The GoodTherapy Blog

Infographic Text: Can mental health issues be used against you in a child custody dispute? Yes, but only if your condition affects your ability to parent your child.  You are more likely ... Read More

Infographic Text: How Long Can Someone Go Without Sleep? 6 MONTHS INVOLUNTARILY Fatal Familial Insomnia (FFI) is a genetic disease that affects a person’s sleep-wake cycles. People ... Read More

Infographic Text: Can Blind People Hallucinate? Yes. Around 1 in 10 people with visual impairments develop something called Charles Bonnet syndrome (CBS). The syndrome causes people to ... Read More

Transgender kids face alarming rates of bullying and abuse. GLSEN’s 2017 National School Climate Survey found 83.7% of trans and 69.9% of gender nonconforming (GNC) students experience ... Read More

Misophonia, sometimes called selective sound sensitivity syndrome, is sensitivity to specific sounds. Some common triggers include eating sounds such as chewing, throat sounds, nasal sounds ... Read More

Rejection is dangerous. A broken heart is similar to a broken arm. The pain of social rejection often leads to an avalanche of emotional and cognitive consequences, but mindfulness can ... Read More

Traumatic stress involves a threat to a person’s life or physical integrity. It can have a profound impact on the brain, nervous system, and peripheral bodily systems. The impact ... Read More

Stuttering is a complex speech issue that affects about 1% of adults. People who stutter may become socially anxious, fear public speaking, or worry their stuttering will undermine their ... Read More

In Peter Pan, the eponymous protagonist occupies a mythical placed called Never-Never Land, where children never grow up. While people with Peter Pan syndrome can and do become adults, ... Read More

Dozens of online intelligence tests promise to measure intelligence and even to predict a person’s future success. Most of these online quizzes are not supported by research. Instead, ... Read More

As centuries go by, great scholars, philosophers, and businessmen have all struggled with the concept of time. English nobleman and writer William Penn said, “Time is what we want most, ... Read More

Most parents would agree that parenting is a challenging yet rewarding role. Millennials (born between 1980 and 2000) are quickly becoming the new parental majority, numbering 22 million ... Read More