Posted: March 29, 2023
Obsessive thinking does not solve problems, you become stuck in set thoughts and feelings. This pairs very well with self soothing strategies . Tips Make a list. Write your thoughts down, then add what triggers them, then add what you can do about the trigger....
Posted: March 29, 2023
We all have rules that guide our behavior on a daily basis. We might not be able to clearly articulate all of them, but they hang around in our subconscious and nudge us towards behavior that is consistent with them. Many of these rules might...
Posted: October 10, 2022
Changing Emotional Responses Emotions are powerful survival skills so ingrained in the brain they are unavoidable. When something happens or is noticed, the brain starts creating the chemicals in ~40 to 100 milliseconds and starts thinking about the thing in ~250 to 500 milliseconds. We...
Posted: October 10, 2022
Body Scanning Meditation For an audio version, visit MIndful.org Instructions It is recommended you allow about 30 or 40 minutes to let yourself really investigate this practice. But if you don’t have that much time, utilize whatever time you have. You might want to lay...
Posted: November 2, 2021
Ever heard of a little thing called Positive Psychology? This philosophy aims to shift the focus of psychology away from mental illness and pathology to studying what makes life worth living. The goal is to work with patients in a more constructive way. i.e., helping...
Posted: May 10, 2021
A lot of the work I do as a therapist deals with one’s self identity and isolation. For some of us, even in a room crowded enough to give a golden retriever social anxiety we feel lonely, out of place. Some of us are in...