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Lost in Psychobabble? Cut Through the Jargon for Real Mental Clarity

Mad in America

Clinically speaking, early childhood trauma often leads to insecure attachment styles and maladaptive survival strategies. A Crucial Caveat This isnt to propose that therapy and medication dont have value. Therapy, if you struggle to do it on your own, can help you recognize the link between your symptoms and formative experiences.

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Healing from Within: Trauma Therapy for Women Who’ve Been Told They’re ‘Too Sensitive’

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Healing from Within: Trauma Therapy for Women Who’ve Been Told They’re ‘Too Sensitive’ Have you ever been told that you’re “too sensitive”? The combination of trauma and sensitivity presents unique challenges.

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Feeling Nervous All the Time? Here’s What You Need to Know

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One common contributor is genetic predisposition —if anxiety runs in your family, you may be more likely to experience it yourself due to inherited traits that influence how your brain responds to stress. Treatment options may include talk therapy, lifestyle modifications, stress management techniques, and medication when appropriate.

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TIFT #127: CBT and PDT Share the Same Infrastructure

How Psychiatry Works

These two psychotherapy orientations, Psychodynamic Therapy (PDT) and Cognitive-behavioral Therapy (CBT) appear radically different, but the differences are more superficial and less fundamental. Readers of this blog will recognize three clinical requirements that universally explain what all therapies need to accomplish.

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Depression: Psychiatry’s Discredited Theories and Drugs Versus a Sane Model and Approach

Mad in America

P sychiatry’s serotonin-imbalance theory of depression, long discarded by researchers, was finally flushed down the toilet by psychiatry and the mainstream media in 2022. And psychiatrists’ primary treatments for depression—their so-called “antidepressants”—are now circling the drain. 2) What approach to depression makes sense? Genes and depression?

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How to Stop Overthinking: A Guide for Women Who Worry Too Much

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Your brain starts to see neutral situations as dangerous, which leads to more alertness and worry. Studies have shown that chronic overthinking is linked to various mental health disorders, such as Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder , which are more common among women. Your sleep quality suffers as your mind refuses to quiet down.

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8 Signs You May Be Living with Unresolved Trauma

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These lingering wounds, known as unresolved trauma, can silently shape our behaviors, relationships, and daily experiences without us even realizing it. For women, unresolved trauma can manifest in unique ways, impacting mental health through anxiety, depression, and complex emotional responses.