2 ways to stop ruminating thoughts

Do you feel more sad and tired during the winter months? Do your energy and enthusiasm levels begin to drop around the fall season?

Learn more about what kinds of behaviors children and teens with OCD display, and how to support and nurture them for healthy development.

Obsessive-compulsive disorder is one of the most misunderstood mental illnesses in our society.

No matter how much we wish it wasn’t, the reality is that stress is a big part of our everyday lives. To a greater or lesser extent, we encounter stress in some form every day, whether it’s from our jobs, our children, our spouses or other relationships, our finances, or our families.

We all feel stress in our lives to a certain degree, and all of us have felt extreme stress that has impacted us negatively at least once in our lives. While feeling stressed about something is never pleasant, there is evidence that suggests that it’s not always a bad thing.

We all feel sad from time to time, but what if what you’re experiencing is something more than sadness?

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental illness that commonly occurs but is still widely misunderstood.

In the last couple of years in my private practice I have gotten to know this wonderful drug a little better.

Having a child or teenager with Obsessive-compulsive disorder can be challenging not only for a parent but for the entire family.

For someone living with a social anxiety disorder, daily life can be a constant struggle. 

One of the harshest truths of life is that there is so much that is beyond our control. As human beings, we associate control with power, so not feeling in control can feel incredibly disempowering and frightening.

The feelings associated with low self-esteem are often depressive feelings, and at times could even develop into a proper clinical depression

Day-to-day stress can sometimes get the most of us

As a psychotherapist, I know that a lot of people are looking for help with their low self-confidence/self-esteem

When you get an ongoing sense and feeling of sadness on a regular basis, you could start asking yourself why you are so sad much of the time.

Anger outbursts are extremely unpleasant. That is for the one experiencing and for the one that is observing it

Therapy for borderline personality disorder is something that many people are looking for. For a start, let’s establish what borderline personality disorder (BPD) is and then what can be done.

If you are asking yourself whether you should divorce your spouse, you are not in an easy spot.

Many people are very concerned about side effects of sertraline or other SSRI’s in the treatment of their depression, OCD or anxiety disorders. I will cover here some information on Sertraline and then recommend an alternative method to treat depression.

Up until recently, most studies regarding childhood neglect focused on abuse.

If you suspect that you have obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) or you have been diagnosed with OCD – then you will probably want to know what that means and what available treatments exist for OCD.

Mindfulness has recently become a very accepted form of therapy for various psychological and psychiatric disorders and challenges.

Essentially, all psychiatric and psychological distress manifest themselves in emotional dysregulation.

If you think you might - or know someone else who may - be suffering from social anxiety, finding the answers you need may not be an easy process

Let’s start with a brief outline of what Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is and how it could help you.

According to The World Health Organization (WHO), more than 264 million people around the world suffer from major depression.

One of the key symptoms of depression and anxiety is having ruminating thoughts.