Therapy is a popular way for people to overcome some issues they may be having within their lives. There is research that shows how helpful therapy can be for some people. However it may be more helpful to some than others. Dr. Gary Trosclair, a contributor writer for the Huffington Post, has 10 tips that can help therapy work for you.
Give Yourself the Time You Need to Create Change
Sometimes, we might be in a hurry to see our lives get better. We want to stop feeling anxious. Or we might want to stop feeling depressed. Or we might want to stop using drugs or alcohol as a means for feeling better.
However, it’s important to remember that change takes time. Even though you might be doing the best you can, it takes time for our lives to get to where we want it to be. This is particularly true when it comes to addiction. There is often so much ambivalence to the idea of quitting that it takes a long time to finally make the decision to get treatment.
5 Reasons Successful People Seek Therapy
For some reason there tends to be a bad connotation with the word therapy. Some people tend to think that therapy is only needed for extreme cases. People also don't think that those who are highly successful need therapy. Just because some has achieved a lot does not mean they aren't capable of having depression or any other mental issues. Amy Morin, a psychotherapist and contributor writer for the Huffington Post says that there are five main reasons a successful person would want to go to therapy.
Nature's Anti-depressant: The Dog
It has always been known that dog's make people happy. There is something about their presence that just makes mood in a room a little lighter. Studies over the years have found that dog's are not just our best friends, but they are four-legged anti-depressants. David Sack M.D., a contributor writer for Psychology Today has found five main reasons why dogs make us much happier:
Five Things to Do Today to Save Your Relationship
There comes a time in every relationship where it may seem as if things aren't going in the right direction. One of you may start to feel distant from the other. The feeling that your relationship may be declining is an awful feeling. According to Lisa Firestone, a contributor writer for Psychology Today, there are 5 things you can do to save your relationship.
7 Tips to Find Yourself When You're Feeling Lost
There are many things that can factor into making a person feel lost. A person can feel lost in their job, relationship, role as a parent or just feeling lost in life in general. When a person is feeling lost in a certain part of their life, it can make life a lot harder. Fortunately, there are some tips to help find yourself when you are feeling lost:
Reasons Why You Can't End Addiction on Your Own
Ending an addiction isn’t easy. In the majority of cases, addiction requires treatment, and even with addiction treatment, some men and women are prone to relapse. Of course, there are many factors that play a role in whether addiction ends with or without relapse. Some of these factors include the length of substance use, drug of choice, severity of the addiction, physical health, and any presence of mental illness. Yet, regardless of these factors, one of the most significant factors in successfully bringing an addiction to an end is having support. Attempting to quit on your own is not only dangerous; it's often ineffective.
20 Signs Your Partner is Controlling
When people are so invested and immersed in their relationships it's can be hard for people to notice if they are in a toxic relationship. Sometimes it can take someone outside of the relationship to see if your partner is controlling. These kinds of relationships can easily sneak up on anyone. Andrea Bonior, a contributor writer for Psychology Today has a list of 20 signs that show if your partner is controlling.
Five Things That Can Kill Your Relationship
There are a many qualities that are needed on both ends for a relationship to work. These qualities need to come from both people in the relationship. A relationship can only work if both people are willing to but in the same amount of effort. According to Kevin D. there are five main things that can ruin a relationship:
Healing Anxiety Naturally
Anxiety is something that many people struggle with on a daily basis. Some struggle with it more than others. There are few ways to heal anxiety. The two most popular ways are medication and therapy. Everyone has a way that is right for them to heal their anxiety. Some people would rather go about healing anxiety in a natural way that doesn't involve medication. Charles Dodgen, a contributor writer for Psychology Today has some tips to heal anxiety naturally: