How to Effectively Communicate with Others
Empathic skills pave the way for successful communication. Posted October 2, 2021 | By: Robert C. Smith M.D. KEY POINTS To effectively communicate, listen, keep your own interests on hold, and use...
Confiding in Others Improves Your Health, but How?
On the psychology of sharing secrets. Posted December 13, 2020 | By: Noam Shpancer, Ph.D. A well-known maxim in the recovery community holds that “you’re only as sick as your secrets.” This...
What Mindfulness Can (and Can’t) Do for Us
Mindfulness is great, but not a one-size-fits-all solution to life’s problems. Posted December 3, 2020 | By: Jade Wu Ph.D. Recently, an acquaintance of mine got into mindfulness meditation and is now spreading the...
New UK Study Confirms: Alpha-Stim Improves Quality of Life By Relieving Anxiety
Researchers from the United Kingdom’s Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT) and General Practice Alliance (GPA) recently conducted a study to examine whether Alpha-Stim® can be a useful tool to improve quality of...
Addiction: 5 Early Warning Signs
Early warning signs of addiction are not physical, but are behavioral changes. Posted November 12, 2020 | By: Anderson Spickard Jr., M.D. Source: Pixabay/gaertringen The earlier the diagnosis, the better the prognosis. This...
How to Increase Self-Esteem
What’s the difference between confidence and self-esteem? Posted October 31, 2020 By: Neel Burton M.D. THE BASICS What Is Self-Esteem? Find a therapist near me Confidence derives from the Latin fidere,...
Making Sense of Functional Neurological Disorders
How to help yourself (and your doctor) when your symptoms don’t make sense. Posted July 20, 2021 | By: Evan Parks Psy.D. KEY POINTS Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) involves neurological symptoms that...
Concentration Problems: Distinguishing Between Anxiety and ADHD
The pandemic has made it difficult to tease apart symptoms of anxiety and ADHD. Posted July 13, 2021 | By: Candace Good KEY POINTS Anxiety and ADHD can both cause difficulties with...
Where Do Suppressed Emotions Go?
On not allowing oneself to feel. Posted June 29, 2021 | By: Iskra Fileva Ph.D. KEY POINTS People sometimes suppress their emotions and avoid fully experiencing or responding to them. Suppressed...