The hottest Therapy Substack posts right now

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Tailspin

Davy Wavy Hides in Houston • 0 implied HN points • 30 Aug 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Therapy
  1. The author went through a difficult period of fear and anxiety despite having objectively positive life events.
  2. Struggles with perfectionism, career pressures, and communication issues played a role in the author's mental health challenges.
  3. Maintaining faith, seeking therapy, and relying on support are important for recovery and growth.

Attachment Style in Relationships

Psych • 0 implied HN points • 03 Feb 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Therapy
  1. Early maladaptive schemas are negative beliefs from childhood affecting adult relationships.
  2. Insecure attachment styles are linked to more negative beliefs about oneself and relationships.
  3. Secure attachment styles lead to fewer negative beliefs about oneself and relationships.

Links from October

nic thinks about things • 0 implied HN points • 09 Nov 23
🕹 Technology Therapy
  1. Check out a live map of trains in Tokyo and learn more about what makes the city great in an article.
  2. Explore new developments in programming languages such as mojo and in language models for Lean.
  3. Consider the potential impact of AI employees and the future of data processing jobs.
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The GIZN Journal of Medicine • 0 implied HN points • 11 Feb 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Therapy
  1. Receiving the COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy does not pose risks to newborns and may offer protection against severe complications.
  2. Paxlovid has shown effectiveness in treating mild to moderate COVID-19 cases during the Omicron epidemic.
  3. After chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy, a study found a 27% incidence of CMV reactivation, but no patients developed CMV end-organ disease.

Struggling with anxiety?

Wayne's Earth • 0 implied HN points • 14 Jan 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Therapy
  1. Focus on what you can control to manage anxiety by addressing what's in your hands.
  2. Practice deep breathing and mindfulness when anxiety hits to find calm in the moment.
  3. Challenge negative thoughts by being like a detective, separating facts from assumptions.

Tabs on tabs on tabs on tabs

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 01 Jun 15
🕹 Technology Therapy
  1. We hate them, we fear them: They persist anyway - those pesky error messages are a major software development issue.
  2. Inside the very grim world of 'assassination bets' - a dark place on the Dark Net where people bet on world leaders' deaths.
  3. The future of therapy might be on your phone - a new service connects you to therapists via text to democratize health services.

Dispel Medical Myth #1: I Don’t Need Therapy Because…

Are You Okay? • 0 implied HN points • 29 Aug 22
🏥 Health & Wellness Therapy
  1. Therapy is beneficial for a wide range of issues like anxiety, depression, substance use, and grief, not just for those in crisis. It's like exercising for mental health.
  2. While friends and family provide support, therapy offers unbiased professional help and a dedicated space for self-growth without straining personal relationships.
  3. Therapy doesn't aim to solve external problems but to build resilience in handling difficulties. It's important to invest emotionally and be open to change for therapy to be effective.

Reckon With Alcohol

Are You Okay? • 0 implied HN points • 11 Apr 22
🏥 Health & Wellness Therapy
  1. Alcohol has both positive and negative effects on our health and lives, such as reducing stress but also leading to depression and impaired judgment.
  2. Determining whether one's alcohol consumption is excessive involves evaluating both the quantity and frequency of drinking, as well as the individual's relationship with alcohol.
  3. It's important to be honest with oneself about alcohol consumption, seek help from a healthcare provider if needed, and address underlying triggers for drinking to maintain good health.

Own Your Fear; Don’t Capitulate to it

Are You Okay? • 0 implied HN points • 25 Jan 22
🏥 Health & Wellness Therapy
  1. Recognize and face your fears instead of giving in to them. Trust facts and balance risks for sound decision-making.
  2. Anxiety during a global crisis is normal. It's important to calibrate fear to actual risks and consider seeking help if anxiety interferes with daily life.
  3. Talking out your thoughts and fact-checking internal narratives can help manage anxiety and maintain self-awareness.

Be Vulnerable

Are You Okay? • 0 implied HN points • 06 May 21
🏥 Health & Wellness Therapy
  1. Acknowledge difficult emotions to allow room for growth and self-awareness.
  2. Seeking help and normalizing feelings can lead to improved mental health.
  3. Don't dismiss your pain by comparing it to others' struggles; everyone's experiences are valid.

Boost your Mood

Are You Okay? • 0 implied HN points • 02 Nov 20
🏥 Health & Wellness Therapy
  1. Physical activity boosts mood by increasing serotonin, dopamine, and lowering stress hormones. Plan daily exercise to prioritize mental health.
  2. Taking mental breaks from screens and technology is crucial for reducing stress, fostering creativity, and enhancing mood.
  3. Consider purchasing a light box to mimic outdoor light, which may help alleviate symptoms of seasonal affective disorder. Reach out to a therapist if you need added support.

Practice Radical Acceptance

Are You Okay? • 0 implied HN points • 24 Jul 20
🏥 Health & Wellness Therapy
  1. Radical acceptance involves facing uncomfortable feelings and acknowledging unpleasant realities, no matter how painful or hard.
  2. To practice radical acceptance, it's important to acknowledge emotions, use tools to tolerate the present moment, and understand what can and cannot be controlled in life.
  3. Radical acceptance is not about agreeing with a painful reality, giving up, or judging situations; it's about embracing and dealing with difficult truths in a healthy manner.

Find your Song

Are You Okay? • 0 implied HN points • 07 Jun 20
🏥 Health & Wellness Therapy
  1. Find a song that helps you process and express your emotions in times of need.
  2. Music can be a powerful tool for healing and dealing with loss.
  3. Allow yourself to feel your emotions fully, it's good for your mental health.

Stand Up

Are You Okay? • 0 implied HN points • 31 May 20
🏥 Health & Wellness Therapy
  1. DC Mayor Bowser's lifting of the stay-at-home order doesn't mean freedom from the pandemic; the risks of COVID-19 remain significant and unchanged.
  2. White privilege should be acknowledged and used to actively support racial justice by voting, talking, and listening to others' experiences.
  3. Self-awareness involves facing uncomfortable truths, recognizing blind spots, and constantly learning to grow and better understand oneself and others.

Make Your Move, Don’t Wait

Are You Okay? • 0 implied HN points • 07 May 20
🏥 Health & Wellness Therapy
  1. Connection is essential for our emotional and physical well-being, especially during times of loneliness.
  2. Don't hesitate to reach out and connect with others, whether it's through dating, calling friends, or seeking therapy for support.
  3. Taking the initiative to make positive changes in our lives, like adopting a pet or practicing self-love, can have a significant impact on our mental health.

Be Well

Are You Okay? • 0 implied HN points • 28 Apr 20
🏥 Health & Wellness Therapy
  1. Trauma can affect anyone, not just those who have been through extreme events like war or natural disasters.
  2. Recognizing trauma can lead to growth and healing, both mentally and physically.
  3. Mental health is crucial for overall well-being and should be addressed in medical care.

Pick your Mantra

Are You Okay? • 0 implied HN points • 24 Apr 20
🏥 Health & Wellness Therapy
  1. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is an effective therapy for managing intense feelings.
  2. DBT is comprised of four main areas: distress tolerance, emotion regulation, interpersonal communication, and mindfulness.
  3. Simple tools and strategies like ACTIVATE, CONTRIBUTE, COMPARE, PUSH AWAY, THINK, and SENSE can help process and redirect intense COVID-related emotions.

Musings on depression, engineering, startuping.

A Perfectly Cromulent Software Engineer • 0 implied HN points • 03 Aug 21
🏥 Health & Wellness Therapy
  1. Therapy often suggests journaling as a way to start the healing process and gain clarity in the chaos of everyday life.
  2. Journaling is highly personal, acting as a sanctuary for thoughts that may not always need to be revisited.
  3. The author navigates the intersection of sharing thoughts through writing, deciding which ones are worth sharing and which are best left private.

Your partner isn't a narcissist

Penelope Trunk's Substack • 0 implied HN points • 30 Sep 22
🏥 Health & Wellness Therapy
  1. The idea that a partner might be perceived as a narcissist could actually be a misinterpretation of autism traits.
  2. Autism and narcissism can share certain characteristics, like difficulty in understanding other people's feelings and a focus on oneself.
  3. It's common for people with autism to attract and be attracted to others with autism, which can lead to challenges and misunderstandings in relationships.

Jady: Time Queerly Tangled (pt 1)

Do Not Research • 0 implied HN points • 21 Jun 21
🏥 Health & Wellness Therapy
  1. Embrace vulnerability and submission as tools for growth and self-discovery.
  2. Challenge normative structures of identity and time; explore nonbinary and fluid approaches to gender and temporal experience.
  3. Practice compassion, introspection, and self-healing techniques like inner child meditation to foster personal growth and overcome past traumas.

Get Between $69.50 and $639 Back on a Joovv Red Light Phototherapy Device

Harnessing the Power of Nutrients • 0 implied HN points • 14 Jun 22
🏥 Health & Wellness Therapy
  1. Red light therapy using devices like Joovv may provide benefits like increased energy, pain reduction, improved skin healing, and enhanced sexual health.
  2. Consider getting cashback between $69.50 and $639 on a Joovv Red Light Phototherapy Device.
  3. Paid subscribers can access exclusive posts about health and wellness on chrismasterjohnphd's substack page.

Chemical warfare against the common cold

The Quack Doctor • 0 implied HN points • 14 Jun 24
🔬 Science Therapy
  1. US Chemical Warfare Service experimented with chlorine for treating respiratory infections, like colds, and saw promising results in the 1920s
  2. Chlorine treatment gained initial popularity post-World War I but faced criticism for lack of control groups and evidence of effectiveness
  3. Commercial products like the 'Kilacold Chlorine Bomb' were promoted for treating various illnesses but eventually dwindled in use due to shifting priorities and lack of scientific support

July 2020: Notes in the Margins

Notes in the Margins • 0 implied HN points • 02 Aug 20
⛪ Faith & Spirituality Therapy
  1. The author reflected on her tarot reading and the events of July, filled with personal growth and challenges.
  2. July brought mixed feelings, from moments of inspiration to struggling with personal issues and distancing from unreliable people.
  3. The author shared positive updates, such as launching a new company strategy and enjoying various books and podcasts.