Do you feel like your life is pointless? Have you ever quietly thought to yourself, “I hate my life,” or maybe you felt like screaming it out loud? It’s understandable. While it may sound cliché, the fact is, life can be hard. The first thing you should know is that feeling like you hate your […]
Occasional worry about a job interview, unpaid bills, or your relationship’s future is a perfectly normal part of being human. However, sometimes, anxiety can take over your life. In that case, you need to learn how to stop worrying too much. Excessive worry can make you unable to move forward and realize your dreams. This […]
The biggest signs of victim mentality are if you feel like external circumstances are controlling your life, feeling like you constantly have bad luck, or that life is happening to you instead of for you. Objectively, there are times when bad things do happen to you, and it’s okay to feel like it wasn’t your […]
Sometimes after a long day's work, you want to come home and unwind, watch TV, eat a frozen dinner, and do absolutely nothing. You don't have to beat yourself up for having a “sweatpants day” every once in a while. The vast majority of successful and productive people also have a lazy day sometimes. You […]
All relationships experience ups and downs. During the highs of relationships, it’s easy to feel the love. Everything your partner does is adorable and contributes to your deepening attachment. The way their hair looks in the morning is attractive. Their tendency to slurp their tea is an amusing quirk. Yet when the lows arrive, the […]
Dating someone with anxiety can be very challenging. When you witness your partner’s anxiety, you might be overwhelmed. An anxiety attack often comes out of the blue. It usually has no apparent reason, making it hard for you to figure out how to prevent it. There also seems to be no soothing it until it […]
Many of the diseases afflicting the human body may be a result of mental, emotional, or psychological disturbances. If we are able to restore balance to these processes, we may be able to restore our health and minimize the effect of our symptoms on our functionality. Hypnotherapy, also called hypnosis, is a therapeutic treatment which […]
Our entire lives are defined by relationships. From the moment we’re born, we are nourished and shaped by the relationships we have with our caregivers. Our siblings, extended family, and schoolmates all play a role in helping us learn how to best get along with others. As we get older, our relationships with those in […]
No matter what you do, you can't figure out how to stop thinking about someone. Like a broken record, your mind keeps replaying thoughts of them over and over again. Mired in past memories and future projections, the thought of this person makes you struggle to concentrate on a task at hand. Whether it's a […]
If you are a mental health professional looking to level up your current practice, EMDR training can help you help your clients better. Also known as eye movement desensitization and reprocessing training, this transformative technique may even decrease the time necessary for treatment. In other words, it can help your clients faster and more effectively. […]
