The National Social Anxiety Center supports Naomi Osaka’s decision to take time off to focus on her mental health and well-being. We admire her courage in sharing her own struggle with social a...
If you have social anxiety, avoidant coping modes may help you avoid activation of your schemas and your inner critic. Schemas are broad, pervasive themes regarding oneself and others, develope...
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For many years, you may have been told that your OCD behaviors are too extreme and that you need to wash less and worry less. Now with Covid-19, it seems everyone is washing and worrying. How do ...
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In a recent online forum at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Donn Posner, the forum’s featured speaker, said sleep problems are becoming more common and offered tips for falling a...
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If you have OCD, the messages in the media can be confusing. Your therapist and the OCD literature have been telling you not to wash your hands, to stop checking and to accept uncertainty. Now ev...
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Uncertainty is a part of our every day lives. For some, uncertainty can trigger anxiety. Although cognitive behavior therapy and other interventions are helpful to those with social anxiety and o...
Disclosing a mental illness to someone can be very anxiety provoking, but it can also be a good step in the right direction towards recovery. There are many things to consider when disclosing to ...
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New Years is a time to reflect on your life and reevaluate the things you want to change or improve. It is easy to come up with a list of goals, but often times those goals are given up on relati...
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It’s that time of year again… Michael Bublé playing on the radio, cool air blowing the leaves off the trees, twinkle lights all around. It is a common belief that people are supposed to be h...
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The Happiness Trap: How to Stop Struggling and Start Living Author: Russ Harris Russ Harris, in his book The Happiness Trap, does a fantastic job of breaking down the concepts of Acceptance and C...
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