Month: June 2020

EXERCISE AS A TOOL FOR MANAGING ANXIETY

June 30, 2020
Scientists and exercise enthusiasts have long noted that aerobic exercise can provide a positive mood boost. Recent research suggests exercise can even be an effective treatment for depression. Physical activity...

QUARANTIME: WHY THE DAYS DRAG AND THE WEEKS FLY BY

June 25, 2020
Everyone on lockdown in their own home is experiencing an unfamiliar kind of relativity. Every moment seems interminable but days and weeks are rushing by at dizzying pace. This was...

INTIMATE BETRAYAL AND POST TRAUMATIC STRESS

June 16, 2020
JUNE 16, 2020 Symptoms can be more physiological than psychological. By: Steven Stosny, Ph.D. Posted Jun 14, 2020 The most familiar type of post-traumatic stress (PTS) — the one that gets most...

PSYCHOLOGICAL TRICKS TO HELP YOU STOP WORRYING

June 10, 2020
It’s a vicious cycle to break: worry, try to gain control, fail, worry again, repeat. Worrying about things you can’t control — like the state of the economy or someone...

HOW COVID-19 IS IMPACTING MENTAL HEALTH

June 5, 2020
COVID-19 came upon the world cloaked in ambiguity—the medical presentation poorly characterized, the expert advice about safety from infection a moving target.

THE CONNECTION BETWEEN HEADACHES AND ADHD

June 2, 2020
When someone you love has headaches, the only thing you want to do is take those headaches away. Get them out of pain. See them smile again. But sometimes “the...