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How Can I Stop Grinding My Teeth? Is It Due to Anxiety?
Dear GoodTherapy.org, For years now, I’ve had a problem with grinding my teeth, and it only seems to be getting worse. I think it might be hereditary because my mom says she grinds ... Read More
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How a Person with Narcissism Responds to a Perceived Offense
Many people are simply not educated on the concept of the “narcissistic wound,” also known as the narcissistic injury, and are in for a wrath beyond comprehension when they offend a ... Read More
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Are Unmet Expectations Causing Your Relationship Issues?
People who come to couples counseling often want to know: What is the most common problem couples experience? Some assume it is either financial disagreements or sexual issues, but while ... Read More
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Thinking About Canceling Therapy? Tell Me About It
Your next therapy appointment is approaching, and you’re wondering what you might talk about. Nothing “exciting” has happened recently. You’re not upset about anything in particular. ... Read More
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Learning to Trust Again After Gaslighting
Gaslighting is in the news these days. In simple terms, to gaslight is to treat another person in a way that makes them doubt their own perceptions. We can see this behavior on a large ... Read More
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Why Can’t I See Myself as Anything but Ordinary?
Some people have difficulty comfortably accepting qualities and capacities about themselves that are notable. They feel anxiety and shame if they even consider they might be special in ... Read More
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Divorced with Children: Dating and Blending Families
I have a memory of walking down the street with my mother, around the age of five, thinking about a conversation I’d had with some other children in the schoolyard a few days earlier. ... Read More
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Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART): Quick Fix for PTSD?
Imagine being able to make significant progress in healing from posttraumatic stress in one therapy session. Several mental health practitioners using accelerated resolution therapy (ART) ... Read More
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Compassion Fatigue: Can You Care Too Much?
Whether out of obligation or out of a caring heart, more than 65 million adults in the United States take care of an elderly, chronically ill, or disabled loved one. Most of these ailing ... Read More
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How to Overcome the Debilitating Panic of Agoraphobia
Agoraphobia, which involves a fear of leaving the house, driving on freeways or other roads, being in lines or in the open, and similar situations, is a condition that provokes anxiety ... Read More
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Attachment as Defense: How Trauma Shapes the Self
The experience of trauma often shapes our beliefs of self, other, and world. In turn, those beliefs shape our relationships, pervade our families, spread to our communities, and stretch ... Read More
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How Positive Affirmations Can Help You Achieve Your Goals
Affirmations are positive statements that are often used to combat negative self-perceptions or enhance focus on personal goals. Affirmations also tend to foster the expectation of success. ... Read More