Teen social media use over four hours a day is how more than half of young people now spend a normal day, and that is the number that should change how you set up the school year. Blue Shield of California asked 750 Gen Z youth about their lives in
Parental separation and children’s mental health are tightly linked in new Australian research, and the number is hard to look away from. Children who experience parental loss, a category that includes separation, a parent in custody, or a parent’s death, are about twice as likely to have a diagnosable mental
You already know the pattern. That is why a digital detox for depression and anxiety keeps crossing your mind. The phone is in your hand before you have decided to pick it up. You open one app to check one thing. Ten minutes later you could not name what you
I feel a little bit low about myself right now. I feel like I’ve missed the bar in an area that is important to me. Have you ever felt that way? If so, you are in good company. It makes sense to want to boost self-esteem when we’re feeling lousy
You’ve been sitting at the laptop after everyone else signed off, and even though the work is actually finished, you still can’t quite leave it. Something still feels off, like if you walk away now a detail will drop and it will be on you. You feel it in your
You have probably heard the term “exposure therapy” before; maybe on a tv show or a late night google search. It probably sounded a little intense, like being forced into a room with your worst fear. But, hopefully to your relief, that’s not what it is. Let’s take some time
You find yourself triggered by your partner, you hate to admit it, but its a familiar feeling. Your partner says something that just sets you off in a way you can’t understand. Your chest gets tight, you start seeing red, and you might want to shut down or lash out.
You replay a conversation and wonder whether you said too much. You read a message several times, looking for a hidden meaning. A simple decision grows heavier because your mind keeps searching for the one choice that guarantees nothing will go wrong. Overanalyzing can be exhausting, but it does not
If you’ve had a traumatic experience, the silence before sleep can feel scary You know the feeling all too well. The dread starts to creep in as the sun sets. You know at some point you are going to have to turn off the lights, put your phone down, and
If you are looking into psychological testing, one of the first questions that usually comes up is cost. That question makes sense. An assessment can be a meaningful investment, and most people want to understand what they are paying for before they schedule. In Pasadena, CA, a standard psychological assessment