What Is Emotion Regulation
Emotion regulation is the ability to enhance or decrease one’s emotions as needed. The broad skill of emotion regulation consists of the ability to demonstrate more specific skills of identifying, expressing, and managing our positive and negative feelings. Not...
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How to Stay Motivated with Depression
Depression is a mental health disorder characterized by a chronic feeling of sadness or a loss of interest in things an individual usually enjoys. Some common symptoms include insomnia, constant fatigue, and difficulty concentrating. However, one of the most common...
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What is Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, is a type of therapy that is beneficial for a variety of disorders including anxiety, depression, and substance use disorders. Those who founded Acceptance and Commitment Therapy believe that pain and suffering are universal...
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Common Signs of Bipolar Disorders in Men
Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition where an individual experiences drastic shifts in mood. This differs from the usual changes in mood most people feel throughout any given day. It is a disorder within the brain that affects the person’s energy levels and...
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Dealing with Seasonal Depression
Almost all of the clients I work with experience some sort of negative shift during the fall and winter. Whether it’s seasonal affective disorder, or mild winter blues, this negative shift can cause issues like isolating, low mood, feeling sad, low energy levels,...
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What Are the Signs and Symptoms of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder?
It is natural to worry throughout life. Parents worry about their children. Practically everyone worries about doing a good job at work. However, there are some people who have worries that turn into obsessions. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder occurs when the brain gets...
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What Are Racing Thoughts and What Causes Them?
Racing thoughts are consistent, persistent, often intrusive thoughts that come in rapid succession. These thoughts are difficult to shut down and can impede focus and concentration, prevent sleep, and impact your daily course of life. There is a direct link between...
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The Positive Impact of Exercise on Depression
Depression is a behavioral health condition that causes you to lose interest in everyday activities and experience problems with sleep, concentration, self-worth, energy, and eating. Periods of depression usually last a minimum of two weeks. According to the National...
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How to Persuade a Family Member to Seek Help for a Mental Health Condition
You’ve grown concerned about the recent shift in personality or disposition in your loved one. You worry they may need help to treat a potential behavioral health condition, which is more common than you may realize. How do you express your concerns in a way that’s...
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What Is Self-Harm in Adults?
The journal Psychological Medicine found that nearly 6% of adults have engaged in self-harm at some point in their lives. While more people are opening up about self-harm, it is still a sensitive subject. Much of the general public doesn’t fully understand what it is...
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