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• Finding Focus and Coping With Difficult Times

  When we face difficult situations, they can seem overwhelming and cause stress, leaving us paralyzed at some times and restless in others. To help you cope with such challenges, here is a short guide on stress and the tools you can use to deal with it. 

  08.03.2022

• Getting Through Winter: Seasonal Affective Disorder

  On average, there are about 75 sunny days per year in St. Petersburg, so a little winter blues is quite normal, but sometimes the bad mood during the cold season is more than just a temporary melancholy. For such cases, there is a special term – seasonal affective disorder.

  18.01.2022

• What Helps the Brain Keep Your Balance

  Do you ever find yourself struggling to keep your balance? Well, if it’s any comfort, your vestibular system was perhaps doing an even harder job making sure you stay upright and coordinating your limbs. In today’s feature, we will tell you about three more things that this system does to keep us alive, healthy, and happy! 

  07.12.2021

• Building Work-Life Balance From Scratch as a Translator Applying for a PhD

  Having repeatedly found myself unable to fall asleep because of the list of things to do at work and at home, as well as the burning regret over things I am failing at, I decided to set off on a journey towards a more balanced life. Can I learn to prevent burnout and frustration and establish boundaries between work, PhD aspirations, and a relatively active personal life? Let's see what my week-long experiment taught me.

  15.10.2021

• It’s Okay to Worry: Experts on How the Pandemic Changed Psychology and Brought Back Old-Time Problems

  The pandemic has become a major test for people’s mental health. To describe the phenomenon, Australian psychologist Steven Taylor introduced the term “COVID stress syndrome”. People’s fear is triggered not only by the infection alone but also by the possible social and economic consequences of the pandemic. On top of that, the constant bombardment of news heightens global anxiety. Only during the second wave, the demand for psychology services doubled: more and more people started to take advantage of online counseling. But what bothers most people today? Are online consultations just as efficient as meeting face-to-face? And how did the pandemic affect psychology? Read on to learn what Elena Sharapanovskaya, head of ITMO’s Medical, Psychological and Social Assistance Center, and Alia Grekova, the center’s leading psychologist, think about the situation happening in the world.

  21.09.2021

• Tips For Dealing with Digital Burnout

  New era brings new challenges. Biologically, we’re the same beings like we used to be a hundred years ago but the amount of information consumed and the velocity of life has increased by a large margin. How do we adapt and stay sane?

  21.09.2021

• Life During Exams: Self-Care 101

  Have you ever found yourself not fully enjoying something exciting when it happens before you submit an important assignment? Or maybe you don’t even allow yourself to meet up with friends or take a quiet walk before you finish a task? Today, we are here to hopefully fix that and tell you how self-care can mean much more than just indulging in bath bombs or delicacies. Make yourself comfortable and enjoy (even if you haven’t crossed out everything on your to-do list yet)! 

  14.05.2021

• Frequently Asked Questions About Mental Health

  Almost everyone faces mental health problems at a certain point in life. However, it’s not always clear how to deal with them: do you visit a psychologist, a psychiatrist, or a psychotherapist? What is the difference? As part of mental health month, ITMO.NEWS together with Evgenii Raskin, head of the Department of Youth Policy, and Elena Sharapanovskaya, head of the Medical, Psychological and Social Assistance Center, have answered common questions about mental health and psychological support.

  16.04.2021

• Mental Health Month: How to Receive Psychological Support at ITMO

  As part of the mental health month, ITMO.NEWS asked Evgenii Raskin, head of the Department of Youth Policy, and Elena Sharapanovskaya, head of the Medical, Psychological and Social Assistance Center, to explain how students and employees of ITMO University can receive psychological support.

  08.04.2021

• Winter Break at Home: Staying Fit, Sane, and Entertained

  With self-isolation strongly encouraged, it falls on all of us to remain responsible and stay at home. But how do you stay fit, active, and in good spirits when spending the winter break indoors? We’ve prepared a round-up of all the great tips on weathering self-isolation, self-care, and keeping yourself entertained at home.

  05.01.2021