How to Use Gratitude for Happy Life
What Is Gratitude? Gratitude is a positive emotion that involves being thankful and appreciative and is associated with several mental and physical health benefits. When you experience gratitude, you feel grateful for something or someone in your life and respond with feelings of kindness, warmth, and other forms of generosity. The word gratitude can have […]
A list of the different types of addictions
As we’re all only too aware, there are numerous different types of addictions that people succumb to despite their best efforts to maintain control. Whether it’s a loved one, a friend, a colleague, or yourself who struggles with addiction, it is crucial not to ignore the problem in the hopes you may regain control. Addiction […]
How Anxious Thinking Hurt Your Productivity
Is Anxiety/Stress Affecting Your Productivity? Did you know that anxiety leads to an average of 5.5 workdays of reduced productivity per month? How anxiety affects your productivity… But whether you have an anxiety disorder or not, stress can still wreak havoc on your productivity if you don’t have healthy coping mechanisms. Because of its persistence, […]
Treating the Effects of Childhood Trauma
Although adults often say things like, “He was so young when that happened; he won’t even remember it as an adult,” childhood trauma can have a lifelong effect. And while kids are resilient, they’re not made of stone. There is no guarantee your child will be emotionally scarred for life if they endure a horrific […]
The Difference Between Dissociative Disorder and Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia and dissociative disorders are both serious mental health disorders that involve different symptoms and different treatments. There’s a popular misconception that people with schizophrenia switch from personality to personality—each with its name, thoughts, and voice. That’s not the case, however. People who believe that are confusing schizophrenia with a dissociative disorder known as dissociative identity disorder (formerly called […]
5 Tips to Keep Your Brain Healthy
Changes to your body and brain are normal as you age. However, there are some things you can do to help slow any decline in memory and lower your risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias. Here are five things I recommend to my patients in order of importance: 1. Exercise Regularly. The first […]
10 Most Common Reasons Couples Need Marriage Counseling
Whether you’ve been married for one month or one decade, all couples can benefit from seeing a marriage therapist. There you will be taught how to communicate and to heal the cracks in your relationship. It can be done when you are in the midst of a relationship breakdown or as a precaution for the […]
How to Manage Your Emotions
The ability to experience and express emotions is more important than you might realize. As the felt response to a given situation, emotions play a key part in your reactions. When you’re in tune with them, you have access to important knowledge that helps with: decision-making relationship success day-to-day interactions self-care While emotions can have a helpful role […]
All About OCD and Tips for Managing the Symptoms
What Is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder? Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental illness that causes repeated unwanted thoughts or sensations (obsessions) or the urge to do something over and over again (compulsions). Some people can have both obsessions and compulsions. OCD isn’t about propensities like gnawing your nails or thinking negative musings. An obsessive thought might be […]
