Tag: Mental health
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Mental Health Emergencies
Many of us have had the misfortune of experiencing a medical emergency; either our own or that of someone we care about. But did you know people can also experience mental health emergencies? While mental health emergencies can be just as urgent and distressing as medical emergencies, people are often quite confused as to how…
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The Secret is Acceptance
Remember the book “The Secret“? Take a look at the movie trailer, the website, the Vinny Verelli sketch, and the Saturday Night Live spoof and you can get a “Cliff’s Notes”-like understanding of it’s basic tenets. Most of us have a healthy skepticism of statements that are universal and absolute. Anything that promises to deliver…
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Destructive Relationships
Most people learn how to be in relationships from the people they grew up with and if you had destructive role models, there is a chance you might find yourself in a similar situation as an adult. Sometimes people wind up repeating a cycle they witnessed or experienced as youngsters. Other times, in an effort…
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Love Experiment
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Have you found yourself at the end of your rope in your relationship? Perhaps you are feeling very dissatisfied, but your partner doesn’t seem willing to make a change. Or maybe, things have changed for periods of time, but they inevitably drift back to the way they were. If this rings true, feelings of resentment…
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Compulsive Lying
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Why do some people lie over and over again, sometimes even about seemingly inconsequential things? It can be quite frustrating and damaging, both to the recipient of the lies and to the person doing the lying. A good assessment may be needed first to rule out substance abuse or other compulsive behaviors as well as…
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Coping with Setbacks & Disappointment
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When you are working toward a positive change in your life, setbacks such as loss, failure and rejection can make you feel discouraged, frustrated, anxious and sad. Too much of this can lead to self-doubt, depression, and getting completely off track. It is important to understand that setbacks and disappointments are unavoidable and perhaps even…
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Managing Stress
Stress is nothing more than your response to a perceived threat. I emphasize the word “perceived” because stress is caused by our interpretation of events rather than the event itself. We know this because what is stressful to one person may not be stressful at all to another person. Stress can arise from something good…
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A Road Map for Life
Goal setting is like making a road map for reaching your potential – you may know where you want to go, but do you know how to get there? When you’re going somewhere new, it’s easy to get lost along the way. Many of us find ourselves being pulled along wherever life takes us. There…
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How to Give Yourself a Bad Case of Depression
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Although major depression is a medical condition that is largely out of a person’s control, the following is a tongue-in-cheek list of some things you can do if you want to increase the odds that you will become depressed or stay depressed: Think negatively The way you think will influence how you feel and behave.…
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What Does “Too Nice” Mean?
Is it possible to be nice to a fault? When asked directly, most people will say niceness is a strength; however, if being “too nice” has ever been someone’s reason for rejecting you, niceness can feel more like a curse than a blessing. Are you really “too nice” or are you mistaking niceness for kindness?…