mood and feelings
How to Start Getting Over a Break-up
Posted: July 07, 2014 by Jeff Guenther
Today on mental help desk I am going to give you tips on how to feel better after going through a break up. I’ll focus on how you can start feeling better now, by working to change your thought patterns.
Tags: mood and feelings, relationship and family, life transition, mental help desk
Read MoreIs it OK to feel Ambivalent?
Posted: June 12, 2014 by Nani Waddoups
Ambivalence: the co-existence within an individual of positive and negative feelings toward the same person, object, or action, simultaneously drawing the individual in conflicting directions.
Tags: mood and feelings, relationship and family, anxiety, life transition
Read MoreHow Do You Know When to Start Therapy?
Posted: May 31, 2014 by [email protected]
Friends and family often ask me for tips on starting therapy off on the right foot. It can be scary to make your first appointment with a stranger. But investing in good counseling can be one of the most valuable decisions you ever make. Here are seven things that may help you if you’re considering therapy.
Tags: mood and feelings, life transition, treatment orientation
Read MoreDo People Really Hate Change?
Posted: May 21, 2014 by Dan Harold LCSW
People often talk about how difficult change is. But if we really stop and look back on most of the difficult periods of our life, we often learn to appreciate the results of change. Of course there are certain hurtful experiences that will never feel positive. I want to acknowledge that, and point out that I'm talking about all the other changes in our lives. Not everything makes sense, and not everything happens for a reason.
Tags: mood and feelings, relationship and family, anxiety, life transition
Read MoreLosing the Diet is Not Losing
Posted: May 09, 2014 by Anne Cuthbert, M.A.
You may have had very good reasons to start that first diet. Perhaps a family member was concerned about you and how the other kids would treat you. Perhaps your mother commented negatively on her body and you realized the importance of looking thin. Perhaps your body was criticized for how it looked. Maybe you and your friends decided to diet together. Whatever the reason, your first diet started you down the path to disordered eating-ville.
Tags: mood and feelings, anxiety, addiction and behavior, body issues
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