Rumination involves obsessively thinking about negative experiences and feelings. Some people replay events that occurred in the past, while others worry about situations that could potentially occur in the future. Rumination tends to have a snowball effect—certain mental health conditions (including generalized anxiety disorder and...
No one likes to feel uncomfortable, even if only for a short while. Being comfortable is a good feeling and breaking out of one's comfort zone can be scary. But, that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try every once in a while. Always staying in your...
You may have heard about post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but what about post-traumatic embitterment disorder (PTED)? PTED is a condition that produces chronic feelings of bitterness and resentment after someone experiences a negative life event (for example, being bullied, assaulted, or fired from a job)....
If you’ve been researching self-care practices, you may have come across something known as journaling. But what is journaling, exactly, and what can it do to improve your mental, emotional, and even physical health? Journaling, at its core, is the regular practice of writing down...
You’ve probably heard of “self-care Sunday,” a recent trend that involves devoting one day a week to nourishing your mind and body. Whether you want to start practicing self-care on Sundays, Wednesdays, Fridays—or every day—good for you! Depending on the practices you adopt, self-care can...
An Interview with Associate Therapist Ladia Adams Trauma and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder have a way of taking over your existence, ruling your every thought and action. PTSD can be a debilitating and extremely difficult condition to heal and recover from, which is why June has...