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Not Just Sadness: Decomposing Depression
What stops us from completing the work of sorrow and getting rid of depression? Sadness often accompanies depression, but they are not...
Boris Herzberg
Jun 21, 2024


Communication Equals Better Sex
Sex can be much better when it is talked about, explained, and demonstrated. Does that mean talking about sex? It could. "I don't like to...
Isadora Alman MFT, CST
Jun 19, 2024


12 Questions to Help Recognize Childhood Trauma
Are there big periods of time you can't remember? Many survivors of family trauma and violence find that they struggle to acknowledge...
Kaytee Gillis, LCSW-BACS,
Jun 17, 2024


Understanding Gender, Sex, and Gender Identity
It's more important than ever to use this terminology correctly. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene hung a sign outside her Capitol...
Jonathan D. Raskin, Ph.D.,
Jun 14, 2024


Your Secret Weapon for Fighting Worries and Fears
Learn how this “Universal Rule” can instantly decrease anxiety. The stronger your emotion, the harder it is to think logically. Emotion...
Elizabeth McMahon Ph.D.
Jun 12, 2024


Are You a Bipolar Rocking Chair or Bipolar Swivel Chair?
A Personal Perspective: Knowing which one can help you flourish with bipolar. Are you a rocking chair or swivel chair? Play along with...
Victoria Maxwell
Jun 10, 2024


What We Know About High Achievers and Attachment Styles
The pros and cons of constantly striving for the next goal. Are you an extreme perfectionistic or a chronic workaholic? If so, an...
Judy Ho, Ph.D., ABPP,
Jun 7, 2024


Social Anxiety—Because Vulnerability Doesn’t Feel Safe
Yet it is at the core of successful human relationships. There are dire consequences in nature for being vulnerable. Yet vulnerability is...
David Hanscom MD
Jun 5, 2024


Is Phase-Based Treatment Needed for PTSD?
Personal Perspective: Are we doing more harm than good? There is a widely held belief that a preparatory phase is needed before PTSD...
Patricia A. Resick Ph.D., ABPP
Jun 3, 2024


How to Prevent Anger Escalation
To put out the fire, we need to turn off the gas. Angry exchanges have built-in escalation properties. Blame carries a retaliation...
Steven Stosny, Ph.D.
May 31, 2024


From Trauma to Tranquility
Your dream's setting might help you find peace. Look at all the aspects of a dream, as the solution to the problem often sits in plain...
Layne Dalfen
May 29, 2024


The Link Between Stress and Depression
Understanding the connection could promote greater resilience. Stress is correlated with depression. Correlation does not equal...
Tony W. Buchanan, Ph.D.
May 27, 2024


Should You Really Want to Know If a Partner Is Cheating?
Choosing not to know reveals a lack of self-respect. Adultery damages your relationship whether or not you find out about it right away....
Mark D. White, Ph.D.,
May 24, 2024


The Crisis in Veterans' Mental Health and New Solutions
Veteran suicides increase 10-fold from 2006 to 2020. Veterans suffer from high rates of mental health conditions, including PTSD,...
Christopher M. Palmer, M.D.
May 22, 2024


Toddler Tantrums: Hitting, Kicking, Scratching, and Biting
Why toddlers get aggressive, how to respond, and ideas for keeping things calm. Toddlers throw tantrums because they don't have the...
Dona Matthews Ph.D.
May 20, 2024


The Paradox of Borderline Personality Disorder
Fear of intimacy, along with a fear of rejection. Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is characterized by marked instability. People...
Mark L. Ruffalo M.S.W., D.Psa.
May 17, 2024


Why Positive Thinking Doesn’t Always Reduce Anxiety
Reducing anxiety is not as simple as "flipping a switch." Positive thinking can be invalidating to some people's experience of anxiety....
Phil Lane, MSW, LCSW,
May 15, 2024


How Religious Shunning Ruins Lives
A form of institutionalized estrangement, shunning hurts health of the excluded. Religious shunning is a social death penalty that...
Fern Schumer Chapman
May 13, 2024


How to Prevent Conflicts With Aging Parents
Most conflicts with aging parents are unnecessary. Adult children need to recognize that their parent's identity changes over time. A...
Stan A. Goldberg Ph.D.
May 10, 2024


Is Relationship OCD Real?
And if so, how common it is really? There is skepticism surrounding the legitimacy of Relationship OCD as a genuine condition linked to...
Ran Littman Ph.D.
May 8, 2024
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