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Does Your Toddler Have Social Anxiety? Here’s What You Can Do
Social anxiety causes feelings of panic or fear during interactions with people. It can occur only in certain situations or nearly all of the time. For adults, it often means avoiding other ... Read More
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Want to Boost Your Happiness? Your Social Life May Be Key
The quest for a better quality of life is a common one. Some people believe if they reach a certain goal, they will finally be satisfied with life. But not being able to achieve these ... Read More
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5 Signs It May Be Time to Let a Friendship Go
“With friends like these, who needs enemies?” —English proverb Spring has finally arrived. For many, the arrival of spring means new beginnings and a time for cleaning out the clutter. ... Read More
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Tips for Incorporating Self-Compassion Practice into Clinical Work
Many mental health care providers are aware that self-compassion practices can benefit people in therapy. Whether a person is battling negative inner critics or facing the challenges of ... Read More
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Helping Trans People Address a Sense of Foreshortened Future
“I can’t see my life past age 18.” “I just didn’t expect to live past age 20. So now that I’m 21, I don’t have plans, and I don’t know what ... Read More
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Middle-Aged? Single? How to Cope with What You Might Be Feeling
When we think of developmental milestones, we often think of children. But a lot of people aren’t aware that we continue to experience change points in life as we grow and age. As part ... Read More
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Studies Identify Factors Predicting Belief in Conspiracies
Conspiracy theories are more than just unusual beliefs. They can affect how people vote and may cause conflict in personal relationships. They can also contribute to depression and anxiety. Two ... Read More
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When Anxiety Dogs You, This Is How You Tame It
When people first come to see me for anxiety treatment, they tend to think of the anxiety as their enemy. They feel hatred toward this force that has been causing distress for months or ... Read More
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‘I Just Can’t Take It Anymore!’ Stopping the Cycle of Overwhelm
One of the hardest things about stress and anxiety is that it often leads to overwhelm. Because of this, it is tempting to implement strategies that manage the discomfort but fail to offer ... Read More
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10 Ways to Strengthen Your Relationship During Recovery
As a couples therapist, I receive a lot of calls from couples in which one partner is either in or recently completed a recovery program. I wish there was a manual to help couples navigate ... Read More
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What Is Your Therapist Listening For?
Advice is cheap. Advice puts the onus on the listener and not the speaker. Advice is often a quick fix—a mere Band-Aid on a wound that needs more persistent care. I can usually detect ... Read More
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Religious Refusal Laws Harm Mental Health of Sexual Minorities
In the United States, twelve states currently have religious refusal laws. These laws allow businesses to refuse service to sexual minorities, such as lesbian or gay couples. According ... 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