Interpersonal effectiveness: aka how to get along with others
In Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, the goal of interpersonal effectiveness skills is to build and maintain positive, prosocial relationships. For some people, forming relationships comes naturally, but many individuals find forming and keeping healthy relationships difficult or confusing. While getting along with others takes work from more than just one person, knowing how to foster the […]
Silent Anxiety Attacks: Why We Sometimes Suffer Quietly
Anxiety is usually portrayed as a heavy cloud that descends on someone. It makes it hard to breathe, increases your heart rate, causes sweaty palms, and creates a strong desire to run away. However, that’s not what it’s always like. Some anxiety attacks are quiet. Externally you look fine. You may even seem to be […]
Vaping and Anxiety: The Dangers of Nicotine and Mental Health
After years of campaigning and educating on the negative effects of cigarettes and nicotine, the usage of them has significantly dropped. Many of the middle aged to older generations have ceased the use of cigarettes, and the younger generations are not picking up the habit. However, the throne cigarettes have fallen from did not sit […]
What is gender dysphoria in adults?
With at least 68 terms for gender identity and expression existing in the world, it is clear that gender is not binary. Not every person whose gender differs from what they were assigned at birth experiences gender dysphoria. However, many adults deal with this disorder at some point in time. It can negatively impact their lives, but […]
Social Anxiety and Autism: How They’re Related and How They Aren’t
Social media has been an incredible tool since its creation. Recently, you might have noticed the trend, especially on TikTok, of creators talking about mental health and life with neurodivergent diagnoses. While we love to see the visibility of these different diagnoses encouraging people to come forward, share their experiences and seek treatment, these creators […]
Does Social Anxiety Get Worse With Age?
Social events like parties and ceremonies can be an exciting moment that many people share together. To people with social anxiety, they can feel like miserable occasions where all eyes are on them. Social anxiety can be a debilitating condition that causes people to miss out on experiences they want to enjoy. Although the first […]
Is OCD Neurodivergent? (and What Does That Mean?)
Neurodivergent, neurodiverse, neurotypical are all terms that are just about 30 years old—relatively new to the world of psychology. It seems like even in just the last five years or so those terms have begun popping up more and more. OCD, however, isn’t a new term or a new diagnosis. What is OCD? Obsessive compulsive […]
What is Micro Meditation?
We’ve all heard of the benefits of meditation, but how many of us actually do it? For many, the idea of meditation may seem daunting, boring, or we simply can’t find the time to carve out an hour of our day for a meditation session. That’s where micro-meditation comes in! What is Micro-Meditation? Micro-meditation is […]
Suicide: The Scary Side of Depression
Depression affects more than 260 million people worldwide. Depression does not discriminate against age, race, economic standing, or gender. Mental health disorders and suicide are highly misunderstood. When someone comes out and talks about suicidal thoughts or mental health struggles, they’re often faced with shame from those around them. In this article, we’ll discuss: Risk […]
Tall Poppy Syndrome
You may not have heard of Tall Poppy Syndrome before, but you most certainly have seen it and possibly experienced it before. Feelings such as jealousy, insecurity, and resentment are natural human emotions that sometimes get the better of us. Tall Poppy Syndrome is rooted in these negative feelings and causes people to cut down […]