Category Archives: Therapy

Borderline Personality Disorder: The Sufferer’s Experience

When a man or woman with borderline personality patterns erupts in strong emotions, loved ones can feel under fire. At the same time, the person with BPD also suffers.

Borderline Personality: Does a BPD Diagnosis Imply Raging?

One aspect of the cluster of traits that lead to a borderline personality diagnosis lies at the core of this disorder. Hint: it's NOT anger.

Can a 4-Step Self-Help Therapy Technique End Upset Feelings?

Therapists use this technique to help their clients gain insight and feel better. Can it also relieve upset feelings if you use it as a self-help technique?

Antidepressants: A Research Update and a Case Example

What experiences do people have if they take antidepressants?

Anxiety Treatment: Should You Be Wary of Anxiety Medication?

Feeling anxious? There's lots of ways to ease the jitters, but be wary of some of them!

Anxious? 4 Examples of Anxiety Treatments that Calm Nerves

What therapy options are there if you are struggling with anxiety? Is the goal to get rid of the anxious feelings, or to address the problems triggering your worries?

Are Antidepressant Medications the Next Drug Abuse Epidemic?

Congress has passed legislation to slow the epidemic of pain-killer addiction. What about the epidemic of drug use for treating the emotional pain of depression?

Are You a Narcissist? 6 Sure Signs of Narcissism

Low on compassion? Take this quick six-factor quiz to gauge your narcissistic tendencies.

A Surprising Discovery: How Placebos Can Help Relieve Pain

What does recent research suggest about how chronic pain sufferers can use placebos (fake pills) to reduce real pain? Might this psychological technique reduce opioid use as well?

8 Reasons to Cheer for Psychotherapy

A newly released study by the American Psychological Association has confirmed the benefits of psychotherapy and how it can be preferable to treatment with drugs.