Mental Health Hotline Articles
What is Conflict Resolution Therapy
This therapy teaches skills to manage and resolve disputes: Focuses on communication and emotional regulation Helps couples, families, and individuals Often used alongside other therapeutic approaches If you struggle with conflict management and resolving disputes in your relationships, you’re not alone. Research cited by the National Library of Medicine shows
The Importance of Nonverbal Communication
A whole conversation can happen without anyone saying a word. A quick glance, a change in expression, a gesture or two and both parties know exactly what comes next. What we say is only one layer of communicating, but nonverbal cues add depth and significance to our back and forth.
How to Find Motivation When Feeling Directionless
If you’re feeling stuck or unsure about your path forward, you’re experiencing something deeply human and may need some motivation tips for your personal growth. Periods of feeling directionless are increasingly common across all age groups and life stages, but there are some research-based techniques to help you move ahead.
Understanding Limerence and Addressing it in Therapy
Limerence is intense infatuation marked by obsessive thoughts: Feels like love, but driven by fantasy Can cause anxiety and impaired judgment Therapy explores unmet needs and boundaries You probably already know how the rush of a new romantic infatuation feels. The butterflies in your stomach associated with falling in love
Addressing Jealousy in Therapy
Jealousy — not to be confused with envy — rears its head when we think something we value is going to be taken away. Envy is wanting what someone else has, but jealousy is usually related to intangibles. You don’t feel jealous about a vacation someone is going on, but
Recognizing Projection as a Defense Mechanism
Projection means attributing your feelings to others: Common in anxiety, shame, or conflict Often unconscious Therapy builds self-awareness and emotional ownership Developed over 100 years ago, the concept of defense mechanisms is one of Sigmund Freud’s most useful psychoanalytical theories. He suggested that people use defense mechanisms — repression, projection,