Dealing With Chewing and Pen-Clicking Sounds: Pet Peeve or Auditory Disorder Misophonia by Taylor Bennett | Sep 28, 2017 | Coping Skills, Disorders, Mental Health Topics We all have a pet peeve that involves disturbing or annoying noises: whether it’s loud, obnoxious chewing, constant foot tapping, or one’s quiet, yet ever-present mumbling. Some of us suck it up and just deal with the noise or drown it out by putting earphones in and others…well, scream. Flashback…
5 Ways to Deal with Temptation by Taylor Bennett | Aug 21, 2017 | Coping Skills, Feelings & Emotions, Mental Health Topics He sits at the bar with a drink, careful not to shift too much to his left or his right. He knows if he does, he’ll meet the gaze of a woman—trouble. It’s hard enough that the bartender is a beautiful blonde, with a great smile, and just about his…
The holidays can intensify grief: Here are 9 tips for managing by Amber Shimel | Oct 17, 2016 | Coping Skills, Grief & Loss, Mental Health Topics During the holiday season, we think of family traditions, making memories, and spending time with loved ones. However, the holiday season can cause feelings of grief to become much more intense. The loss of a loved one can make even the most joyful celebrations difficult to bear, no matter how…
A Simple Method to Deal with Chronic Overwhelm by Andrea Greebon | Feb 17, 2016 | Coping Skills, Mental Health Topics, Stress Everything is coming at us so quickly these days. Emails. Voicemails. Twitter. Facebook. Texting. Everything that you would ever want to know can be found on the Internet. Everything is so fast. And we feel like we can’t get even get a breath. Or at least a good breath. Many…
Boston Psychiatrist Helps Us Cope with Boston Marathon by Anthony Centore, PhD | Apr 24, 2013 | Coping Skills, Mental Health Topics, Trauma The dreadful bombings on the finish line of the Boston Marathon, April 15, 2013, in which three persons died and at least 183 were injured calls to mind another senseless tragedy. On December 14, 1992, Wayne Lo, a student at Simon’s Rock College in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, went on a…