GUIDE TO PROGRESSIVE MUSCLE RELAXATION
A guide to progressive muscle relaxation. Do you want to know how to stop a panic attack immediately? Have you ever noticed anyone having a panic attack that looks physically relaxed? Often times when someone is having a panic attack it comes with some sort…
WHAT IS MINDFULNESS
What is mindfulness? Meditation? Mindful eating? Why do therapists care so much about this, and why are they obsessed with it? Why is there so much research on it? Mindfulness is simply the act of being aware. When you’re present, you’re observing, not thinking about…
WHAT IS PARTS AND MEMORY THERAPY?
What is parts and memory therapy? Parts and memory therapy holds the assumption that some of our emotional responses to things are learned. If we can go back to these moments and take the emotions out of the memory our present emotional response isn’t as…
TIPS FOR BETTER COMMUNICATION
There are a lot of communication skills out there and putting them in order is important. Here are four things that you can do to help improve your communication. These are particularly helpful if someone else is emotional and you’re wanting to help them feel…
HOW ADHD AFFECTS RELATIONSHIPS
HOW ADHD AFFECTS RELATIONSHIPS With ADHD there are three ways that communication can break down. First and foremost, listening, one of the symptoms of ADHD is seemingly not listening when the other person is talking to you. Another aspect that can be impacted is working…
GUIDE TO ADHD. WHAT IS IT? WHAT IS IT NOT?
What is ADHD and what is it not? ADHD is something that you’re born with it doesn’t have an onset unless the onset is in the womb. Typically, it’s a combination of something that happens in the womb or just genetics or combination of the…
ARE THERAPISTS A BUNCH OF QUACKS?
Are therapists a bunch of quacks? Like dude just get over it you don’t have to feel feelings. The problem is if you take that emotion whatever you’re feeling you just suppress it, it can build up and then you just get mad over dumb…
IS SELF DIAGNOSIS VALID?
Is self-diagnosis valid? This is something that’s coming out in neurodiverse communities and many people who are autistic for example will say yes, well part of that is because it’s a pain to get an autism diagnosis. There are also people who say it is…
Emotional processing
HOW TO FEEL BETTER EMOTIONALLY Some basics of emotional processing involve letting yourself feel to heal. Give yourself permission to feel those feelings, to exert them. If someone is talking to you and you ignore them, they get louder. Your emotions react in the same…
Dissociative Identity Disorder
Have you seen the show Moonnight on Disney plus? The show does a good job about showing the features of someone who has dissociative identity disorder or DID. This is a real thing that has been studied for many years. How does something like this…