But in all that packaging, something important is getting lost. Because when it comes down to what really drives change in therapy, it's not the label on the box that matters. It's not whether you used "the right" protocol. It's whether you helped a person engage in a process that actually moves their life forward. To facilitate real transformations, we need to stop chasing protocols and start following processes.
People who are night owls have a much higher risk of developing an addiction to their smartphones compared to those who go to sleep earlier, a new study has found. Scientists have discovered that many who stay up in the evening, who show symptoms of loneliness or anxiety, are using smartphones to cope emotionally and are developing addictions to social media, worsening their mental health symptoms.
So when somebody sees the dance video, what they're going to do is they're going to see, and then it's going to go through all of these sensations: the way that they see, hear, feel, touch, smell, all of that. And it's going to go through all of their own past experiences. So everything that they've ever been told about dancing and themselves, it'll go through what they believe about the world, if they think dancing is good or bad or silly or stupid.
Wouldn't it be great if there was something like this for grieving parents who feel like they're drowning? Well, there is, and it starts with you. Once you've been through what you've been through, you're as much of an "expert" on how to cope with your grief as I am. You've learned so much and now it's time for the final lesson: paying it forward and helping other bereaved parents navigate the long road ahead of them. Who knows this rocky terrain better than you?
I'd had a long-term boyfriend until a couple months before prom, so Adam and I never had the chance to consider each other as anything more than friends - except for maybe what others saw: a fruit and his fly, a fag and his hag. As I caught a glimpse of him changing just feet away from me, his shirtlessness and my singleness seemed to suddenly amplify what I had hardly thought about when we were previously alone together: Adam was a boy.
Imagine this scenario: Nicola is an athlete who wants to go to the Olympics in 2028. She couldn't be more motivated and is optimizing her whole life around it. In all aspects of training, sleep, diet, and mindset, she's aiming to make every marginal improvement she can. But already, three years out, she's beginning to unravel. When she doesn't set a personal best each race, underperforming her expectations results in crushing depression, anxiety, and second-guessing her every move.
Indeed, getting to forgiveness is perhaps the most difficult and challenging thing that we can do to go beyond ourselves when we are so fixated on our problems, our needs, our expectations, and our demands. Let's face it: When things are spinning out of control-and especially out of our control-it is at least comforting and cathartic, even if it doesn't really resolve anything, to be able to point the blame on others for the situation at hand.
Adolescence can be characterized as a period of development, experimentation, and discovery. However, for the majority of teenagers, it is also a period with added stress. School pressures, social media influence, shifting friendships, and identity exploration can become a heavy load on adolescents. While some stresses involved are inevitable when growing up, too much stress that isn't dealt with properly can become harmful and lead to anxiety, burnout, or illness in the long run.
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If you've been relying on a couple of nightcaps to drift off, you probably know the painful tossing and turning that comes when you try to skip a night. I used to pack a dozen travel-sized rum bottles in my backpack for weeklong camping trips, lining them up like medical supplies-not for a "good time," but to guarantee a "good night's sleep."
Generation X prides itself on never being surprised, which has generally served us well. Keeping our expectations low and our cynicism-level high has allowed Gen X to remain agile throughout numerous economic and political upheavals. But what if the attitudes that protect us from life's difficulties are also holding us back from our goals? Specifically, many in Gen X may find that the cynicism we have proudly used as armor throughout our lives may be getting in the way of retirement.
What distinguishes the Hikikomori (ESW) experience is not about the quality or even quantity of sleep; it's about when the sleep happens. Folks I tend to see report ten or more hours of shut-eye; however, it occurs from the wee hours until mid-day or even later. This is problematic because it places someone out of synch with social norms, where jobs and social lives are happening.
Maureen's reactions make complete sense-both as a child and as an adult, she learned to stay guarded. Being alert likely protected her in harsh settings, and that deserves recognition. But there's also a toll: living in a state of high alert is exhausting. Bracing for criticism, decoding tone and word choice, and anticipating the next betrayal drains us physically and emotionally.
Digital addiction (DA) refers to a problematic relationship with technology characterized by symptoms of behavioral addiction, including mood modification, salience, tolerance, conflict, withdrawal symptoms, and relapse. While addictive use of technology is not yet officially recognized as a clinical diagnosis, certain forms, such as Internet gaming disorder (IGD), have been classified as clinical conditions. Notably, IGD was included in the ICD-11 (International Classification of Diseases) by the World Health Organization in 2018.19
The biggest surprise was how dramatically cognitive abilities varied within our target population. During our user testing sessions, I watched one participant solve complex spatial puzzles in under ten seconds while expressing frustration that the game wasn't challenging them enough. Twenty minutes later, another participant struggled with what I considered the simplest tutorial level. Both users had the same diagnosis. Both were part of our target demographic. But their cognitive strengths and challenges were completely different.
After every school shooting, mass shooting, or act of targeted political violence, I've noticed a heartbreaking and consistent theme in my work with families. Mothers often come to me with the same fearful question:"Why does this keep happening with boys-and is my son at risk too?" Most recently, one mother sat across from me, exhausted and tearful, asking if her parenting was somehow creating a "narcissist" in her son. She feared what she was seeing-and even more, what it might mean.
The Anxious Generation (2024), the run-away best seller by social psychologist Jonathan Haidt, argues in no uncertain terms that the "phone-based childhood," which has replaced the "play-based childhood" and is dominated by immersion in social media, is "the major cause of the international epidemic of adolescent mental illness" (p. 139).
This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is in crisis, call or text 988, or go to 988lifeline.org, to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. You can also call the network, previously known as the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, at 800-273-8255, or visit SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources. People - and especially parents - can't stop talking about the Netflix documentary, "Unknown Number: The High School Catfish," in which Michigan mom Kendra Licari cyberbullies her own teenage daughter, Lauryn Licari.
Inflation is stubborn, unemployment is rising and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has even confirmed that Gen Z grads just can't get a break right now. But the youngest generation of workers already know that. In fact, they're so anxious about the state of the economy right now that they can't even sleep. So what are they doing about it? They're, perhaps counterintuitively, bed rotting and watching TV.
Yet a new study suggests that for more than 400,000 adults worldwide, sexlessness is a reality, linked to a range of genetic, environmental, physical and mental factors. Researchers analyzing data from over 400,000 UK adults and 13,500 Australians found that men who had never had sex tended to have lower grip strength and smaller arm muscles. However, both men and women without sexual experience were more likely to be highly educated, introverted and exhibit higher cognitive ability.
One of the key figures who is credited with inspiring this movement is Jonathan Haidt, a social psychologist and professor at New York University's Stern School of Business. In his book The Anxious Generation,published last year, Haidt makes the case that the rise in social media and cellphone use is a major factor behind what's making kids more anxious and depressed.
'The Bear' says he got his name in prison (there, inmates used the Spanish word for bear, "Oso") for starting too many fights. He sells his goods at the 16th St. Plaza to make a living. It's temporary, he says, while he waits for his disability papers to process. He estimates that it will take six months or so. Despite his nickname and towering 6 ft plus frame, Heller has a gentle demeanor.
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr and Education Secretary Linda McMahon want schools to do away with mental health screenings and therapy. Instead, they argue in a Washington Post opinion piece that schools "must return to the natural sources of mental well-being: strong families, nutrition and fitness, and hope for the future." NPR spoke to mental health experts who say the op-ed is misleading about school-based mental health screenings and therapy.
For years, I had been teaching people about radical acceptance - not rejecting pain, but recognising pain as a part of reality right now, and learning how to live with it. Even though I initially questioned "why me?" I immediately shifted to "what now?" Cancer was happening , and it was one of the challenges I was going to have to deal with. I was going to get through this journey coming from a place of peace and gratitude, rather than fear.
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