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‘Why Me?’ and Other Questions Your Therapist Can’t Answer
Bipolar as a mental health issue is not well understood, but it is apparently caused by a neurological chemical imbalance which can often be managed by treatment with lithium or other medication. ... Read More
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How Caregiving Can Impact a Caregiver’s Mental Health
On November 4, 2014, Oregon resident Jillian McCabe drew international attention when she threw her 6-year-old autistic son to his death, over the side of the Yaquina Bay Bridge. Public ... Read More
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Breaking Bad Moods: 15 Tips for Shaking the Funk You’re In
We have all had a case of the blues. You know, those times in our lives where the world looks bleak and things just don’t seem to be going in our favor. No matter how hard we try ... Read More
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Military and Veteran Mental Health Infographic GoodTherapy
Military and Veterans Mental Health Infographic by GoodTherapy.org ... Read More
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Is Fibromyalgia Real, or Is It All in Your Head?
The National Institutes of Health (NIH; 2011) reports that approximately 5 million American adults—or about 2% to 3% of the general population—are affected by fibromyalgia. Of those ... Read More
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If I Tell a Couples Therapist a Secret (Like My Affair), Will They Tell My Partner?
Find a Therapist Advanced Search Many people find themselves in couples therapy because of communication problems. Therefore, it is common for one or both parties involved ... Read More
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Understanding Yourself Is Key to Understanding Others
I am an introvert. Both of my daughters, now grown, are extroverts. When the second was in her mid-teens, I was working very long hours. I would frequently come home, brain fried, and find ... Read More
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10 Ways to Support Someone with Mental Health Challenges
Millions of people with mental health issues lead happy, productive, and extremely normal lives. Many people with mental health conditions never tell their loved ones, and their behavior ... Read More
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Parenting: Understanding Your Child’s Nature
Children have a core nature—a set of automatically triggered perceptions, priorities, values, and meanings that are present at birth, identifiable at an early age, and largely unchanging ... Read More
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5 Steps to Reviving Sexless and Sex-Starved Marriages
For many couples, the sexual intimacy tends to wax and wane over time. I get countless couples who state they have had sex-starved or sexless marriages for years. They come to sex therapy ... Read More
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Coping with Grief: Why Forgiveness Matters So Much
Death is a subject that is generally off-limits in our society. We spend much of our time denying its existence and its inexorable approach, even though we all realize that we will die ... Read More
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Will Our Therapist Break Us Up?
Find a Therapist Advanced Search Couples therapy can have many different outcomes. The final outcome will depend on various factors, especially the therapeutic process ... Read More