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Today I Love Memories Of Summer Days
Today I love memories of summer days, wandering through our acre and a half garden, investigating every corner of our farm, checking on every plant and creature, finding corners and crevices in which to hide and meditate....
Signs of Major Depression Subtypes: Atypical Features
In the previous segment it was mentioned how Melancholia was historically-known as “typical” depression. Today, we’ll examine its nemesis: Atypical Features. You’re probably wondering why the smiling woman in a...
What is Anxiety?
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Meet Mammalz: Because Our Saving Grace Needs Saving
Recently a treasured friend from social media sent me a link to an article about a woman in Manhattan who just happens to be the enormous area’s only (as in,...
Podcast: Do Cell Phones Cause Anxiety?
Do you constantly refresh your social media feed? Are you checking your notifications more often than you’d like to admit? In today’s Psych Central Podcast, Gabe and psychologist Robert Duff...
How to Stop Being a People Pleaser
What is a people pleaser? It is a person who sacrifices their own desires, thoughts, wants, needs, opinions, etc., for the approval of other people. Individuals who want to please...
My Mother’s Illness
Growing up I did not understand why my mother would take frequent trips or vacations without me. I thought I needed to behave better, have higher grades,...
Monologuing May Feel Like Brainwashing
Do you remember LP records? Ah, those were the good old days. You gently lowered the needle onto the vinyl and went about your business while the record played for 30-50 minutes by itself without any further action from you....
Getting Stuck in Bad Routines
For people with ADHD, routines can provide structure that makes it easier to cope with our symptoms. Having something as part of a routine takes pressure off the need to plan ahead....
How to Make the Most of Your Staycation During COVID-19
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it is easy to feel powerless and isolated. Our inability to chat with friends and family face-to-face, grab a happy hour bite to eat with...
Study Finds Deep Brain Stimulation Target for OCD
A new German study has identified the optimal target for deep brain stimulation in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). By accurately localizing electrode placement in the brains of patients,...
Study: IT Interviews Are Testing for Performance Anxiety, Not Software Skills
New research discovers the technical interviews used for many software engineering positions do not necessarily test if someone is good at coding, but instead assess if a job candidate has...
Mentally Ill Inmates Crowd Prisons, But Mental Health Units May Offer Some Relief
Specialized mental health units (MHUs) in correctional facilities may be critical to managing the high rates of serious mental illness in incarcerated populations, but there has been very little research...
Abuse & Neglect As Kids Linked to More Hospitalizations Later in Life
A new study finds that by their mid-teens, children who were the subject of a child protective services contact are up to 52 percent more likely to be hospitalized for...
