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How I Learned to Stop Avoiding Life
This blog was originally posted on Ten Percent Happier on April 22, 2022 and is reprinted here with permission
How to Get Over It: Fear of Vomiting
The fear of vomiting can become so all-consuming and terrifying that eating becomes a struggle and weight loss becomes dangerous. As sufferers try to protect themselves from throwing up, their world shrinks until it becomes impossible to work, go to school, or to socialize.
Hormones, Mental Health and the Mind/Body Connection
The idea that mental illness and psychiatric disorders are afflictions that only affect the brain is now regarded as incorrect. We know that the brain controls the body and when the brain doesn’t function properly, the body suffers the consequences, and vice-versa.
Understanding Postpartum OCD and the Mother/Baby Attachment
It’s common for a new mother to experience thoughts or worries about her newborn child. I remember the worrying thoughts I had shortly after my son was born when I left for an ADAA conference for a few days.
Body Dysmorphic Disorder and the Impact of COVID-19 and Quarantine
Body Dysphoric Disorder (BDD) is described as the disease of “self- perceived ugliness” or “self-imagined ugliness.” It is also seen as a distressing preoccupation with one or more physical non-existence “defects.” In the DSM-5, BDD is classified under Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders.
Treating Perinatal Mood Disorders Using Behavioral Activation Psychotherapy
Postpartum mood disorders are among the most common and debilitating mental health problems in the U.S. (1-2), with the capacity to interfere with maternal function, infant health (3-4), and maternal-infant bonds (5).
Misophonia: Like Nails on a Chalkboard
Everyone’s skin crawls when they hear nails on a chalkboard (remember chalkboards?).
8 Steps to Overcoming Your Fear of Flying
1. Latch on to triggers that set you off.
Figure out what frightens you and examine how your anxiety reaction is triggered. Your goal is to identify your particular triggers, so you can manage your fear when anxiety levels are low.
3 Things Your College Kid Must Know About Mental Health
College is typically a challenging experience with some expected highs and lows. For some it is also the time during which common mental health problems start. Because of this, you have to talk to your kid about mental health before school starts.