Dr. Cesar Vascconcellos de Souza

Dealing with OCD – Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

July 28, 2021 by Dr. Cesar Vascconcellos de Souza

Obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD is a very unpleasant mental suffering, that can have a drastic impact on somebody’s life. What is OCD, and what can somebody do to deal with it? OCD affects 0.7 to 2.5% of the population. So, for example, in a city with 100,000 inhabitants, there should be between 700 to 2500 […]

How Do Emotions Influence Cancer Treatment?

July 2, 2021 by Dr. Cesar Vascconcellos de Souza

Have you ever noticed that some people with cancer die unexpectedly, but others with less favorable diagnosis survive? Perhaps this can often be explained by the relationship between cancer and the mind, emotions and cancer. Is there any scientific basis for us to believe that positive emotions have specific physiological effects? About negative emotions, we […]

Psychosomatic Diseases – The Body Speaks

June 4, 2021 by Dr. Cesar Vascconcellos de Souza

Body and mind always work together. You have a suffering in your body, your mind participates. You have suffering in your mind, your body participates. Today we want to understand psychosomatic diseases, how the body and mind work together in health and illness, and how one affects the other. I would like to start by […]

Anxiety and Panic Attacks

April 24, 2021 by Dr. Cesar Vascconcellos de Souza

One day, I was riding in a subway train. The train was packed and I was sitting in the chair next to the window, when the train suddenly stopped in a way that when I looked at the window I saw a wall, nothing more. It came to my mind what could happen to people […]

Six Tips to Set Boundaries

March 28, 2021 by Dr. Cesar Vascconcellos de Souza

Do you have a hard time setting boundaries? Do you usually say yes when you wanted to say no? You tackle things that you were not supposed to deal with? If so, then today’s topic is for you. Let’s get some tips that can help you set some boundaries. The Importance of Boundaries You may […]

Burnout – What to do?

February 26, 2021 by Dr. Cesar Vascconcellos de Souza

Have you ever heard of burnout? It is a physical and mental exhaustion, normally resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed. What are the symptoms and what can we do to solve it? Burnout is the result of stress which lasts for a long time, leading to emotional and physical exhaustion, […]