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Month: December 2012

Are You Parenting Like Your Parent?

Whether they are good or bad, the traits of our parents live on in most of us. They may sometimes show through in moments of passion where we find ourselves behaving in a way that is not like our usual self. This can sometimes be a good thing, when we see the traits that we…

Is Cynicism Ruining Your Life?

Most people have at least one person in their life that can make them cynical. Whoever it is that inspires cynicism in our lives, it is generally someone who routinely disappoints or upsets us in some way. The cynical attitude that develops is part of a defensive mechanism that can be hard to lose once…

Achieving Success Requires Patience and Persistence

American journalist Hal Borland once wrote: “Knowing trees, I understand the meaning of patience. Knowing Grass, I can appreciate persistence.” In order to achieve big goals, people need to display the same patience as a tree. Just as trees take many years to grow into the large, impressive plants that they are, an important goal…

Culture Stigmatizing Mental Illness Must Change

After a second student from Northwestern University passed away during the fall semester, one by suicide while studying abroad, professors Christina Traina and Laurie Zoloth have written in about the stigma surrounding mental illness that impedes the prevention of such tragedies. The Centers for Disease Control report that suicide is the third most common cause…

Why Generosity is Good for You

A 2003 research study at the University of Michigan shows that the positive effects of practicing generosity include improving one’s mental and physical health and longevity. This means being generous can fit in with exercising regularly and keeping a healthy diet as something that can prolong a person’s lifespan. Another study from the same university…

10 Tips for Surviving the Holidays

While seeing old friends and family during the holidays can be the best part of the year for some, for others it can raise feelings of sadness, loss, and disappointment. Seeing family members can revert people to childhood patterns which might be especially painful if those patterns are something the person believes he has worked…

Why Do I Become Overprotective and Possessive in Relationships?

In a “Dear Abby” format, a worried person who found herself sabotaging her relationship wrote to GoodTherapy.org seeking advice about how to control his/her overprotective and possessive impulses. The response gave two recommendations about how to deal with a situation like this. One can sit down with the partner and discuss the problem, which can…

How to Make Peace with Your Dark Past

Almost everyone has something dark in their past and it is human nature to dwell on that darkness, trying to figure out how we allowed those things to happen. It can become a dark circle of trying to understand what happened and agonizing over the fact that it did. The way to move forward, however,…

How Gratitude Combats Depression

According to Dr. Deborah Serani, studies show that consistent positive interaction, particularly positive interactions that involve gratitude, both increase happiness and decrease depression levels. So while the holiday season may also be a season of gratitude, it can be emotionally important to try and practice gratitude throughout the entire year. Dr. Serani shares seven of…

Light at Night May Lead to Depression, Brain Functioning Problems

A recent study at Johns Hopkins University found that being exposed to bright lights for an extended period of time causes higher levels of cortisol, the stress hormone, which can eventually lead to brain functioning problems and even depression. The study was conducted on mice, which are similar to humans in that both humans and…

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