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Healthy Relationships Can Ease Anxiety
We’ve all heard that life’s problems don’t disappear because of a romantic relationships. But according to a new German study, love really might conquer all. Researchers ... Read More
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Childhood Shyness Predicts Adult Anxiety
It’s fairly common to see a child sheepishly hide behind a parent when greeting a new person, and some adults vividly remember the anxiety they experienced in childhood upon entering ... Read More
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Is There a Better Way to Deal with Bad Memories?
We all have at least one memory that makes us cringe, but some bad memories are more than just sources of embarrassment or mild grief. Bad memories can plague the mind, serving as a ready ... Read More
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Can Your Anti-Anxiety Medication Kill You?
Many people have heard that anxiety medications can have some serious side effects, such as addiction, memory problems, impaired driving, and sleepiness. But a provocative new study claims ... Read More
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Planting ‘SEEDS’ of a Healthy Brain: An Interview with Dr. John B. Arden
Last week was officially Brain Awareness Week. Yes, the brain—the organ that basically governs all of our body processes—is officially honored for one week in March every year ... Read More
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Study Confirms: Sharing Shared Feelings Reduces Stress
So, if you’re stressed about something in life—whether it’s an upcoming presentation or performance, or a trip to an unfamiliar territory, or a big party you’re responsible ... Read More
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Mindfulness Matters: Dr. Emoto’s Studies Reveal the Power of Positive Intention
Mindfulness practices are quickly becoming an integral part of many people’s day-to-day lives, largely inspired by the belief that our thoughts and intentions have a significant impact ... Read More
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Materialistic People Cope with Stress in Materialistic Ways
The holiday season is rife with the spoils of consumer culture as people flood malls and shopping centers searching for gifts, decorations, and foods to be purchased and shared at parties ... Read More
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Avoidance in Trauma Survivors: An Interview with Robert T. Muller
Those who have endured trauma experience unique challenges in coping with life after the fact. It may feel as though no one understands the anxiety, depression, nightmares, flashbacks, ... Read More
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Repressed Memories: Real or Imagined?
Many people believe that when experiences are too painful or difficult to face, they end up tucked into the unseen corners of the unconscious in the form of repressed memories. The presence ... Read More
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The Self-Portrait as a Form of Therapy
Is it so strange to want to chronicle and capture your changing visage through the years in the form of artistically altered photographs? There has been a lot of conversation in recent ... Read More
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Best of 2013: GoodTherapy.org’s Top 10 Websites for PTSD/Trauma
Following a traumatic event, several symptoms may arise in a person. Posttraumatic stress manifests in a variety of ways: reexperiencing the trauma via nightmares and flashbacks, avoidance ... Read More