This post was coauthored by Rossella Messina, a clinical psychologist and researcher based at the Università di Bologna in Italy. I credit Dr. Larry Fisher for the title of this post. Imagine…
Want to Be Happy? Train Like an Athlete
“Exercise” Source: “Exercise” created by the author using Playground AI Levels of anxiety, depression, and hopelessness have been steadily rising for years. In 2011, 28% of high school students experienced “persistent feelings…
Protect Your Nest: Overcome New Parenthood Relationship Challenges
Becoming a parent is one of the most contradictory experiences I have been through. I know I’m not alone in this perspective. Becoming a parent is both exciting and anxiety-provoking. We can…
It’s All DBT, All the Time on “One South,” the HBO Documentary
“One South: Portrait of a Psych Unit” was released on MAX on June 24. Source: HBO Documentaries A prominent dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) therapist, Rachel Reich recently gained widespread recognition for her…
Do You Struggle With Anxiety? Trusting the Gut Can Be Tricky
Have you ever had a hard decision to make, and no matter what it was, you spent hours going over the pros and cons, wrestling with every contingency, and crowdsourcing opinions, only…
Are You Afraid to Feel Your Feelings?
Animotophobia is the intense fear of one’s feelings. One can protect oneself from his feelings when he resolves to intellectualize them, telling you all about their causes and how to manage them….
How Perfectionists Use Anxiety to Cope with Depression
A sense of hopelessness can be a coping mechanism for anxiety and anxiety a balm for hopelessness. We don’t always know which we prefer. Perfectionists tend to fluctuate between feeling an inordinate…
The Existential Roots of Anxiety
Source: Jacob Lund / Adobe Stock When you’re experiencing anxiety, it’s natural to look for the cause. Sometimes you’ll be able to point to a specific situation that’s making you anxious: an…
The Healing Power of Paws
From their visitation in hospital wings to their presence in therapy rooms and their stay at our homes, dogs are a mainstay of our lives, and it’s not without good reason: the…
You Don’t Need to Banish Parts of Yourself
By Lizabeth Roemer, Ph.D., and Josh Bartok ***Spoilers for “Inside Out 2”! If you haven’t seen it and want to be surprised, put this aside until you do.*** Source: Courtesy of Josh…