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Breaking Bad Moods: 15 Tips for Shaking the Funk You’re In
We have all had a case of the blues. You know, those times in our lives where the world looks bleak and things just don’t seem to be going in our favor. No matter how hard we try ... Read More
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Military and Veteran Mental Health Infographic GoodTherapy
Military and Veterans Mental Health Infographic by GoodTherapy.org ... Read More
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Is Fibromyalgia Real, or Is It All in Your Head?
The National Institutes of Health (NIH; 2011) reports that approximately 5 million American adults—or about 2% to 3% of the general population—are affected by fibromyalgia. Of those ... Read More
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If I Tell a Couples Therapist a Secret (Like My Affair), Will They Tell My Partner?
Find a Therapist Advanced Search Many people find themselves in couples therapy because of communication problems. Therefore, it is common for one or both parties involved ... Read More
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Understanding Yourself Is Key to Understanding Others
I am an introvert. Both of my daughters, now grown, are extroverts. When the second was in her mid-teens, I was working very long hours. I would frequently come home, brain fried, and find ... Read More
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10 Ways to Support Someone with Mental Health Challenges
Millions of people with mental health issues lead happy, productive, and extremely normal lives. Many people with mental health conditions never tell their loved ones, and their behavior ... Read More
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Parenting: Understanding Your Child’s Nature
Children have a core nature—a set of automatically triggered perceptions, priorities, values, and meanings that are present at birth, identifiable at an early age, and largely unchanging ... Read More
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5 Steps to Reviving Sexless and Sex-Starved Marriages
For many couples, the sexual intimacy tends to wax and wane over time. I get countless couples who state they have had sex-starved or sexless marriages for years. They come to sex therapy ... Read More
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Coping with Grief: Why Forgiveness Matters So Much
Death is a subject that is generally off-limits in our society. We spend much of our time denying its existence and its inexorable approach, even though we all realize that we will die ... Read More
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Will Our Therapist Break Us Up?
Find a Therapist Advanced Search Couples therapy can have many different outcomes. The final outcome will depend on various factors, especially the therapeutic process ... Read More
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It Feels Like Anger, but Is It Really Anxiety?
In a series of articles on GoodTherapy, I have explored the fact our anger often possesses underlying emotional triggers. My first article began the exploration by pointing out that many ... Read More
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Five Examples of Bad Therapy in Your Favorite TV Shows
GoodTherapy.org is dedicated to ethical therapeutic practices, but the images people see in the media can color their perceptions of what therapy should and should not be. These portrayals ... Read More