Introducing the Borderline Personality Disorder Inventory
Psychiatric Times
JUNE 25, 2025
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The Quiet Crisis in Mental Health: The Medicalization and Deskilling of Psychotherapy
Mad in America
APRIL 29, 2025
This parallels Micha Frazer-Carrolls argument that mainstream mental health awareness campaigns tend to normalize mental illness for the so-called worried well, while deliberately excluding those deemed mad or seriously mentally ill. As a result, this promotes the funneling of the mad toward psychiatry and institutional care.
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Mapping Identity Through Moonlight: A Narrative Therapy Reflection
Mad in America
MAY 27, 2025
Not the ego as arrogance, but the ego as boundary, as survival strategy, as the constructed concept of self. I was no longer sure where the mask ended and the self began, but I knew I didnt want to return to the old performance. A still from a Ruger video became a symbol of self-respect and a reminder about the future of my children.
How to Work on Yourself: A Path to Healing and Self-Esteem
Love & Life Toolbox
JUNE 19, 2025
A strong desire to shift out of a negative self concept can be a powerful catalyst for change. Key Takeaways: Working on yourself starts with self-awareness and a willingness to explore emotional patterns. Self-esteem is often rooted in early experiences and can be rebuilt over time. Frequently Asked Questions 1.
Tardive Dyskinesia: Treat Functional Impairment, Not the AIMS Score
Psychiatric Times
JUNE 13, 2025
Yet, she expressed that the moderate eye blinking and mild lip movements were impacting her job, emotions, self-esteem, and social functioning, causing significant distress, so she readily agreed to initiate VMAT2 inhibitor treatment to minimize these movements to the greatest degree possible.
Gerald Maguire, MD, Provides Tips for Differentiating Bipolar Depression From MDD
Psychiatric Times
JULY 11, 2025
Similarly, because patients with bipolar disorder often self-medicate, looking for a family history of substance abuse can be helpful. “iI's Family histories can also support the differential diagnosis , he said. For instance, if there is a family history of suicides, that may be a clue, he explained.
What Are the Most Effective CBT Exercises for Managing ADHD Symptoms?
Center for Integrative Psychiatry
JUNE 19, 2025
Why CBT Is a Game-Changer for ADHD ADHD impacts more than just focus, it affects self-esteem, emotional regulation, planning, and follow-through. Goal : Reduce self-criticism and develop cognitive flexibility. Time Awareness and Delay Strategies People with ADHD often struggle with “time blindness.”
What Is High-Functioning Depression and Are You Missing the Signs?
Center for Integrative Psychiatry
JULY 8, 2025
Some people appear successful, outgoing, and productive, yet silently struggle with persistent feelings of sadness, emptiness, or self-doubt. Practice Mindfulness Mindfulness, journaling, or meditation can help increase awareness of your emotions and reduce internal pressure. Not all depression looks the same.
Therapists, Neutrality Is No Longer an Option — Politics Is Tearing Us Apart
Mad in America
JUNE 16, 2025
My therapeutic approach is grounded in trauma-informed, systems-aware, and grief-sensitive care. And some are only “functional” because one person is constantly shrinking, suppressing, or self-abandoning to keep the peace. Many of my clients come from marginalized communities — though not all.
The Moral World of Personality Disorder Assessment
Mad in America
APRIL 22, 2025
Understanding these hidden dynamics can facilitate reflection on psychiatric institutions and increase the awareness of the social and cultural factors embedded in mental health assessment. In this way, my work makes visible the often overlooked moral underpinnings of psychiatric assessment.
Inertia as Neuroceptive State Beyond the Pathologizing Lens
Mad in America
JUNE 12, 2025
Somatic therapies like somatic experiencing and sensorimotor psychotherapy utilize this understanding by promoting embodied awareness and movement-based interventions to restore autonomic flexibility. In this model, trauma-induced inertia is viewed as a functional state of metabolic conservation rather than dysfunction.
What Is a Sleep Disorder? A Harmful Dysfunction Analysis
Psychiatric Times
JUNE 24, 2025
Owls, larks, swifts, woodcocks and they are not alone: a historical review of methodology for multidimensional self-assessment of individual differences in sleep-wake pattern. Chronotype and social jetlag: a (self-) critical review. Chronobiol Int. 2017;34(3):426-437. Roenneberg T, Pilz LK, Zerbini G, Winnebeck EC. Biology (Basel).
The Roots of Emotional Illness: Emotional Conditioning
Mad in America
MAY 11, 2025
This knowledge came unconsciously without awareness. Often, this is teaching to be well-behaved, kind, trustworthy or self-reliant. Children fulfill these roles without awareness throughout their lives as they become adults. The source of their knowledge is what they learned in their own childhoods from their parents.
Intergenerational Gaps and the Role of Technology in Psychiatric Leadership: A Trainee’s Perspective
Psychiatric Times
JUNE 23, 2025
While some providers embrace mental health apps as tools to assist with patient routines and self-care, others remain cautious about their efficacy and appropriate use. A similar divide exists in the field of mental health. The increased availability of medical information online also presents challenges.
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Key Issues in Postpartum Psychiatry at Southern California Conference
Psychiatric Times
JULY 11, 2025
Our world is so instant, and [it is important] to be able to take this time to be with self, be with baby, and just to take that time to enjoy this incredible experience of creating life.” York, who also is the director of clinical research and development at Mountain Mind, coaches positivity and patience to her patients. References 1.
Dreaming with Purpose: How the Mind’s Hidden GPS Can Guide Us Toward Personal and Societal Healing
Mad in America
APRIL 17, 2025
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.
Everyone’s a Therapist on Instagram — Here’s How to Tell Who’s Legit
Zencare
JUNE 6, 2025
A carousel post on setting boundaries or a relatable Reel about anxiety can feel like a gentle nudge toward self-awareness, without the cost or commitment of therapy. Nicole LePera, Psychologist (PsyD) Focus : Self-healing, inner child work, and trauma. Why Are We All Suddenly Talking Like Therapists?
What to Do if You Worry Too Much
Love & Life Toolbox
JULY 9, 2025
Practical strategies like mindfulness, reframing, and self-compassion support emotional health. Worry, then, becomes a form of self-protection that likely served you well at the time. Investing in personal growth—whether through therapy, self-help, or creative expression—can move you toward greater emotional freedom and happiness.
Ode to Foresight
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JULY 7, 2025
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Eldest Daughter Syndrome: How Being the Oldest Affects Mental Health
Zencare
JULY 7, 2025
Awareness is the first step toward shifting them. Trauma-Informed Therapy A good therapist can help unpack your past and reconnect you with your authentic self. Over time, this dynamic becomes internalized and affects self-worth. Expressing your needs may bring up anxiety or shame. But you’re allowed to have limits.
Double Jointed with ADHD? It’s Not a Coincidence.
ADDitude
JULY 12, 2025
It’s taken me years of frustration, persistence, and exploration to self-solve some of this. The traditional healthcare system can be frustrating to navigate with these types of issues — especially for aging women as hormones change, impacting joint health, gut health, and inflammation.
TIFT #127: CBT and PDT Share the Same Infrastructure
How Psychiatry Works
JULY 1, 2025
Let's review: New Learning: As described by Pavlov and well known to all of us, conscious awareness and experiential practice lead gradually to adding new behavior patterns to our repertoire of available responses. Readers of this blog will recognize three clinical requirements that universally explain what all therapies need to accomplish.
Guide to LGBTQ Couples Counseling: What to Know and Expect
Zencare
JUNE 18, 2025
If the foundation of safety in the self is compromised or impacted by earlier traumas, it can show up in relationships in an important way. For example, one partner might carry a belief like “I’m too much” or “I’ll be abandoned if I show my full self,” which can lead to withdrawal, conflict, or anxiety in connection. A: Yes and no.
When Parts Collide: Using Internal Family Systems to Navigate ADHD and Environmental Design
The Whole Psychiatry & Brain Recovery Center
JULY 2, 2025
The Collision Point Problems arise when these parts work at cross-purposes without awareness. Not just a cleaner desk, but a clearer sense of self. Not just reduced distraction but increased self-compassion. This part wants inspiration and possibility visible and accessible. What does each part need? What does each part fear?
Identifying the Signs of Anxiety in Teens – and When to Get Help
Clear Behavioral Health
JUNE 16, 2025
While not all teens develop anxiety, it is important to be aware of the signs and symptoms in anxious teens that may indicate a need for extra support. This can include practicing self-care, seeking healthy support from others, and engaging in activities that bring joy and fulfillment. Harvard Health. Toews, M., & Bolton, J.
Identifying the Signs of Anxiety in Teens – and When to Get Help
Clear Behavioral Health
JUNE 16, 2025
While not all teens develop anxiety, it is important to be aware of the signs and symptoms in anxious teens that may indicate a need for extra support. This can include practicing self-care, seeking healthy support from others, and engaging in activities that bring joy and fulfillment. Harvard Health. Toews, M., & Bolton, J.
EFT Tapping for Beginners: A Simple Tool to Manage Anxiety & Emotions
Zencare
JULY 1, 2025
You can do it anywhere: no tools, no prep, just your own awareness and fingertips. If the number’s still high, go again, maybe with a slightly adjusted phrase like, “I’m still feeling nervous, but I’m open to feeling more relaxed.” Takeaway: EFT tapping for beginners follows a four-step rhythm: focus, rate, speak, and tap. The beauty?
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Best Therapist Near Me: Top 5 Tips to Narrow Down Your Search
Lightwork
JULY 10, 2025
Key Areas to Consider When Setting Therapy Goals: Managing specific mental health conditions Improving relationships and communication Developing coping strategies Processing trauma or life changes Building self-esteem and confidence Different types of therapy align with specific goals and needs.
10 Things You’re Doing That Make Anxiety Worse (Without Realizing It)
The Anxiety Guy
JUNE 23, 2025
But once you bring them into awareness, you’ll see just how much energy they’ve been quietly draining. Once you’re aware of the subtle ways anxiety is being reinforced, you can begin to break the cycle. Why Awareness Matters So often, the anxiety recovery journey starts with the belief that something is broken inside us.
The Failure of “Spit For Science”: No Genetic or Neurological Pathways for Substance Abuse
Mad in America
APRIL 19, 2025
Dick, in a moment of self-praise, writes of how she raised awareness about substance use in college kids and how their 2021 paper was used to advocate for resources to support mental health at a time before there was widespread recognition of how mental health challenges impact educational performance.
Chemically Imbalanced: Joanna Moncrieff on the Making and Unmaking of the Serotonin Myth
Mad in America
APRIL 30, 2025
Moncrieff: I was aware when I was still a fairly junior trainee psychiatrist that there were other people who were similarly critical of the mainstream medical model. Self-identity changed and their use of these medications changed. Yet you co-founded the Critical Psychiatry Network.
10 Powerful Breathwork Exercises for Instant Calm and Focus
Lightwork
JULY 3, 2025
Affirmation Breathing Affirmation breathing combines positive self-talk with mindful breath awareness, creating a powerful tool for mental clarity and emotional balance. This technique amplifies the calming effects of breathwork by integrating uplifting statements into your practice.
Becoming Stewards of Shadow: Beyond Great Men and Myths of Invention
Mad in America
JULY 16, 2025
Various African healing traditions have long-standing practices of engaging with hidden parts of the self—through dreams, rituals, and guided journeys. Among the Yawuru people of Western Australia, children are taught that their shadow is part of them—something to walk with and be especially aware of when it may impact others.
Beyond Medicalization: Psychedelic Therapy and the Promise of Community-Based Healing
Mad in America
JUNE 19, 2025
Psychedelic experiences, when properly supported, offer different possibilities: Rather than diagnosing deficits, psychedelic experiences often foster reconnection—to self, others, nature, and a sense of meaning. The stories shared on platforms like Mad in America attest to these harms. This shift from pathology to connection is fundamental.
Evening Rituals to Beat Burnout – A 15-Minute Self-Care Routine if You Feel Exhausted
Sanity Daily
JUNE 3, 2025
Whether you’re juggling motherhood, work stress, or just the mental load of everyday life, a simple 15-minute evening ritual self-care routine can help you reclaim your energy and reconnect with your body. This isn’t about bubble baths and scented candles (though we love those too). It’s about intentional and mindful rest.
Inclusive Healing: The Power of LGBTQ Therapy
Clear Behavioral Health
JUNE 16, 2025
You may face internal conflicts and external pressures that deter gender expression as well as affect your self-esteem and mental well-being. An affirming therapist will provide a supportive environment where you can navigate these challenges and achieve greater self-acceptance and authenticity.
How I Calm My Dysregulated ADHD Nervous System
ADDitude
JUNE 18, 2025
Take This Self-Test: 14 Questions That Reveal Symptoms of Burnout ] This chronic hypervigilance — constantly waiting for the next stressor, deadline, or criticism — takes its toll. we often self-soothe through overworking, perfectionism , tech scrolling, or people-pleasing , which only fuels the cycle further. Want to learn more?
Starting Middle School
Child Mind Intitute
JULY 18, 2025
And as they start puberty, they’re going through physical, hormonal, and emotional changes that impact their sense of self as well as how they interact with their friends, classmates, and family. “I Something that lands with this age group is values-based conversations and really emphasizing kids’ sense of self,” says Ms.
Can You Use ChatGPT as a Therapist? Exploring the Pros, Cons, and More
Zencare
JUNE 23, 2025
In the past, if you needed emotional support, your options were limited: talk to a friend, see a therapist, or read a self-help book. While some acknowledge the potential of AI for psychoeducation and self-help , the consensus is clear: ChatGPT should not replace therapy. Published on June 23, 2025 by Zencare Team.
How the Troubled Teen Industry Turns Pain Into Profit
Mad in America
MAY 23, 2025
While we live in an era where awareness of mental health is becoming more widespread, the reality for many families seeking help is that they feel lost while navigating the mental health system. isnt uncommon for these ideas to fuel a self-fulfilling prophecy. Adding to this, over 47.2% Adding to this, over 47.2%
Everything About Us Without Us
Mad in America
MARCH 6, 2025
You might lose months of memory and some loss of self-esteem. Simply becoming aware of the concept is a start. Programs are rarely aware that while what theyre doing may be well intended their actions and treatments may be harmful or at least miss important marks. You would likely expect to die. You might even become catatonic.
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Ode to Self-Compassion
Psychiatric Times
JULY 3, 2025
Clark, MD Explore the transformative power of self-compassion through poetry, mentorship, and shared humanity in overcoming doubt and anxiety. It is difficult to appreciate the sunshine of self-compassion when the clouds of imposter syndrome are abundant.
Healing from Within: Trauma Therapy for Women Who’ve Been Told They’re ‘Too Sensitive’
Lightwork
JUNE 19, 2025
Trauma therapy designed specifically for sensitive women understands that being highly aware and emotionally deep isn’t something to be fixed, but rather a natural variation in how our brains process information and experiences. This characteristic involves heightened awareness and deeper processing of sensory input.
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