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General Mental Health

How to Help Someone with Depression: Ways to Support

"Rarely does a response make something better. What makes something better is connection."

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Five Ways To Cope With Anxiety

The language of anxiety always seemed to just make sense to me.

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Duty or Delight

There are two simple ways that delight loses its power in our lives. ‍

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A Really Good Failure

If you are never failing then you are never truly finding where your limits are.

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How To Find The Right Counselor

There's time, money, and energy: you get to pick two.

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From Muscles To Brain To Heart

"In the past, jobs were about muscles, now they're about brains, but in the future they'll be about the heart." - Minouche Shafik, director, London School of Economics.

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Anxiety

Severe Anxiety in College Students: Why Does College Make Me So Anxious, and What Can I Do About It?

Anxiety among college students is at an all-time high. If you’re facing severe anxiety in college, you’re not alone – here, we’ll talk about ways you can cope with anxiety and enjoy your college experience.

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Can Deleting Social Media Help Anxiety?

Social media and anxiety have a deeply connected relationship. Could social media be making your anxiety worse, and can deleting it help? Here’s my take on it.

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Embrace Your Anxiety: A Guide to Cultivating a Healthy Relationship

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Most Common Physical Symptoms of Anxiety: Pain and Panic

I could already feel my heart rate increasing as the blood flow in my body started to pick up.

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Why Your Anxiety is Getting Worse: When to Get Help

Do you live a life where anxiety is going to thrive?

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How Long Do Anxiety Attacks Last?: Signs and Symptoms

He told me, "I don't think I've ever experienced anxiety."

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OCD

Can OCD Make You Feel Like You're Going Crazy? | Thrive Therapy | OCD Therapists in Phoenix & Glendale

OCD can make you feel like you're going crazy, and that's valid. Here's why you feel that way, and why that label is unhelpful.

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OCD and Suicide: Is It "Suicidal OCD" or True Suicidal Thought?

OCD and suicide have a deeply interwoven relationship. Having OCD can increase your suicide risk, but you can also have OCD obsessions about suicide.

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Is OCD Neurodivergent? What to Know About People With OCD and Neurodiversity

Let's explore whether OCD is considered neurodivergent, why the answer isn’t so simple, and what really matters when we talk about what “counts.”

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Ketamine for OCD: Does This OCD Treatment Actually Work?

Struggling with OCD that won’t respond to traditional treatment? Learn how ketamine therapy is being explored as a fast-acting option for obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors.

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What to Do When Treatment for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Doesn't Work: Options and Hope for Treatment-Resistant OCD

If you haven’t felt better with first-line OCD treatments, then you might have what’s known as treatment-resistant OCD. But that doesn’t mean that you’ll never feel better. You have options.

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Does OCD Cause Psychosis? Exploring the Relationships Between Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Psychotic Disorders

OCD obsessions can feel so real. But are they delusions, a sign of psychosis? And, if not, what’s the difference? Here’s everything you need to know about the relationship between OCD and psychosis.

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Relationships

How To Communicate With An Avoidant Partner and Improve Intimacy — Without Pushing

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Couples Therapy for Communication Issues: Is It Worth It? | Thrive Therapy Couples Therapy Phoenix

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A Therapist in Phoenix AZ Answers: What Is Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) For Couples, and How Can It Help You?

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Is Couples Therapy Covered By Insurance?

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Are Situationships Bad for Mental Health? According to Many People, Yes.

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Take This "Do I Want to Get a Divorce Quiz" by Licensed Couples Therapists

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Trauma

The Power of Vulnerability

She defines vulnerability to be "the emotion that we experience during times of uncertainty, risk, and emotional exposure."

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Patience and Making The Bed

Truth be told, I am not a very patient person..

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