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Thinking of Working at a Rehab Center? What to Expect
Addiction is among the most common mental health diagnoses, with estimates of 12 month addiction prevalence ranging from 15% to 61%. A 2011 analysis estimates that nearly half of all Americans ... Read More
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Is Your Mood Episode Hypomania or Mania?
Mania and hypomania are states of elevated mood that occur with bipolar. Mania is the more severe of the two states. Mania only occurs in the context of bipolar type I. Hypomania can occur ... Read More
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How Disorganized Attachment Can Lead to Dissociation
Attachment may be understood as the relationship between child and caregiver (often a parent). This relationship is the most important in the child’s life, as the caregiver is the provider ... Read More
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Can Nonbinary People Experience Gender Dysphoria?
Gender nonbinary people—who often call themselves enby—do not identify with the male-female gender binary. There are a wide range of gender expressions and identities under the enby ... Read More
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10 Serotonin Deficiency Symptoms Everyone Should Look Out For
Serotonin is a neurotransmitter that plays a role in behavior, mood, movement, learning, and many other functions. Its technical name is 5-hydroxytryptamine or 5-HT. Like all neurotransmitters, ... Read More
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6 Benefits of Appointment Scheduling Software for Therapists
The digital age presents new challenges for therapists trying to incorporate advances in technology into their private practice while maintaining the privacy of the people they treat. Choosing ... Read More
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The Power of Pausing: Why You Should Give Yourself a Break
There is power in a pause—a lot of power. When asked why he played so well, piano virtuoso Artur Schnabel responded, “I handle notes no better than many others. But the pauses; that’s ... Read More
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When Life Continues: Recovering from a Suicide Attempt
If you or a loved one is in crisis, you can call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. Surviving a suicide attempt can lead to a range of intense emotions and feelings. ... Read More
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Yes, It’s Okay If You Are Still a Virgin
Losing your virginity can be a rite of passage signaling a transition from childhood to adulthood. For some people, having sex for the first time is an act of committed love. For others, ... Read More
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Avoidant Personality and Social Anxiety: What’s the Difference?
Social anxiety and avoidant personality disorder share some common features, but they are separate mental health conditions. Because the two conditions appear similar in many ways, it’s ... Read More
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3 Active Strategies for Engaged Listening
Can you recall an experience of being in a conversation with a friend or at work where people were talking “over” each other? Interesting things might have been said, but you may not ... Read More
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3 Ways to Make Your Clinic’s Website Stand Out From the Rest
Editor’s note: Alain Parcan is the Director of Marketing and Member Education at Market Hardware. Alain has worked in the web marketing world for more than 10 years and has an unbridled ... 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