In previous posts, I’ve written about the cognitive side of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). The main technique involves identifying negative automatic thoughts and reframing those thoughts into ...

The Netflix documentary Unknown Number: The High School Catfish explores the case of two thirteen-year-olds, Lauryn Licari and Owen McKenny, who received thousands of anonymous, harassing messages ...

Cognitive distortions, or thinking errors, can take a toll on our mental health. Here are five such thinking patterns and ways to overcome them. We are all vulnerable to certain “thinking errors,” ...

Tension: We intellectually know others rarely notice us, yet we still feel constantly observed and judged in everyday moments. Noise: Popular advice tells us to “stop caring what others think,” which ...

When politicians resort to insult and name calling, it is a sign that they have nothing convincing to say. No data, no logic and no insights to support their position. It is a desperate ploy to win by ...

We’ve all been there. Moments earlier you were firing on all cylinders, ready to take on the world. But then everything changed. Where you were once full of energy, excitement and confidence, you now ...

On the eve of her theatrical debut, Mariel is experiencing a rush of negative thoughts that have her second-guessing whether or not to perform. Yet do not be frightened, kind viewers! Along with the ...

The traditional traffic light system used by chief information security officers (CISOs) to report cyber risks to boards is showing signs of strain. After interviewing more than 10 CISOs across Europe ...

Music and mental health are independent endeavors that bring people calm, focus and joy. They overlap a lot. (*Understand “mental health” as well-being in the overlapping life contexts of cognition, ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract When anxious or depressed people try to recall emotionally ambiguous events, they produce errors that reflect their habits of interpreting ...