Category: anxiety
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Embracing the Misguided Helper
We all can react in ways, at times, that are intended to protect us from pain, but only cause further suffering. Self-compassion can help us break out of this habit.
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Meditation as Desensitization
Research has shown that meditation can help with stress and anxiety. With the rise in war exposed veterans in the US needing treatment, studies are being conducted to see how mindfulness and meditation can help people dealing with trauma. When approached with a trauma sensitive lens, mindfulness and meditation can help expand our window of distress…
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Getting Unstuck
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One of the trickiest aspects of a psychologist’s job is to help motivate clients to do things they are reluctant to do, but may help them feel better. Common mental health problems like depression and anxiety involve a biased or stereotyped pattern of thinking and behaving which maintains or exacerbates the condition. These patterns keep…
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Slipping Into the Test Anxiety Zone
You’re sitting in your classroom before a major test. Your senses are heightened. The lights seem too bright. You hear your classmates chattering nervously about how hard this is going to be. In your head you try to quickly review what you studied, but your mind is too flooded with worries and self-doubts to think…