to succeed. Stress can become negative when it accumulates and starts to affect us more seriously.