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If I Tell a Couples Therapist a Secret (Like My Affair), Will They Tell My Partner?
Find a Therapist Advanced Search Many people find themselves in couples therapy because of communication problems. Therefore, it is common for one or both parties involved ... Read More
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Understanding Yourself Is Key to Understanding Others
I am an introvert. Both of my daughters, now grown, are extroverts. When the second was in her mid-teens, I was working very long hours. I would frequently come home, brain fried, and find ... Read More
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10 Ways to Support Someone with Mental Health Challenges
Millions of people with mental health issues lead happy, productive, and extremely normal lives. Many people with mental health conditions never tell their loved ones, and their behavior ... Read More
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Me, Myself, and I: Best Friends Forever
Becoming your own best friend is the most powerful thing you can do to care for yourself in a compassionate, loving, and forgiving manner. We are all unbelievably hard on ourselves on a ... Read More
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Seven Ways to Start Overcoming Impostor Syndrome
Have you ever felt like a fake or a fraud in your workplace or graduate program? Worry that other people might “figure you out?” Impostor syndrome is that insecure feeling, deep down ... Read More
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The Individual Costs of Untreated Mental Health Issues
A mental health issue is a mental or behavioral anomaly that causes suffering or impairs the ability to function. Mental health conditions affect the way you perceive situations, think, ... Read More
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Coping with Grief: Why Forgiveness Matters So Much
Death is a subject that is generally off-limits in our society. We spend much of our time denying its existence and its inexorable approach, even though we all realize that we will die ... Read More
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Mom, I Didn’t Know I Didn’t Want to Be Like You
When I think about individuation, I think about the struggle to differentiate from one’s parents and develop one’s own, unique voice. In describing the variety of ways children differentiate, ... Read More
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Will Our Therapist Break Us Up?
Find a Therapist Advanced Search Couples therapy can have many different outcomes. The final outcome will depend on various factors, especially the therapeutic process ... Read More
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It Feels Like Anger, but Is It Really Anxiety?
In a series of articles on GoodTherapy, I have explored the fact our anger often possesses underlying emotional triggers. My first article began the exploration by pointing out that many ... Read More
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Master This to Boost Your Self-Esteem and Create New Opportunities
For years we have known that when we accomplish something, our self-esteem and sense of contentment grow. As a child, it might have been activities such as tying shoes or whacking a baseball ... Read More
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Five Examples of Bad Therapy in Your Favorite TV Shows
GoodTherapy.org is dedicated to ethical therapeutic practices, but the images people see in the media can color their perceptions of what therapy should and should not be. These portrayals ... Read More