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Self-Awareness: A Key to Emotional and Relationship Health

Love & Life Toolbox

When new therapy clients sit down in front of me for the first time, my curiosity is always piqued around not only who they are and what kind of help they are seeking, but also their level of psychological awareness. Even if this type of awareness is clearly lacking, this doesn’t mean good work cannot be accomplished together.

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Dreaming with Purpose: How the Mind’s Hidden GPS Can Guide Us Toward Personal and Societal Healing

Mad in America

Reclaiming their significance requires challenging these social norms to recognize dreams as vital tools for self-awareness, problem-solving, and personal growth. The paradigm began shifting when neuroscience finally recognized lucid dreaming (awareness of dreaming while asleep) through EEG studies.

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Dizziness from Anxiety? Here’s What’s Really Happening in Your Brain

The Anxiety Guy

For many, dizziness from anxiety isnt just a random symptom; its the result of an overworked nervous system, constant mental overwhelm, and even patterns like perfectionism and self-imposed pressure. Perfectionism and self-created pressure further fuel anxiety-induced dizziness. But breaking free starts with awareness.

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Rethinking Relationships: Embracing Individuality

The Online Therapist

By fostering self-awareness, open communication, and mutual respect, we create relationships that thrive not on dependence, but on appreciation. True connection doesnt come from losing ourselves in another person but from standing confidently beside them, growing independently while sharing our journey.

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5 Subtle Moments That Keep You Stuck in Anxiety (Or Set You Free)

The Anxiety Guy

Many of us don’t realize how important it is to bring greater awareness to the little things throughout the day. In fact it should involve greater awareness coupled with practices that bring about a sense of safety. The subconscious mind (lower self) pays very close attention to how you respond to these particular moments.

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Risks of Prescribing Psychiatric Drugs to Veterans

Mad in America

Still, you and your family should be aware of the possibility of side effects in the future and being made aware does not mean the doctor softly saying “Well, there are some known side effects, but how about we try this?” Many were not aware of these risks prior to starting them. Millions of others share this experience.

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Mood Tracking: My System for Reducing Psychiatric Hospitalizations

Mad in America

It’s about learning to self-regulate, so that, if and when mental storms pass through, they no longer require such harsh societal intervention. Efforts at Self-Regulation Being placed in psychiatric hospitals at a rate of almost once per year was greatly disturbing, and it provided me with motivation to get my situation under control.