Although many are skeptical about the effectiveness of hypnosis, it may be the answer to some of the mental health problems you’re facing.

Follow these steps if you are having a panic attack at work.

Good communication is essential towards any high quality relationship. Here are 15 quick and simple tips that you can use to help build your communication skills.

Support systems can be such an important part of successfully overcoming obstacles in life. Learn more about some ways you can build yours in this blog post.

Working with a therapist could potentially change your life. You’ll work with an unbiased, professional through detailed discussion to explore your inner framework. We all have aspects of our lives that could improve in order to stop holding us back. Talk therapy is known to improve overall quality of life, relationships, career, and health. If you are considering working with a therapist, keep reading this blog to find out what you can expect.

Arguments tend to gain momentum. What usually starts out as a reasonable, casual discussion, can quickly lead to nit-picking and screaming. In the moment, an argument can make you feel as if you are totally out of control. The key thing to do during these times is to attempt to take control over your actions.

Emotions can get the best of everyone at times. We tend to lose control of our emotions during an argument, after a personal failure, or when we are concerned about a loved ones. If we leave our emotions unchecked, it can lead to regretful actions or words used in the heat of the moment. And it is not always our anger or sadness that has the ability to lead us to bad decisions, it can be happiness or excitement in certain contexts, if not regulated. Have you ever made a plan with someone based off being in an exceptionally good mood, only to realize the next day you have little interest in fulfilling your new obligation? This is where emotional regulation comes in.

It has been shown that the attachment style developed in childhood effects our relationships as adults. While people tend to stay within the same attachment style through adulthood, people do change and adopt behaviors or traits from multiple styles. The different types of attachments should be seen as a continuum.

Bowlby found that attachments with the primary caregiver usually develop during the first 18 months of the child’s life. This includes instinctual habits, such as crying and clinging. Once children reach the toddler stage, they will form an internal working model, which means they already have frameworks and beliefs about their own self-worth and how much they can depend on others to meet their needs.

It is pretty well known that the way we eat affects both our physical and mental health. While this seems simple, there are many claims to certain foods out there. Let’s break down some research studies that analyze this topic.