General Articles

10 Reasons You Don’t Listen

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009
We're all guilty of not listening at one point or another in our lives. We tune others out while we're watching the TV, or trying to concentrate on something we're reading. Nowadays, we try hard ...

10 Reasons You Can’t Say How You Feel

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009
Not everyone finds expressing their feelings easy or having it come naturally. While the stereotype is that men have the hardest time expressing their emotions, everyone at one time or another in their life may ...

Overcoming Fears, Phobias and Panic Attacks

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009
There are many ways that a therapist might work with someone to help them overcome their fears, a phobia (like being afraid of snakes) or having a panic attack (where a person feels their heart ...

The Psychology of Mental Toughness

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009
People often seek therapy when they feel overwhelmed, out of control, or unable to take positive action. They think they come to figure things out and may not know that psychotherapy can make you stronger. ...

Fixing Cognitive Distortions

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009
Cognitive distortions have a way of playing havoc with our lives. If we let them. This kind of "stinkin' thinkin'" can be "undone," but it takes effort and lots of practice -- every day. ...

15 Common Cognitive Distortions

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009
What's a cognitive distortion and why do so many people have them? Cognitive distortions are simply ways that our mind convinces us of something that isn't really true. These inaccurate thoughts are usually used to ...

Specialized Geriatric Hospital Units Aid Elderly

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
Older people cared for in specialized geriatric hospital units tend to decline at a slower pace than those given conventional hospital care, recent research suggests. Aging brings a certain amount of natural deterioration in cognitive performance, ...

Myths of Perfect Parenting

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
"I'm so afraid I'm going to blow it." The niece of a friend of mine, 24 and pregnant, confided to me while we were out walking last weekend. "I mean. I'm just figuring out ...

Yoga Journey

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
I started going to yoga classes when I was a sophomore in college. This was in 1995, so the yoga craze had not yet begun. I didn’t know much about yoga, but liked ...

Living with an Anxiety Disorder

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
Learning that you have an anxiety disorder may bring relief (finally having a name for your struggles), more questions (why me?) and more worry (not knowing what to do next). The good news is that ...

Why Parents Should Resign as Boredom Busters

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
My best friend and I joke that when we were kids we never knew what our homes looked like in daylight. As soon as we got home from school; as soon as we changed our ...

Obsessed: Should a Computer Hacker with Asperger Syndrome Go to Prison?

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
When human rights activist Terry Waite spoke recently in support of Gary McKinnon, the noted Pentagon hacker, it made quite a stir. Waite is a former Beirut hostage, imprisoned for four years in Lebanon in ...

Stages of Sleep

Wednesday, June 10th, 2009
Do you ever wonder why you don’t dream when you sleep? The truth is, if you are getting proper amounts of sleep in proper time periods, and not taking medications or using alcohol or ...

Quitting Therapy

Wednesday, June 10th, 2009
Yesterday I quit therapy. This was a big decision; one I thought long and hard about. Psychotherapy has always been helpful, but I simply didn’t want to go anymore. My sessions had ...

Q & A with Eating Disorder Specialist Sari Fine Shepphird: Part 2

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009
In the second half of our interview, Sari Fine Shepphird, Ph.D, clinical psychologist and author of 100 Questions & Answers about Anorexia Nervosa, offers important information about eating disorders and their treatment. For more ...

Article Tools
Bookmark
Print
Email Friend


Stumble It!


Subscribe to Our Weekly Newsletter


Users Online: 788
Join Us Now!