Valentine's Day

How to Move on From a Breakup: Using "Opposite Action" to Love to Survive Valentine’s Day

Wednesday, January 31, 2024 - 11:55

Often times, people struggling to move on from a breakup inadvertently act in ways that amplify their emotions of love towards the person, but these urges usually make us feel worse in the long term. So, what can we do? Enter “Opposite Action.”

How I Learned to Stop Avoiding Life

Tuesday, May 10, 2022 - 15:18

This blog was originally posted on Ten Percent Happier on April 22, 2022 and is reprinted here with permission

Valentine’s Day: Day of Love or Day of Longing?

Karen Cassiday, PhD

Wednesday, February 13, 2019 - 13:37

What comes to your mind when you think of Valentine’s Day? If you suffer from anxiety and worry, then there is a good chance that you are concerned about being disappointed or about disappointing someone.

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