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Think Less to Overcome Depression, New Treatment Paradigm Suggests (Why You...
The study is interesting as the treatment represents a whole new way of understanding and treating depression, which is why I refer to it as a new treatment paradigm. I will go through the research......
View ArticleWere Our Ancestors Depressed?
In this article, I will try to sum up some evolutionary theories of depression. Have people always been depressed, or how is it? What is depression? Depression is the down-regulation of positive...
View ArticleWays to Deal With Difficulties: Problem-Focused and Emotion-Focused Coping
When we face stressful life events, we typically use many kinds of coping strategies to deal with them. Sometimes we confront problems, and sometimes we avoid problems. The strategies we use are...
View ArticleStudy: Sleep Disturbances Predict the Course of Anxiety and Depressive Disorders
In a study by Van Mill and colleagues (2013), the authors examined the impact of sleep disturbances on the course of anxiety and depressive disorders. The sleep durations of over 1,000 individuals with...
View ArticleLearned Helplessness is “Just” a Way of Thinking
Learned helplessness happens when people expect that bad events will happen and that there is nothing they can do to prevent them from happening (Holt et al., 2012). Learned helplessness has been...
View ArticleA 100-Year Old Word Repetition Technique is Effective in Reducing the Impact...
Repeat the word milk for 45 seconds or more (remember to say it out loud), and you will find that the word begins to lose its meaning. It’s called the Milk Milk Milk exercise, and it is just one of...
View ArticlePeople Who Are Consciously Aware of Their Emotions Deal With Them More...
People who are consciously aware of their emotions deal with them more effectively. This idea is supported by a recent survey study by Claudia Subic-Wrana and co-workers (2014) of almost 2,000...
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Write Down Your Thoughts to Become More Mindful and Consciously Aware
Do you make shopping lists? Do you use your calendar for planning? Or do you otherwise tend to write down your thoughts? Good! Writing things down can help you become more mindful and consciously...
View ArticleThe Perfect Paradox: Chasing Perfection Makes You Feel Worse and...
When we feel self-inadequacy, we might try to do more as an attempt to feel better about ourselves. This, however, might result in a vicious cycle characterized by high self-standards that are...
View ArticleInside the Mind of a Metacognitive Therapist – Part 6 Thought Control and...
As a metacognitive therapist, I meet people who try to control their thoughts and feelings in various, sometimes creative, ways. People who try to get …
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