by Marc Shulman | Mar 21, 2025 | Sadness and Depression, Anxiety, Anxiety and Stress, Depression Blog, Uncategorized
Why Do We Focus More on Negative More Than Positive Events in Our Lives? Many of us find ourselves focusing on negative events, even when positive experiences far outweigh them. This natural tendency, known as negativity bias, has deep psychological roots....
by Marc Shulman | Jan 20, 2021 | Uncategorized
Mental health knows no boundaries. Millions of people in NY suffer from anxiety, depression, addiction, and other mental health issues, just as there are millions of people throughout the United States that also find themselves struggling. But one way in which NY is...
by Marc Shulman | Jul 8, 2020 | Resilience, Uncategorized
Many of us experience hardship, loss, and hopelessness at some point in our lives. Every person reacts to these setbacks in different ways and processes negative emotions with different coping techniques. Some people have healthier coping styles than others. The...
by Marc Shulman | Jul 8, 2020 | Resilience, Uncategorized
The world is filled with many complicated and challenging questions that don’t often have easy answers. This can be frustrating and disconcerting and may lead us to feel uncertain about our roles and beliefs. Most people will ask at least one of these questions at... by Marc Shulman | Feb 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
In the field of couples counseling and here at Long Island Psychology, one of the things we pay attention to when we listen to partners talk to us about their challenges is how they speak to each other. We look at their facial expressions, their anger, the words they... by Marc Shulman | Jan 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
Social anxiety is a common struggle. For some, it is a feeling of discomfort around social situations. For others, it is essentially a phobia, causing an intense dread that impacts their ability to form meaningful relationships. Yet no matter how it is experienced,...