Grrr! Irritability And What It Means
Listen to this scenario and see if it sounds familiar: some people are really annoying. Other people just don’t mind their own business. Why is that person staring at me? Why won’t my friend text...
Category: Educate Yourself
Nah—Therapy Is Not For Me (But Are You Sure?)
Studies show when people have a bad experience with therapy it can make them have a bad attitude about therapy in general. Sometimes I tell my adolescent patients at my clinic that I think therapy could...
“Stand Together” Celebrates Another Successful Year
Today dozens of middle school students gathered at the Pittsburgh Heinz History Center to share the results of a year’s work on Stand Together, a project to educate other students at their schools about the challenges...
What Is CBT? A Comic Example
When you feel depressed or anxious, it can feel like you are just lost in your thoughts. A type of therapy called cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps to teach you how to change your...
True Friendship
As we go through life, people move in and out of our social interactions. Particularly in adolescence and young adulthood, in settings such as school or extracurricular activities, we constantly meet people and create relationships. But how do...
Who Are You?
What words describe you? If someone did not know you at all—how would you describe yourself? You could probably make a long list of things. People are not one-dimensional. And even if most of...
How To Practice Preventive Self-Care
I took a Pilates class this past semester at school, and in our last class our instructor posed us a question: What does self-care mean to us? I thought about how I’ve used self-care...
When I Grow Up, I Don’t Want To Be Like You
Do you have friends or family members who have a mental illness and have had a lot of trouble dealing with it or did not get treatment? Many of us do. It can be...
How To Tell Whether Therapy Is Going Well
Talking with a therapist can make anyone feel pretty vulnerable. Think about it—you are telling them your deepest thoughts, and you are not sure what they are thinking! If you’ve never seen a therapist before,...
How To Discuss Hard Topics With Parents
Although talking to friends often comes more naturally, there are some situations in which parents or guardians can shed a brighter light on a tough situation than your peers. Whether you feel that your...
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