Sleep hygiene is another term that’s gaining traction in mainstream news and social media. Everything that goes into how well prepared we are to get a good night’s rest is grouped into sleep hygiene. As you know from our previous post, sleep has an enormous effect on our mental health. Our brains need proper rest […]
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Having Trouble Focusing? Mental Health Providers Can Help
The term “ADHD” gets thrown around a lot these days. Across social media platforms like Twitter, Instagram, and Tik Tok, people often say they can’t focus, and so they have ADHD. Thanks to Dr. Google, somebody just needs to do a quick web search for why their concentration is suffering and they’ll stumble across this […]
BEST GUIDE TO GOING TO SLEEP
It’s a tale as old as time. You slip into bed, shut your eyes, and still, you can’t sleep. The later it becomes…
PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS
Everybody deals with psychological stress. Ask Joe Schmo down the street how he felt while organizing his wedding, and he’ll probably talk your ear off about how difficult it was. He might rant about sleepless nights, constant fights, and tiredness that just would not go away no matter how much caffeine he drank. While we […]
THE VALUE OF DOING MORE THAN ONE THING
Around the time that I turned 18 and my friends went off to college, I started getting the dreaded question. The one we ask far too much to teenagers just stumbling into adulthood: what do you want to do with your life? For me, I’d already narrowed it down to two options. I could do […]
POSSIBLE REASONS YOU CAN’T FOCUS
When I start an initial assessment with a new therapy client, I focus on getting a good idea of what symptoms they’re experiencing. People are generally pretty good at describing their mood and general anxiety-level. Then, when I ask about how well they’re able to concentrate, they often say something like, “Oh, I definitely have […]
THE KEY TO UNDERSTANDING HOW THE WORLD AFFECTS US
When it comes to our thoughts and emotions, everything feels extremely personal. That sadness? Our fault. This anxiety? Our responsibility. However, back in the 1970s, a social scientist named Urie Bronfenbrenner suggested that the world around us has an enormous effect on our mental health. Our society typically views mental health in a vacuum. Cultures […]
WHY IS SLEEP IMPORTANT TO MENTAL HEALTH?
Sleep has an enormous effect on our mental health. A huge fraction of our day is spent sprawled out, eyes shut, and useless to the world. Children and toddlers often revolt against going to sleep, but as they grow older, they always want more. Sleep is essential to our core functioning. Even if we know […]