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For Those Seeking Peace of Mind
Searching for ways to alleviate anxiety or make mindfulness practices work for you? This collection combines insights and how-tos on subjects such as stress, meditation, and various psychological disorders to keep you (and your brain) feeling your best.
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Cheat Sheet / Updated 11-13-2024
The coping strategies or, resourcingskills, that you practice are essential for EMDR to be successful. Even outside of EMDR, these skills are foundational to helping yourself regain control of your mind and tap into living the life you want to create. Research shows that the more you practice and engage in healthy coping/resourcing skills, the more regulated and content you will feel.
The Breakthrough Therapy for Overcoming Anxiety, Stress, and Trauma EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is now recognized as one of the most effective treatment modalities for trauma, PTSD, anxiety, depression, addiction, and beyond. EMDR For Dummies is a user-friendly guide for patients who need an introduction to what this type of therapy can do for them—hint: it can help a lot.
An effective skills-building resource for achieving real change with dialectical behavior therapy Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is the type of talk therapy with the most evidence-base for people who experience painful swings in emotions and volatile relationships. It is most commonly applied in the treatment borderline personality disorder who also experience suicidal thinking and behaviors and in recent years, therapists use it for other mental health conditions as well.
Learn how to create healthy personal and relationship boundaries Boundaries are limits we establish for ourselves and implement through action or communication. Personal Boundaries For Dummies gives you all the basics on what boundaries look like (spoiler: they aren't "one-size-fits-all”), along with step-by-step instructions for figuring out what your boundaries are and communicating them with others.
Cheat Sheet / Updated 04-30-2024
There’s a lot to know about personal boundaries. But that doesn’t mean you need to wait until you understand all there is to know before you get started.The following are simple, actionable tips to help you start setting boundaries, along with specific actions you can put into practice immediately for some quick, powerful wins that instantly improve your boundaries.
Cheat Sheet / Updated 04-12-2024
Tips for chasing away feelings of lonelinessEverybody feels lonely at times. When it happens, it’s good to have strategies in mind to help you thwart the feeling and keep it from growing into a more chronic issue. Here are just a few suggestions you can try.
Be kind to yourself. Opening up to others can be tough.
Article / Updated 10-20-2023
Guilt can, in some instances, actually lead to self-improvement and build self-esteem. The problem for codependents is that their guilt is usually irrational and stems from shame and poor boundaries.Studies show that healthy guilt encourages people to have more empathy for others, to take corrective action, and to improve themselves.
Video / Updated 10-10-2023
With practice, you can teach yourself to relax on command by exercising various breathing techniques, tensing and relaxing targeted muscles, and by using imagery and suggestion. Follow this guided relaxation, preferably in a quiet place, and you'll feel the stress leaving your body.
Cheat Sheet / Updated 09-08-2023
Depression is a serious medical illness that is quite common but also quite treatable. First, figure out whether you’re just down in the dumps or truly suffering from depression, which can have a lot more symptoms than just feeling blue.If you’re depressed, know where you can find help. And know what you should and should not do to make yourself feel better.
Article / Updated 06-06-2023
The digital age has brought huge benefits: from saving lives in emergencies, to sharing information with the world, the advantages are countless. But without mindfulness, living in the digital age can drive you crazy! If you don’t turn your phone or computer off from time to time, your attention can be completely hijacked by websites, incoming messages, social media, games and more.