You think positive self-talk would always result in feeling more positive about yourself. New research suggests that may not always be the case. If a person has poor self-esteem to begin with, and then tells themselves ...

Today I have the great pleasure of interviewing a hero of mine, the brilliant mind behind PsychCentral.com, the Internet's largest and oldest mental health network ... Dr. John ...

Your boyfriend just broke up with you and you're thinking, "Wow, he left his favorite t-shirt over here at my place. He wouldn't mind if I cleaned the toilet with it, would he?" Revenge is sweet. ...

I sometimes wonder if we're not living in a mirror world every 20 or 30 years. Because it seems like that's about ...

Although it may be pretty obvious that allowing a user to customize their avatar would lead them to enjoy whatever service they're ...

I know that the fastest way to despair is by comparing one's insides with another's outsides, and that Max Ehrmann, the author of the classic poem "Desiderata," was absolutely correct when he said that if ...

Perfectionism. It's the enemy of creativity, productivity, and, well, sanity. In "The Artist's Way," author Julia Cameron writes: "Perfectionism is a refusal to let yourself move ahead. It is a loop--an obsessive, ...

With the prevalence and popularity of social networking services such as Facebook and Twitter, one can't help but ask, Is the new modesty simply exhibitionism? When teens think nothing of sending semi-nude photos of themselves ...

I guess we depressives are a tad sensitive. On the comment box of my post, "Brain Changes After Depression," many readers confessed that they take criticism the same way I do--as a life sentence--and ...

I am at war against my thoughts most of the day. "I stink at this. She hates me. I'm a bad mom." Blah. Blah. Blah. So, much of my therapy involves finding tools to help me filter and let go of negative thoughts so that my day isn't ruined by them. A visualization to the rescue yet again! Actually two. I hope these help you as much as they have helped me in the last few weeks. Summary 1: Don't be a sucker. Summary 2: Let it go. You'll see what I mean. Click through to view the video...

A new research article that we published today sheds some light on why and how relationships change after two people go from being in a relationship to being in a marriage. Both types of relationships value ...

In a study that should surprise no one, new research suggests that a person can increase their feelings of belongingness -- the sense of being in a ...