Have you ever obsessed about the one critical comment someone made to you despite the fact that they also made quite a few positive remarks? For some reason you keep ruminating about that one negative remark. You think about it over and over, perhaps looking for a way to argue better against it or at least to forget ...
Date Posted: September 18, 2013
Categories: Happiness, Positive Psychology
Written By:
Brian Scott
The Science of Marriage
In the first science study done by UCLA on marriage and divorce it found—when women have doubts before their wedding, their misgivings are often a warning sign of trouble if they go ahead with the marriage. The psychologists studied 464 newlywed spouses (232 couples) ...
Aug 25
Categories: Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions, Divorce / Divorce Adjustment, ...
Written By:
Tammy M. Fontana, MS NCC CTRT Sex Therapist USA
I do many of my psychotherapy sessions in the coffee shop. That may sound surprising and even strange to you. Especially, if you're the traditional type who dislikes innovation or "outside the box." ...
May 27
Categories: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Happiness, Life Purpose / Meaning / ...
Written By:
Dr. Angelo Subida, Psychotherapist
It’s well known that exercise is an effective treatment for depression, but recent research has enabled psychiatrists to give guidance on precisely how much exercise is enough exercise to give the desired results when treating depression. So how are therapists using exercise in their treatment regimes, and should they be using it ...
May 14
Categories: Happiness
GO
In 1966, the Beatles wrote about Eleanor Rigby and the lonliness and depression she experienced:
All the lonely people
Where do they all come from?
All the lonely people
Where do they all belong?
Loneliness is something that ...
May 10
Categories: Attachment Issues, Bullying, Codependency / Dependency, Depression, ...
Written By:
Joanna Fishman
There is this man who claims he has no money for therapy. He owns a car and condominium unit, smokes 3 packs of cigarettes a day, and dines out in expensive restaurants. If he sets aside funds even just by stopping smoking, he could afford to pay for his weekly personal therapy.Doctors ...
Apr 29
Categories: Happiness, Self-Care / Self Compassion
Written By:
Dr. Angelo Subida, Psychotherapist
With clients who are dissatisfied with their lives and feel it is “all meaningless”, I have found it useful to ask “Are you doing what you really, really, want to do?” Initially many clients are a bit stunned by this question but then after a moment of reflection many reply ...
Feb 25
Categories: Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions, Career Development and ...
Written By:
Brian Scott