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How to Tell If Your Partner Has an Avoidant Attachment Style
Do you ever feel like your partner is keeping you at arm’s length? Do they shut down when things get complicated or emotional?
What to Do After an Autism Diagnosis
Receiving an autism diagnosis can feel like a whirlwind. You may feel relieved to finally have an explanation for certain aspects of your life. On the other hand, you may feel fear about what that means for your future.
Adult ADHD Assessment: Where to Start and How It Works
Many adults spend years wondering why everyday tasks feel so difficult. Time slips away easily. You find yourself forgetting important appointments. Focusing on the task at hand, no matter how much you want to, is a challenge.
Navigating Job Loss Anxiety: Helpful Tips for Staying Grounded
We’re living through what feels like a very tumultuous time. With such elevated uncertainty, the stakes for everything feel much higher. Losing your job in this current state can leave you feeling like your entire world has shifted beneath you.
Fear of Failure and Social Anxiety: How the Two Are Connected
Have you ever walked into a crowded room and felt your heart start to race or your palms become sweaty? Have you found yourself declining invitations to social events because the thought is too mentally overwhelming?
5 Anxious Behaviors That Could Be Signs of Past Trauma
Anxiety is an extremely personal experience, often showing up differently for each person. Some people deal with racing thoughts, while others notice more physical tension.
What Is ERP Therapy and How Does It Help OCD?
Have you ever felt trapped in your own mind, living a cycle of intrusive thoughts and exhausting rituals? If the answer is yes, you’re not alone. Living with OCD can feel like a constant balancing act of fear and relief.
Rebuilding Trust After Infidelity: Is It Even Possible?
Infidelity is one of the most painful types of betrayal you can experience in a relationship. It crumbles the foundation you’ve built with your partner and leaves you with an enormous seed of doubt, heartbreak, and confusion.
How to Build Confidence When You Have Social Anxiety
Social anxiety, which is generally misunderstood, goes way beyond just being shy. It’s this persistent fear of being harshly judged by others, embarrassed, or rejected in a given social situation.
CBT vs. EMDR: Understanding the Key Differences
Do you ever feel like you’re stuck in a loop of anxious thoughts? Do you struggle with a past traumatic experience? Are there times when you wish you understood yourself on a deeper level?
What Distress Tolerance Means in Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Our everyday lives can throw curveballs our way. Whether it’s going through a breakup, losing a job, or just feeling an overwhelming amount of stress, this distress is part of being human.
Why Bedtime Screen Habits Could Be Fueling Emotional Struggles in Adolescents
In today’s digital world, we are constantly surrounded by screens and devices. Smartphones, tablets, and laptops have become a standard part of everyday life.
How to Stay on Track: Task-Completion Strategies for People with ADHD
When you’re living with ADHD, the routine and mundane tasks of everyday life can feel like an uphill battle. You may start with a clear head, and then suddenly you’re on a path with no direction, all while carrying what feels like the weight of the world on your shoulders.
When the Affair Is Digital: How Online Infidelity Affects Relationships
In today’s hyper-connected and overly digitalized world, the landscape for relationships has changed. The boundary lines for fidelity now go beyond the physical ones.
What Sets Gen Z Teens Apart from Previous Generations?
We’re living in a time of rapid technological advancements and shifting social and cultural norms. The face of these changes is Generation Z.
Understanding Teen Substance Abuse: Facts, Risks, and Prevention
Teen substance abuse is quickly becoming an area of public health concern. More and more students of high school age are exploring alcohol and marijuana use.
Coping with Anxiety Caused By Economic Instability: Tips and Strategies
We’re living through uncharted times where the economy and society are concerned. Everything around seems to be heavily politicized, which in turn is further driving the economy in every which way.
Cyberbullying: Causes, Consequences, and Prevention
As a society, we are living in uncharted territory. Our world has become more digital than ever before, with a reliance on the connectivity our devices offer to us.
Understanding ADHD in Teen Girls: Recognizing the Subtle Symptoms
ADHD is a commonly heard and somewhat understood diagnosis. It’s typically characterized by attention and hyperactivity issues. This would be accurate for boys and men who are living with this disorder.
What to Know About Inherited Family Trauma
No matter what we outwardly portray about our lives on a day-to-day basis, many of us carry unsaid or invisible burdens. It could be things we’re afraid of at a gut level.