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Making the Right Choice in the Face of Difficult Decisions
How do you know what to commit to in your life, or what choices to make? What romantic interest, job, friend, trip, or task do you choose? There are so many options. How do you know how ... Read More
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Complex PTSD: Response to Prolonged Trauma
Posttraumatic stress (PTSD) can severely interfere with functioning, resulting in intrusive memories, depression, disrupted sleep, anxiety, and avoidance of situations that bring back ... Read More
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More Than a Feeling: How Over-Identification Gets in the Way
When was the last time you saw one of those charts that has a bunch of yellow, circular faces representing a variety of feelings? Elementary school? Perhaps it’s time to refresh yourself. Happy, ... Read More
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Best of 2015: GoodTherapy.org’s Top 10 Websites for Help with Anxiety
Anxiety, experienced by most people on occasion, is considered an important emotion for its role in evoking a fight or flight response when danger is imminent and for its contribution ... Read More
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5 Considerations for Relationships with a Big Age Difference
A middle-aged man dating a much younger woman has long been thought of in American culture as a classic sign of midlife crisis. In some circles, dating a younger woman is a status symbol. ... Read More
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Study Suggests Spinal Cord Learns Without Brain Input
For most people, the concepts of learning and emotions immediately call to mind images of the brain. However, the central nervous system cannot function without the spinal cord. Doctors ... Read More
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No Time for Self-Care? Simple Micro-Practices to the Rescue
Editor’s note: Ashley Davis Bush, LICSW is a psychotherapist in private practice with over twenty years experience. She is the author of six self-help books, including Simple Self-Care ... Read More
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8 Ways to Help with Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention
Sexual assault, a difficult subject for many people to talk or even think about, is an unfortunate reality for the approximately 250,000 people who are sexually assaulted in the United ... Read More
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Good Mood Foods to Help Fight Depression, Stress, and More
Stress, depression, and anxiety are complex experiences caused by a variety of factors, including lifestyle, brain chemistry, a history of trauma, and health. Research increasingly points ... Read More
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Good Mood Foods Infographic GoodTherapy
Share this Image On Your Site <p><strong>Please include attribution to GoodTherapy.org with this graphic.</strong><a href=’https://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/good-mood-foods-to-help-fight-depression-stress-and-more/good-mood-foods-infographic’><img ... Read More
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‘Why Me?’ and Other Questions Your Therapist Can’t Answer
Bipolar as a mental health issue is not well understood, but it is apparently caused by a neurological chemical imbalance which can often be managed by treatment with lithium or other medication. ... Read More
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How Caregiving Can Impact a Caregiver’s Mental Health
On November 4, 2014, Oregon resident Jillian McCabe drew international attention when she threw her 6-year-old autistic son to his death, over the side of the Yaquina Bay Bridge. Public ... Read More
