"You Want Me to Lick What?!"
OCD therapists have been accused of being extreme. When are extreme measures called for? Where should we draw the line? And does exposure therapy really involve licking toilet seats?read more (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center)
Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - January 23, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Seth J. Gillihan, Ph.D. Tags: Anxiety Psychiatry Therapy ERP exposure and response prevention exposure therapy mental health obsessive-compulsive disorder ocd treatment Source Type: news
Are You a Debbie Downer?
Some people see the glass as totally empty, most of the time. What makes a Debbie Downer so negative, and what can you do if suspect you are one?read more (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center)
Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - January 23, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tina Gilbertson, LPC Tags: Anxiety Depression Personality Self-Help Debbie Downer negativity Source Type: news
Day 20: Reducing Your Distress Without Knowing Its Cause
We may not know what is causing our distress but we can still take action to reduce it.read more (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center)
Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - January 22, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Eric R. Maisel, Ph.D. Tags: Addiction Anxiety Depression Self-Help mental health Source Type: news
The "What's It For?" of Irrelationship
Those in irrelationship tend to have complimentary histories that prep them for the roles they act out for one another. The Performer ceaselessly performs “routines” designed to make the Audience feel better. But the Audience’s apparently passive role is just as much a performance: The Audience’s part is to make the Performer believe that the “feel better” routines work.read more (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center)
Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - January 22, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Mark B. Borg, Jr., Ph.D, Grant H. Brenner, MD, and Daniel Berry, RN, MHA Tags: Anxiety Relationships Self-Help Social Life abusive relationships addiction anger apathy co-dependence co-dependency counseling relationships culture dealing with disappointment development divorce emotional investment empa Source Type: news
Day 19: Making the Life-Changing Decision to Matter
Making the conscious decision to matter is a key to better mental health.read more (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center)
Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - January 21, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Eric R. Maisel, Ph.D. Tags: Addiction Anxiety Depression Self-Help existentialism life purpose meaning mental health Source Type: news
How About Informed Consent for All Medication?
Why not require doctors to get written informed consent from their patients for all use of medication. This would make for much better informed consumers and reduce careless over prescription of medication.read more (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center)
Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - January 20, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Allen J. Frances, M.D. Tags: Anxiety Depression Psychiatry FDA fda approved drugs informed consent informed consumer off-label drug marketing off-label prescribing Source Type: news
Is Your Planning Really Procrastination?
Planning is a necessary and positive thing and can dramatically boost the chances of a successful endeavor. But at some point, unless we are content to end our lives with nothing more than good intentions, we have to stop planning and start doing.read more (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center)
Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - January 20, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: David Sack, M.D. Tags: Anxiety Procrastination Resilience Self-Help Negative Thoughts positive psychology positive thinking procrastination; planning Source Type: news
Overcoming Emetophobia, a.k.a. The Fear of Throwing Up
Worry thoughts about throwing up are like “the boot in the fridge.” Imagine if you were to open up your fridge and see a boot in there, you wouldn’t say, “Hmmm, I guess I have to have sautéed boot for dinner,” you’d say—“What is that doing in there?! It doesn’t belong there!!” read more (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center)
Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - January 20, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tamar Chansky, Ph.D Tags: Anxiety Parenting Self-Help Stress cognitive behavior therapy for phobias emetophobia exposure therapy george clooney resilience Scott Stossel specific phobias stomach aches vomit vomit phobia Source Type: news
Kids and Bullying: 5 Things to Talk About
Five tips to help manage bullyingread more (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center)
Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - January 20, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Joseph A. Shrand, M.D. Tags: Anxiety Child Development Parenting Stress Source Type: news
5 things to talk with your kids about bullying
Five tips to help manage bullyingread more (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center)
Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - January 20, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Joseph A. Shrand, M.D. Tags: Anxiety Child Development Parenting Stress Source Type: news
Four Steps to a Calmer, Confident, Creative, Capable You
Try a new way to feel serene, procrastinate less, and enjoy life more.read more (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center)
Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - January 20, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Bill Knaus, Ed.D. Tags: Anxiety Procrastination Self-Help Stress calm calm body calm mind complexity confidence creative accomplishment creativity deep breathing discomfort dodging emotionally drained four steps to serenity imagination landscape p Source Type: news
When You're Afflicted With the Disease to Please
How to stop valuing others' comfort over your own, once and for all...read more (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center)
Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - January 19, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Colleen Long, Psy.D. Tags: Anxiety Depression Happiness Relationships Self-Help Social Life Stress Therapy colleen long couples Los Angeles manhattan beach people pleasing therapist Source Type: news
Rumination: Frequently Asked Questions
Understand rumination and what to do about it. read more (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center)
Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - January 19, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Alice Boyes, Ph.D. Tags: Anxiety Source Type: news
Tips and Tricks to Help Your Kids Swallow Pills
Does your child struggle to swallow pills? Are you tired of battling just to give your child his or medication? Learn tips and techniques for making pill-swallowing easier and less frustrating for you and your child. read more (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center)
Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - January 19, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Stephanie Sarkis, Ph.D. Tags: Anxiety Health Parenting Stress children children taking medicine kids kids taking medicine medication pills tablets Source Type: news
Day 17: Dramatically Reducing Your Defensiveness
Learn why reducing your defensiveness dramatically increases your mental health.read more (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center)
Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - January 19, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Eric R. Maisel, Ph.D. Tags: Addiction Anxiety Depression Self-Help defenses defensiveness Freud mental health Source Type: news
