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Is It Anxiety or Depression? How to Tell the Difference
Many people who experience anxiety or depression know the symptoms of each are not always well-defined. For instance, they can overlap. Commonly overlapping symptoms of anxiety and depression ... Read More
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Challenging Common Eating Disorder Myths and Stereotypes
What do you know about eating disorders? Much of what we hear or learn about disordered eating habits is based on myths and stereotypes rather than facts. If people don’t have accurate ... Read More
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Substance Use and PTSD: Why Self-Medicating Can Be Harmful
My last article discussed the ways food is sometimes used to ease the symptoms of posttraumatic stress, a condition characterized by intrusive memories, nightmares, avoidance of places ... Read More
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What to Do (and Not Do) When Your Child Discloses Sexual Abuse
Asking a parent not to panic when their child discloses sexual abuse may seem unreasonable. Anger is a natural reaction to news like this, but it may not be the response that best serves ... Read More
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To Curse or Not to Curse: The Benefits of Swearing in Therapy
In an interview from April 2018, James Comey, former director of the FBI, spoke about the difference between the language he used publicly as the director of the FBI and the way he speaks ... Read More
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How to Change a Bad Habit in 10 Simple Steps
Remember those New Year’s resolutions you made over the holidays, the ones about changing bad habits? How’s it going? Getting in the habit of doing something differently can be incredibly ... Read More
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Want to Save Your Relationship? Tell the Truth About Your Affair
Affair discovery is one of the most traumatic things that can happen in a relationship. Many people who have not experienced infidelity do not understand how earth-shattering discovery ... Read More
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The Value of Hope—and Hopelessness
Hope is an important component of the healing process. In fact, believing therapy will work is an important predictor of success (Wampold & Imel, 2015). Yet, many people enter therapy ... Read More
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‘Show Your Work’: Counseling in the Here and Now
Every now and then, someone asks me for homework as we end a therapy session. There’s nothing strange about this request. There are therapies where homework is a big part of the overall ... Read More
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How to Tell If a Friend Is Toxic (and What to Do About It)
Our relationships are important. The people we spend our time with set the tone for whether we end up being authentically who we are made to be. Friends are there to support us when we ... Read More
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Parenting a Toddler? Understanding the Stages of Development Can Help
I am a therapist. But I am also a mother of three young children. And as I navigate the challenging yet rewarding years of parenthood, I am thankful for my psychology background and training. It ... Read More
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Can Sexuality Change? What Sexual Fluidity Is and Is Not
Many people see sexuality as key to their identity. But sexuality can change over time. These changes often cause shifts in identity, experiences, and relationships. Sexuality: A Continuum ... Read More
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GoodTherapy Participates in AFSP’s 2018 Out of the Darkness Walk
In observance of National Suicide Prevention Month, GoodTherapy team members participated in the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s (AFSP) ... Read More
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9 Out of 10 Caregivers for People with Dementia Get Inadequate Sleep
Alzheimer’s disease is a serious problem in the United States. According to the Alzheimer’s Association: Alzheimer’s is the sixth leading cause ... Read More
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Study: Many Youth Seeking Therapy Want to Discuss Spirituality
Regular attendance of religious services has declined with time, according to data from Gallup. Yet many Americans still say spirituality is an important ... Read More
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Bored With Everything? Study Suggests Method for Regaining Pleasure
Boredom with life is a common complaint in therapy. That shiny new car is often less interesting a year later. Conversations with a once-exciting partner ... Read More
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Study: Monogamous and Nonmonogamous Relationships Equally Happy
Consensual nonmonogamy (CNM) relationship styles may be increasing in popularity. Nonmonogamy describes when someone has more than one romantic partner ... Read More
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How Do I Deal with Loneliness?
My life is a sad state of affairs. I have no real friends to speak of, just my cat Lula. Even she doesn't like me very much. I can't work because ... Read More
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What's the Best Way to Break Up?
I have been with my boyfriend for over a year now and I don't see a future together. It was fun for a while, but now it feels stale and unexciting. ... Read More
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Help! I Think I'm Addicted to Video Games
I work. I eat and drink. I play video games. I sleep. Then I repeat. Every. Single. Day. Three of these things are necessities, but the ... Read More
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Help! My Therapist Ended Her Practice and I Don't Know What to Do
I had been seeing my therapist for 28 years. Around March, she was unwell. This was a rare occurrence in our time together. But her viral infection ... Read More
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Help! I Have No One to Talk To
Ever since my dad died last year, I have had no one to talk to. And really, I had no one to talk to for the last three years of his life, ravaged ... Read More
