Bipolar Like Me - The Top 10 Types of “Stinkin’ Thinkin’”

Survival of the Resilient: Skills for Handling Life’s Inevitable Disappointments

Wednesday, June 28th, 2006

Sometimes life can feel like the reality television show, Survivor. Especially if you are a teen or young adult, life can feel like a high stakes game where there is every chance you’ll be eliminated ... Read more... »

How brand names trigger our emotions

Wednesday, June 7th, 2006

Hundreds, if not thousands, of brand names have become highly familiar to us as they form part of our everyday life, thanks to widespread marketing and advertising. We may like to believe we can "tune ... Read more... »

How Our Social Network Helps Us Thrive

Monday, May 29th, 2006

One way that your attitude can affect your health is that a bad attitude can drive other people away. And interaction with other people is vital for your health. Human beings are social creatures. So ... Read more... »

The Power of Positive Thinking

Monday, May 29th, 2006

No one can avoid all negative feelings in life and it's not realistic to think you can or should. But the happiest people somehow know how to buffer them by keeping life's inevitable tragedies from ... Read more... »

Facts About Sexual Orientation

Tuesday, April 4th, 2006

In a national random survey on the prevalence of same-sex sexual behavior in the United States, 10% of adult men and 9% of adult women report at least one of the following: (a) currently attracted ... Read more... »

All About Sexual Orientation

Tuesday, April 4th, 2006

Few areas of psychology have been as controversial as the study of sexual orientation. What percentage of people are gay, and what is the most appropriate criterion for terming someone gay? Why are some men ... Read more... »

Tongue-Tied by Compliments

Tuesday, April 4th, 2006

Nothing oils the machinery of social interaction quite as nicely as do compliments. They signify that others are recognizing something special about you and making the effort to let you know they care enough to ... Read more... »

Persuasion and How to Influence Others

Tuesday, April 4th, 2006

There are six widely used successful principles of influence: 1. Reciprocation. People are more willing to comply with requests (for favors, services, information, and concessions) from those who have provided such things first. Because people feel ... Read more... »

Capture that Springtime Optimism!

Monday, March 27th, 2006

Spring is the season of new growth, and the signs of change are all around us. Flowers smatter parks and lawns, the days are longer, brighter and warmer, and our emotions are lifted by the ... Read more... »

10 Things You Might Not Know About Mental Health

Wednesday, March 15th, 2006

In the vein of figuring out what life is all about in this world, it sometimes helps to have "cheat sheets." Financial planners do this, programmers do this, managers do this, engineers all do this ... Read more... »

Web 2.0: Consistency, Relevancy and Reliability

Saturday, February 25th, 2006

Implications for Health and Mental Health Information Online I've seen this question from varying folks over the past year or so as the next obvious evolution in the "tagging" craze -- "Why don't we just ... Read more... »

Strategies to Reduce Anxiety and Stress

Thursday, February 9th, 2006

There are many good techniques and resources for dealing with stress. Perhaps the most important fact is this: Nearly all the stress-related ... Read more... »

Taking on Anxiety and the Irrational Fears in Your Life

Thursday, February 9th, 2006

Next month Amy turns 49, but it's unlikely to be a happy birthday. Five years ago she had what she terms a breakdown—it was later diagnosed as generalized anxiety disorder—and life has never been the ... Read more... »

The Top 10 Types of “Stinkin’ Thinkin’”

Friday, January 20th, 2006

One of the most common types of skills learned in psychotherapy today focuses on our thinking. Unbeknownst to many of us, we often engage in internal conversations with ourselves throughout the day. Unless we're trained ... Read more... »

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