In an episode of The Sopranos, tough guy Tony Soprano laments the lack of men like actor Gary Cooper, whom he describes as “the strong, silent type.” Cooper, in his multitude of…
Category: Anxiety
Free-Floating Anxiety: It’s Not What You Think
The reality is that free-floating anxiety is often misdiagnosed and misunderstood. Here are explanations of free-floating anxiety from various members of the psychological community: The American Psychological Association defines free-floating anxiety as…
Why Positive Thinking Doesn’t Always Reduce Anxiety
You have probably heard these before: “Look on the bright side”; “Focus on the positive”; “It could be worse.” These are the types of things people often say to those who are…
Creatures of Habit Are Happy
Meaning in life is generally considered as derived from the big ticket items of making a difference in one’s life and of having a purpose larger than oneself that makes one’s life…
Havana Syndrome Study Finds No Foul Play
Bartholomew, R.E., and Baloh, Robert W. (2024). Havana Syndrome: A Post Mortem. International Journal of Social Psychiatry 70(2):402-405. Bartholomew, R.E. (2024). A ‘Havana Syndrome’ Investigation in Congress Rests on Politics, Not Science….
Finding Possibility in Uncertainty |
Who can say? Source: Josh Bartok/ Used with Permission By Lizabeth Roemer, Ph.D. and Josh Bartok Our minds are very quick to judge whether a potential or apparent outcome is “good” or…
Your Secret Weapon for Fighting Worries and Fears
You learned how to create a fears vs. facts dialogue table in my past three blogs Listening to Worries Can Actually Make You Less Anxious, Practical Tips on Changing Anxious Thoughts, and…
Don’t Personalize Kate Middleton’s Cancer Diagnosis
Andrea Piacquadio/Pexels Is Kate Middleton’s cancer diagnosis making you worry that maybe you, too, have cancer? It is common for people with health anxiety to get triggered when they hear about a…
Discover the Essentials of CBT for Worrying
Overwhelmed With Life Source: TheDigitalArtist/Pixabay Part II in a series. Read Part I here. Over 90 percent of our worries may never come true, even for chronic worriers.1 This is wonderful news,…
Is Your Anxiety Really Yours?
We embody emotions even via fictional entertainment Source: PR image factory/Canva A split-second glimpse of an anxious person’s face can have an impact on our mood for hours without us knowing—just a…