Self-Sabotage: Why Do We Hurt Ourselves? Have you ever found yourself putting off important tasks until the last minute? Or maybe you've noticed a pattern of attracting unhealthy relationships. Perhaps you're familiar with that critical inner voice or the difficulty of forming close connections. Maybe you find yourself engaging in self-harm, like cutting, starving, overeating, [...]
Opposite Action Skill: Your Key to Unlocking Potential Are you feeling stuck, unmotivated, or struggling with emotional difficulties? The Opposite Action Skill, a powerful tool from Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), can offer a creative and effective way to overcome these challenges. What is the Opposite Action Skill? The Opposite Action Skill is a therapeutic technique [...]
Screen Addiction: a Substitute for Connection Have you ever felt stuck in the virtual world, endlessly scrolling through feeds and feeling a sense of emptiness? Screen addiction has become a common phenomenon in our era. Screens provide us with entertainment, information, and a seemingly connected world, but do they really give us what we need? [...]
The Wonderful Connection Between Empathy, Serotonin, and ACT & CBT Therapies Did you know that feeling empathy for someone not only benefits the other person but also improves your own mood? Fascinating research reveals a remarkable connection between empathy and serotonin levels in the brain. Serotonin, often called the "happiness hormone," plays a crucial role [...]
Naming Your Emotions: The Key to Understanding and Coping Have you ever felt overwhelmed by strong emotions that you just couldn't put a name to? Feelings of confusion, helplessness, and even fear can consume us and hold us back from moving forward in life. The good news is that there's a more effective way to [...]
Time Flies When You're Having Fun - Dopamine Time Perception Have you ever felt like time just slips away? Moments of deep joy, like traveling abroad or spending time with loved ones, seem to fly by, while mundane tasks drag on endlessly. This phenomenon, known as subjective time perception, isn't just a personal feeling but [...]
Hell is Other People: A Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Perspective The relationship between the person and society, social anxiety and self-image “Hell is other people” – who hasn’t felt this way at some point? This famous quote by Jean-Paul Sartre, the existentialist philosopher, has captivated us for decades. It raises profound questions about the relationship between [...]
Another Cup of Coffee: Caffeine - Between Energy and Addiction The Complex Relationship Between Your Daily Cup and Your Mind As a cognitive-behavioral therapist, I often encounter questions about the connection between coffee and mood. Coffee, with its caffeine content, is a morning staple for many, promising energy and alertness. But is it truly our [...]
Self-Gaslighting: How Emotions and Ego Distort Our Thinking Self-gaslighting is a phenomenon where we question our own reality, emotions, and memories. It's a process that occurs within our minds, where we believe the negative stories we tell ourselves, even if they aren't necessarily based on facts. The Role of the Negative Ego The ego, especially [...]
The Lost of Future Dimension of Trauma Survivors How Trauma, PTSD, and CPTSD Affect Our Perception of the Future "I felt like my future had been stolen from me. As if everything was stuck." This statement reflects the experiences of many trauma survivors, whether they've experienced a single traumatic event (PTSD) or prolonged trauma (CPTSD). [...]
