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Addiction
What defines an addiction? DependanceLack of self controlPersistent/Intense urgesFeeling self defeat“Feeling” as though you can’t stop It’s the context in which the behavior occurs. How much...
Are Diagnostic Labels Important?
How diagnostic labels help therapists: Diagnostic labels allow therapists to categorize groups of people based upon an underlying illness. It can also help therapists guide treatment. Therapists can...
Death is Inevitable: Learning How Not to Fear It
Death is one of the only things in life we can depend on. Nevertheless, the thought of death can be a frightening one. Thinking about it causes many people to experience anxiety and depression,...
Your Breakup is Not the End
Ending a relationship with a breakup - regardless of how long or serious the relationship was or who did the breaking up - can be an emotional challenge. It doesn’t matter how amicably it ended, who...
Letting Go of Anger for a Happier Mentality
Anger is a draining emotion. When you experience anger, and do not have a way to make an immediate change to fix the thing that is making you angry, the anger serves little point. Yet it requires...
You Can’t Have It All: Accepting the Trade Offs in Life
Life is filled with choices. From the smaller daily choices we make, such as what to order at our favorite restaurant, to bigger decisions, such as choosing between two job opportunities or weighing...
Learning to Stop Fear and Ignore Life’s What If’s
Life is filled with “what if” questions This is one of our brains’ survival tactics. By asking, “What if?”, we get a chance to brainstorm all the available outcomes and choose the one that will have...
When is Medication the Right Choice for Mental Health Concerns?
For many physical illnesses and pains, you can get a prescription from your doctor or take an over the counter medication that makes the pain go away and makes you healthy once more. Treating mental...
Eyes on the Prize: Leveraging Your Motivation to Successfully Make Change
Change is hard. Behavioral change is even harder. Your behaviors are habitual responses, many of which have been in development for as long as you have been alive. Changing that habitual response...
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