Thrive Center for Psychology

27/11/2025

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 Jose Rizal University (𝗝𝗥𝗨) 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀! 🎓🎉

You’ve successfully completed 200 hours of clinical internship with Thrive Center for Psychology, Inc. Your commitment, perseverance, and enthusiasm for learning have truly stood out. Wishing you all the best in your future endeavors—may your journey in psychology continue to inspire and make a difference! 🌟

Thrive Center accepts a limited number of interns for both Master’s and Undergraduate programs. We offer a hybrid setup and all interns are supervised by licensed psychologists.

For those interested, please send us a message for more details.

24/11/2025

29/10/2025

Social media helps us connect, learn, and raise awareness, but too much of it can harm our mental well-being. Excessive scrolling may trigger anxiety, loneliness, or Fear of Missing Out (FOMO). Instead of disconnecting from the digital world completely, 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆. 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗮 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘂𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘁𝘀 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝘂𝘀.

✍️ 𝐑𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐀𝐜𝐡𝐚

📩 If you ever feel stressed or overwhelmed, don’t hesitate to reach out and book an appointment with a licensed mental health professional.

Seeking support is a sign of strength and an important step toward taking care of your well-being.

26/10/2025

𝐏𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐫 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐦 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐬

ᴛʜʀɪᴠᴇ ᴄᴇɴᴛᴇʀ ᴏꜰꜰᴇʀꜱ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʀᴇʜᴇɴꜱɪᴠᴇ ᴀꜱꜱᴇꜱꜱᴍᴇɴᴛꜱ ᴄᴏɴᴅᴜᴄᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴀ ʟɪᴄᴇɴꜱᴇᴅ ᴘꜱʏᴄʜᴏʟᴏɢɪꜱᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘꜱʏᴄʜᴏᴍᴇᴛʀɪᴄɪᴀɴ.

Our face-to-face evaluations utilize standardized assessments to measure cognitive abilities, personality traits, emotional functioning, and other psychological attributes essential for job performance and professional competence.

Ensure you're making informed decisions with our expert services. Book your appointment by sending us a message.

24/10/2025

Stress is a normal part of life, but when left unmanaged, it can have an impact on our mental health.

𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐬 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐛𝐢𝐠 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞.

Don't let stress control your life, take small steps each day to protect your peace of mind.

Here are some simple tips to help you manage stress. 💖

Management


✍️ 𝐉𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐚 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐚

Having difficulty managing your day to day encounters? Message us to book an appointment with a Psychologist. There is no shame in for your .

21/10/2025

𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗼!

Their feelings are real, their struggles matter, and their well-being deserves our care. Together, let’s build safe, supportive spaces at home, in schools, and in communities where every child can grow healthy and happy. 🌱💙



✍️ ɴᴇɪʟ ᴍᴀʀᴄᴏ ᴅᴇʟᴀ ʀᴀᴍᴀ

✉️Does your advocacy align with Thrive? For partnership opportunities related to seminars and psychological consultations, please feel free to contact us.
📧 Thrivectr@gmail.com

10/10/2025

This Mental Health Day, we remind ourselves that 𝙎𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙨. ❤️

“ᴠᴀʟɪᴅᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴅᴏᴇꜱɴ’ᴛ ᴍᴇᴀɴ ᴡᴇ ᴀɢʀᴇᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴏɴ, ᴏʀ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄɪɴɢ, ᴏʀ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀꜱᴛᴀɴᴅ ɪᴛ. ʙᴜᴛ ɪᴛ ᴅᴏᴇꜱ ᴍᴇᴀɴ ᴡᴇ ʀᴇᴄᴏɢɴɪᴢᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇ ʜᴀꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴇxɪꜱᴛ ᴀꜱ ɪᴛ ɪꜱ.”

— How to Listen, Hear, and Validate… by Patrick King



✍️ ᴄᴀɪʀᴀ ᴋᴇɪᴛʜ ᴛᴀʏᴇʀ

References:

Raypole, C. (2023, October 17). How to be emotionally supportive. Healthline. https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/emotional-support -affection

Villines, Z. (2025, March 28). How to show emotional support. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/emotional-support -to-be-supportive

What to say to someone who is going through a tough time. (n.d.). HSE.ie. https://www2.hse.ie/mental-health/helping-someone-else/what-to-say/

05/10/2025

💎 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐊𝐫𝐲𝐩𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞.

𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬.

This Mental Health Awareness Month, let’s remind every tatay, kuya, titos, anak, at kaibigan:
There’s strength and courage in expressing emotions and reaching out for support.

Let’s redefine the meaning of masculinity in our society. Masculinity is not the absence of vulnerability—it is the strength to confront it. It is found in the quiet moments of reflection, in the bravery of asking for help, and in the resilience of healing.

𝙄𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙬𝙚 𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙨𝙚 𝙠𝙞𝙙𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙘𝙧𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙧𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧, 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙬𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨—𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙪𝙣𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙡𝙮, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙛𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙡𝙮 𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣.



✍ 𝘈𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘩 𝘋𝘦𝘭𝘢 𝘊𝘳𝘶𝘻

References:

Atip, D., Galanza, K., Legara, C., Maglonzo, P., Malupa, K., Paquibot, R., & Ramos, M. (2023). MASCULINITY AS PREDICTOR OF SELF- COMPASSION AND MENTAL HEALTH HELP- SEEKING ATTITUDE OF SELECTED MALE ADULTS. Psychology and Education: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 15(6), 561-565. http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10254649

Chakravorty, S. (2025, May 16). Men and mental health: Fighting the stigma of seeking help. TherapyRoute.https://www.therapyroute.com/article/men-and-mental-health-fighting-the-stigma-of-seeking-help-by-s-chakravorty-phd
Jones. (2025). Mental Health in Men Statistics and Facts. Therapy Sense. https://www.therapysense.org/mental-health-in-men-statistics-and-facts/

Mokhwelepa, L.W., & Sumbane, G.O. (2025). Men’s Mental Health Matters: The Impact of Traditional Masculinity Norms on Men’s Willingness to Seek Mental Health Support; a Systematic Review of Literature. American Journal of Men’s Health. 2025;19(3). doi:10.1177/15579883251321670

Sicat, A. (2025, June 19). Breaking the silence on men’s mental health. Philippine Information Agency. https://pia.gov.ph/news/breaking-the-silence-on-mens-mental-health/

03/10/2025

This October, we celebrate 𝙈𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝 𝘼𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙈𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙝. It is important to shed light on the stigma that constantly clouds this discussion. To walk with stigma around mental health is to limit our view on what makes us capable of reaching a helping hand.

Let us place our judgements aside and lend an ear to anybody who needs us. 𝘼𝙣𝙮𝙗𝙤𝙙𝙮 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙞𝙨 𝙛𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝙨𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙗𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙚.

#𝙈𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝𝘼𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙈𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙝 #𝘿𝙞𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙡𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙎𝙩𝙞𝙜𝙢𝙖

✍️ 𝙆𝙖𝙧𝙡 𝙈𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙤 𝘼𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙤

Message us to book a consultation session with a Psychologist.

01/10/2025

𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬. They are the first to arrive at emergencies, providing critical care and stabilization until more advanced medical personnel arrive. Every day, they take risks to save lives, often at great cost to their own well-being. Yet, when they are in crisis, who will be there for them?

Research shows that suicidal thoughts, attempts, and deaths are disproportionately higher among first responders, including law enforcement officers, firefighters, and emergency medical personnel. (Aldrich & Cerel, 2022) Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) are 1.39 times more likely to die by su***de than the general public. (Grant et. al, 2019)

In emergency professions, negative emotions are often seen as incompatible with the job’s demands for toughness, control, and resilience. Because of this, many first responders cope in silence by using avoidance, substance use, or isolation, rather than seeking healthy support. (Skeffington, Rees, & Mazzucchelli, 2017) While these strategies may offer short-term relief, they can raise the risk of serious psychological problems and make individuals less likely to seek help. (Tessier & Lamothe, n.d.)

To all our first responders, your mental health is just as important as your physical health. ⛑ ʀᴇᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴɴᴏᴛ ᴘᴏᴜʀ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴀɴ ᴇᴍᴘᴛʏ ᴄᴜᴘ. ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴄᴀʀᴇ ᴏꜰ ʏᴏᴜʀꜱᴇʟꜰ ꜰɪʀꜱᴛ, ꜱᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴇ ᴛᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴄᴀʀᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀꜱ. ʏᴏᴜ ᴍᴀᴛᴛᴇʀ, ᴛᴏᴏ. 🫂❤️‍🩹



🎶💚 Here are a few songs to lean on this — a reminder that your feelings are valid and you are never alone.

✍️ 𝙍𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙣 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙝 𝘼𝙘𝙝𝙖

𝘙𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴:
𝘈𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘩, 𝘙. 𝘚., & 𝘊𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘭, 𝘑. (2022). 𝘖𝘤𝘤𝘶𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘶𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘔𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩: 𝘌𝘹𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘋𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘈𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘏𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴. 𝘖𝘮𝘦𝘨𝘢, 85(1), 23–37. 𝘩𝘵𝘵𝘱𝘴://𝘥𝘰𝘪.𝘰𝘳𝘨/10.1177/0030222820933019

𝘚𝘬𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘰𝘯, 𝘗. 𝘔., 𝘙𝘦𝘦𝘴, 𝘊. 𝘚. 𝘦𝘵 𝘔𝘢𝘻𝘻𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪, 𝘛. (2017). 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘶𝘮𝘢 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵-𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘞𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘈𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘢. 𝘈𝘶𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘴𝘺𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺, 69(1), 20-28.

𝘛𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘦𝘳, 𝘔., & 𝘓𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦, 𝘑. (𝘯.𝘥.). 𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴: 𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘐𝘴 𝘚𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘔𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘚𝘵𝘪𝘨𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥 𝘈𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘍𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘞𝘩𝘰 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘶𝘮𝘢? 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴. 𝘙𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘩𝘵𝘵𝘱𝘴://𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴𝘴.𝘰𝘳𝘨/𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵-𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴-𝘸𝘩𝘺-𝘪𝘴-𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨-𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭-𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩-𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦-𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭-𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘨𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥-𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘨-𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵-𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴-𝘸𝘩𝘰-𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥-𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘶𝘮𝘢-𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘦-𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘦𝘳-𝘮𝘱𝘴-𝘢𝘯𝘥-𝘫𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦-𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦-𝘮𝘴𝘸/

𝘝𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘭, 𝘕. 𝘏., 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵, 𝘈. 𝘙., 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘻, 𝘖., 𝘉𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘵, 𝘙. 𝘕., 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘬𝘢𝘯𝘪, 𝘝., 𝘝𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘣𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘦𝘶𝘳, 𝘛. 𝘍., 𝘚𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘦, 𝘋. 𝘞., & 𝘉𝘰𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘸, 𝘉. 𝘑. (2019). 𝘋𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘣𝘺 𝘴𝘶𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦 — 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘔𝘚 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤. 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘌𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘦, 23(3), 340–345. 𝘩𝘵𝘵𝘱𝘴://𝘥𝘰𝘪.𝘰𝘳𝘨/10.1080/10903127.2018.1514090

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"𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝟖 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐬?"

Many people who are struggling don't directly ask for help. Instead, they send vague messages. When someone asks you if you have 8 minutes, the answer is yes. Every time. Without hesitation, without second thoughts.

This concept came from Simon Sinek’s “𝟖-𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭” with his friend. If someone asks if you have 8 minutes, it means they need you; it’s a signal that they’re struggling and need emotional support.

According to a study, brief, frequent phone calls may significantly reduce feelings of depression and loneliness. And 8 minutes is enough time for someone to share their struggle, vent, or simply feel heard. This initiative encourages people to make an "8-minute pact" with close friends or family members, creating a safe environment and establishing a support system.

If you notice signs, act on them. Give those 8 minutes. It may seem like a simple thing to do, but it's more than just a clock ticking.

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𝘙𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴:
Do you have 8 minutes? (2024, June 4). American Foundation for Su***de Prevention.
https://afsp.org/chapter/do-you-have-8-minutes
Recognising su***de warning signs | Su***deLine Victoria. (2025, April 16).

Su***deLine Victoria.
https://su***deline.org.au/concerned-about-someone/recognising-su***de-warning-signs/
Risk factors, protective factors, and warning signs. (2024, August 9).

American Foundation for Su***de Prevention. https://afsp.org/risk-factors-protective-factors-and-warning-signs/

The Jed Foundation. (2025, June 26). What are the warning signs of su***de? | JED. https://jedfoundation.org/resource/what-are-the-warning-signs-of-su***de/

Warning signs of su***de. (n.d.). National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/warning-signs-of-su***de

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