What To Text A Struggling Friend, According To Therapists
sourab26 I’m going to hold my own hand when I tell you this (because I also need my hand held while hearing it): Kindness and helpfulness aren’t necessarily the same thing.…
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What Is Competence Fatigue? Therapists Explain Why Being “The Capable One” Is So Exhausting
There’s a particular kind of exhaustion that comes from being the one. You know, the one who is responsible, the one who gets sh*t done, the one who remembers dates…
Why Do I Wake Up Anxious For No Reason? Psychologists Explain
You know that feeling when you just open your eyes after a night’s rest and immediately get knocked in the face with a sense of extreme dread and impending doom?…
Is Anyone Else Secretly Tired Of Self-Improvement?
Anyone who knows me would probably describe me as Type A. My house is as clean as I can keep it with a 5-year-old, my car is spotless, and I…
1 In 5 Teens Use AI Chatbots For Mental Health Advice. Experts Have Thoughts.
As AI use becomes more ingrained in daily life and chatbots are added into our social media apps, it feels like it’s getting harder by the day to predict the…
Why Other People’s Emotions Leave You Exhausted, According To Therapists
Sometimes, and seemingly more and more, I just feel entirely wiped out after spending time around certain people. Emotional vampires — that’s what we call them. Maybe it’s the friend…
What Is Emotional Parentification? Signs It Happened To You & How It’s Showing Up Now
You feel anxious all the time but don’t actually know what you need to fix it. You’d like to rest more but it’s hard when you feel like being productive…
Can Your Dog “Catch” Your Anxiety? Experts Explain How Dogs Absorb Human Stress
I used to notice it with my dog Jaws: Whenever I would walk in the door brooding after a bad day, he would seem… off somehow. I guess you could…
How To Retrain Your Brain To Enjoy “Slow” Dopamine
Never in my life have I said the word “dopamine” more than I have in the last year, but I’m glad we’re talking about it. Dopamine, the feel-good motivating neurotransmitter,…
What Is “High-Functioning Burnout”? Therapists Say Moms Are Especially Vulnerable
So many mornings, I wake up and already feel behind. Before I can even pour a cup of coffee, my brain starts mentally tallying up everything I need to do…