I interviewed three young adults who had each made serious suicide attempts as teens. The attempts included taking an overdose of drugs, jumping off a cliff, and self-cutting. All three…
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When I was a PhD student, a therapy instructor did something that I will never forget. First, she told us students that she had decided not to have a second…
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COVID-19 and government responses to it have created a high level of uncertainty. Will I get the virus? Will I lose my job (or my business)? Will my retirement savings…
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Nowadays there are many useful types of treatment for mental health problems. Forward thinkers occasionally develop new treatment methods. In the past, some innovative treatment methods went awry. Take trephining, for…
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Do you think of yourself as a perfectionist? If your perfectionism mostly helps you in life, keep going down that path. I call people in this category not perfectionists but…
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When I started my training as a psychologist, I moved in with two students I did not know. One of them told me about an incident the prior year with…
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I sometimes answer psychological questions on Quora, an online platform for asking and answering questions. Recently, I answered this question: “How do you know if you need psychological therapy?” I…
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There seems to be no limit to the objects that can be the subjects of phobias. Phobias exist when individuals feel great fear or disgust when exposed to some particular…
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Is your life filled with shoulds? As in: I should have gone to work out, you should have come when you said you would, life should be easier than it…
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Psychologists believe in the power of social support to help people maintain physical and psychological health. Social support includes emotional or practical support. Emotional support might involve listening to a…
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