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Distinguishing Between OCD and GAD in Children
As many parents of children with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) will tell you, getting the right diagnosis is half the battle. Getting the right treatment is the other half. It’s true...
How to Be Loving Toward Yourself When You Actually Don’t Love Yourself
You don’t feel great about yourself, so you assume you shouldn’t treat yourself great either. Maybe you hate your body. Maybe you think you have way too many flaws. Maybe...
You Are Either In, Or You Are Out
When it comes to dealing with borderline personality disorders, you are either in or you are out. And once you become out, you can find yourself dealing with regret, personal...
Let’s Talk About Bandwidth
I went to a party last week. Anyone who knows me well would make the perplexed head tilt now and say “really?” Yes, I did, and I even stayed an...
In Memory Of Maria
“I never meant to cause you any sorrow, I never meant to cause you any pain, I only wanted to one time to see you laughing, I only wanted to see you, Laughing in...
Lessons from a Couples Therapist: Conflict Avoidance Can Destroy Your Marriage
Conflict avoidance is one of the biggest topics that keep coming in couples counseling sessions. Holding off conflicts happens when one partner avoids conflicts in order to protect the relationship...
Required Negative Impact Of ADHD
There are criteria for diagnosis of ADHD. And they keep changing. Why? I don’t know specifics, but mostly because we keep learning things. But there may be some influences on...
Today I Love The Chances That We Get
Today I love the chances that we get to love and to be loved. I love that when we lose someone the pain is a gauge of how much we...
10 Ways To Assess & Respond To Narcissists
How would you describe a selfish individual? What about them makes them selfish? Have you taken notice to their entitlement, arrogance, and lack of empathy? If so, you’re a few...
My Local Town Facebook Groups are a Hot Mess
Back in the 1990s when I first got my start publishing mental health resources, it was my firm belief that the internet was a wonder that could help anyone who...
How to Be Happy When You Are Married
Yes, this is a post about single life, but for once, I want to talk about married life. What I have to say is relevant to single life, I promise....
Of Kindness and Pound Cake: Hope for 2019
Kindness. Think about that word for a moment. Kindness. Does it bring a smile? A tear? A shiver? When was the last time you were treated with kindness? When was...
Changing Your Perspective as an ADHD Coping Skill
It’s an old cliche that you can’t change what happens to you, only how you react. But like a lot of cliches, psychology researchers have found some evidence to back...
OCD and Emetophobia
The fear of vomiting, or emetophobia, affects people of all ages. It is often seen in childhood and if left untreated, can become debilitating. It is also known to develop...
A Lovely Fresh Way to Pray
I’ve never been completely sure I know how to pray. Even when I say to myself, “I am going to pray” or “I need to pray” or “I am praying,”...
Longevity and Bipolar Disorder
What’s the average lifespan of someone with bipolar disorder? Now that I’m in my 50s, and now that I’ve lived with the diagnosis for nearly three decades, I wonder if...
Resourcefulness: Compassionate Problem-Solving
My blog is all about how to engage conflict without casualties. I’ve written quite a bit about reframing our relationship with conflict and drama. In this post I suggested that...
Two Possible Reasons People with OCD Perform Compulsions
This is my second post in the series on obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)—a mental disorder associated with obsessions (recurrent intrusive urges) and compulsions (mental rituals or repetitive
No, I Don’t Care If My Kids Are Dirty, Messy, or Mismatched.
The number of comments I receive in a week about the way my kids are dressed is astronomical. Most of them are sweet, curious questions from people who want to...
The “Perfect” Foster Parent
Someone recently commented on a Facebook post of mine and said, “You’re basically the perfect foster parent, but I’d like to read a blog about those foster parents who aren’t...
Mental Health of New MDs Often Tied to Nature of Internship
The mental health of new doctors during their first year of residency — called the intern year — may be significantly affected by the nature of the program they enter, according to...
Leaky Blood Vessels in Brain May Signal Dementia Early On
Leaky capillaries in the brain may be an early sign of Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study published in the journal Nature Medicine. These leaky blood vessels, which represent...
Fear & Anger May Affect Conservatives and Liberals Differently
Fear and anger related to the 2016 presidential election and climate change — one of the campaign’s major issues — had different effects on the way conservatives and liberals processed...
Recalling Happy Memories in Adolescence Can Cut Depression Risk
In a new study, University of Cambridge researchers found that recalling positive events and experiences can help young people build resilience against depression in later life. Depression is now the...
Military Wives May Have Greater Risk of Perinatal Depression
Women whose partners are away on military deployment are at greater risk of developing depression during pregnancy and just after giving birth, according to a new U.K. study published in...
Analytic Model May Better Predict Who Will Develop PTSD
A newly developed analytic model can predict with significant accuracy which trauma victims are most likely to develop chronic post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The findings are published in the journal...
