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Ditching Diet Culture and Embracing Intuitive Eating
What if I told you that you could feel healthy, satisfied, balanced, and never have to diet again? You might assume I was about to sell you on the latest and greatest fad food-and-exercise ... Read More
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Could Deleting Facebook Improve Mental Health?
The Cambridge Analytica scandal is the latest in a series of mounting privacy concerns among Facebook users. Some Facebook critics have called for a #DeleteFacebook campaign. According ... Read More
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How Can I Help My Adult Child with Depression?
Dear GoodTherapy.org, My adult daughter is incredibly gifted (she tested around 130 IQ), but she has pretty serious depression. The sleeps-all-day, forgets-to-eat kind. It took her an extra ... Read More
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GoodTherapy.org Raises Awareness for Mental Health Month 2018
Mental Health Awareness Month has taken place yearly during the month of May since 1949. This year’s theme from Mental Health America focuses on the connection between mental and physical ... Read More
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Quieting Inner Critics: Recognize Them, Reject Them, Affirm Yourself
Those of us who experienced abuse or neglect in childhood often struggle with inner voices that are self-critical and self-rejecting. These inner critics, voices of guilt, shame, self-abuse ... Read More
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Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound Survivors May Deny Suicidal Intent
People can and do survive self-inflicted gunshot wounds. Yet some survivors may deny they attempted suicide, says a study in Psychiatric Services. Denial of suicidal intent may prevent ... Read More
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What Do We Risk When We Are Not Authentic?
I always find it interesting, from both an ethical and clinical standpoint, that for many people, truth has degrees. There appears to be a spectrum of truth that people see. There is a ... Read More
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Loneliness in Adulthood, Part 1: Why Is Connection Important?
I’m going to be vulnerable here: I’m over forty, and I’m having trouble finding lasting friendships. When my husband and I moved from Florida to Colorado six years ago, we left behind ... Read More
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Codependency and Self-Care: When Someone You Love Abuses Alcohol
Few things may be more devastating than coming to terms with a loved one’s alcohol abuse. The day you realize the person you care about doesn’t just “party,” isn’t just ... Read More
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Can People Really Change? Epigenetics, Neuroplasticity, and CBT
Many of us learned in high school biology class that genetic traits are passed down to us from our parents. We were taught that we have brown, blue, or green eyes because a parent did, ... Read More
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Study Finds Link Between Chronic Early Life Stress and PTSD
According to the National Institute of Mental Health, about 6.8% of Americans experience posttraumatic stress (PTSD) during their lives. In a 2013 study published in the Journal of Traumatic ... Read More
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Emotional Connection: What Couples Who Stay Together Do Every Day
Emotional connection is the bond that keeps people together. It is the glue in relationships. Many couples don’t realize that if they are not regularly connecting on an emotional level, ... Read More
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How Do I Feel Like a ‘Real’ Bisexual?
Dear GoodTherapy.org, I’m bisexual. I had a bunch of boyfriends in middle school. My parents joked I was “boy crazy.” But in high school, I started ... Read More
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Research Shows Anxiety-Induced Seizures Can Resemble Epilepsy
Although epilepsy is one of the most common causes of seizures, it’s not the only cause. Extreme emotional states can give rise to seizures. Psychogenic ... Read More
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Vitamin D Deficiency May Increase Risk of Schizophrenia
It’s impossible to neatly separate mental health from physical wellness. Previous research has uncovered myriad connections between health choices ... Read More
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Dog Behaving Badly? It Could Be Jealousy
Anyone who’s ever been endlessly pawed by a dog who’s not getting what it wants knows that dogs experience a range of emotions. Science sometimes ... Read More
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OkCupid Conducts Experiment on Users, and Other News
In the wake of a backlash against Facebook’s recently revealed experiment on users, popular dating site OkCupid has released the results of its own ... Read More