Category: Mental Health

Have you picked up a new habit—say, exercising—but keep falling off the wagon? Do you give up when things get tough? Does this whole idea […]

It’s January 2025. The main character of this story is drowning in uncertainty. She’s barely recovered from the holiday season, monumental goals for the new […]

The world is not kind to us right now. (You could argue that this never happened.) Given the economy, climate, and looming political climate of […]

If you were old enough to vote in 2016, you probably remember The Needle. Nice little picture from the New York Times. It had to […]

At the beginning of each appointment, my therapist asks, “What’s on your agenda?” I’ve been seeing the same therapist for about eight years, so I’ve […]

Everyone’s done it: you pick up the phone in a perfectly good mood, only to be bombarded with notifications and social media messages informing you […]

The FDA has approved the first app to treat major depressive disorder, which is estimated to affect 21% of American adults at some point in […]

If a mental health issue were depicted as a line on a graph, it might look like a shallow, low-level wave or a sharp dip […]

What do you think of when you hear the word “therapy”? Weekly one-hour sessions with someone who takes notes and offers occasional advice so that […]

A theory that has been around for many years and describes a person’s ability to accomplish material and emotional tasks, called the spoon theory, originated […]

We have many reasons to suppress the urge to cry, from knocking down a bully in elementary school to trying to look professional at an […]

It’s been a full week since those New Year’s Eve parties, and if you’re participating in Dry January, now is the time to think about […]

Children sometimes have a tendency to be dramatic. Hyperboles like: “I’m starving!” or “You are the worst mom in the world!” often released. But one […]

If you tend to feel sad during the darker months of the year , it’s well known that a little sunshine can help. If you […]

The way we talk to ourselves can be clearly harsher than the way we talk to others. In fact, many of us are stuck in […]

Your college counseling center is a great resource, but only if you actually use it. Some schools do a great job of introducing their center […]

“Oh special for ADHD,” the Starbucks barista commented, and I turned to see who she was talking to. I also heard the order. Chai latte […]

The next time you find yourself stressed from work, parenting, or the stresses of everyday life, try one of the techniques, the butterfly hug . […]

We are treating it wrong. The turmoil of the past three years — the pandemic, lockdowns, economic uncertainty, political turmoil, and this is just a […]

If there are certain sounds that trigger an extremely negative reaction in you, ranging from anger or annoyance to disgust or even panic, you may […]

Parents of young children with great feelings may be familiar with self-soothing techniques or ways their children can help regulate their emotions and calm down. […]

Over the past decade , the World Happiness Report has ranked countries based on factors such as perceptions of corruption, GDP per capita, social support, […]

Even people who absolutely love their job have to deal with work-related stress and anxiety at least once in a while. And while many companies […]

Exercise can be an effective way to deal with mental health problems . Either along with therapy and medication, or (in mild cases) instead of […]

You already know about 12 ” laws” of psychology that are actually bullshit , and 11 psychological terms that you are probably abusing . Now […]

Despite this season’s reputation as a magical time of year full of love and happiness, the holidays can be tough for a lot of people. […]

For many of us, the holiday season brings with it added responsibility, commitment, and an unspoken commitment to excellence. “The most beautiful time of the […]

The season of giving can be… a lot. As much as you’d like to do it all (buy all the presents, go to all the […]

While most people are familiar with the pop culture version of narcissism, in which the person believes that the world revolves around them and should […]

Words and phrases related to psychology tend to make their way into our everyday vocabulary. Unfortunately, many of them have been distorted in our minds, […]

Given the way we use the words “sadness” and “depression” in everyday life and pop culture, it can be hard to tell one from the […]

Medical trauma is defined as the psychological or physiological response to a traumatic experience in a medical setting. Some of the reasons why people develop […]

I woke up this morning repeating the mantra to myself: It’s just a regular Tuesday, it’s just a regular Tuesday, it’s just a regular Tuesday. […]

A single nightmare is scary enough, but if you keep having nightmares—maybe even the same one over and over again—you may be afraid to fall […]

When I was in my 20s, I was hit by a car on my way to school. The driver, who was elderly, thought the median […]

Everyone has their proverbial buttons that, when pushed, will actually activate them: so-called “pressure points” that elicit particularly strong reactions. People close to us tend […]

As humans, when we don’t know how something is going to turn out, it’s normal for us to get excited. Sometimes this anxiety takes the […]

Some of us are just curious. If you’ve done a medical test and the results are on your file, don’t you want to know what […]

Having made a mistake, feeling guilty is good – it means you have empathy. Sometimes our guilt is self-imposed and unhelpful, such as after you […]

There is no single right way to respond to anger, but there are definitely wrong ways. Sarcasm, passive aggression, outright aggression—there are healthier ways to […]