A hallmark of psychological health is the ability to think flexibly. When people get depressed, are highly anxious, or are feeling high levels of negative emotions for other reasons (such as relationship unhappiness), their thinking tends to get more negative, narrow and rigid. It’s good to practice seeing issues from multiple perspectives to get a [...]

Here are 3 cycles I frequently see in people who are having relationships problems. These particularly commonly occur when one or both partners has low self esteem. Person feels frustrated > Person acts out in relationship (i.e. acts unhelpfully) > Person feels shame and more frustration (at self and partner). Or Person feels anxious > [...]

Are there things YOU think would/might be helpful to you if you did them, but for some reason you feel resistant to trying your idea? It could be anything but examples include: – devising a budget for your spending – monitoring your food intake for a week to better understand your eating patterns – eating [...]