Author: TodaysTherapist
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All About the Cycle of Abuse and How to Break It
For decades, psychologists have been talking about the cycle of abuse. While, on the surface, this theory seems pretty straightforward (in that an individual ends up repeating the stages of abuse over and over again), it actually has many complexities. Since you are your own unique individual in your own unique situation, your cycle of…
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Selective Mutism in Adults: Why There Is Silence
When you think of Selective Mutism, one of the first associations that comes to mind is likely that this is something that happens in children. While it seems to manifest most common in children, Selective Mutism does occur in adults. For those of us who don’t have it, it often begs the question, “Why is…
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How to Be Okay with Yourself
For many of us, the truth is that we are our own worst critics. We only get to live in our own heads and, therefore, tend to overthink and over-analyze things that happen to us and go on within us. That makes it difficult for us to accept ourselves for who we are, especially with…
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Emotional Manipulation and Its Instances in Today’s Politics
Emotional manipulation is an instrument of politics with long-term effects. Political figures use it to determine people to stay idle or act upon something, contrary to their interests. But how can this happen without us realizing it? Well, there are some little cheats that make a speech, ad, or campaign successful. But there are also…
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How to Overcome Abandonment Issues from Childhood
The experiences we face in childhood tend to shape who we are and, therefore, become parts of us that we carry over into adulthood. While many of these experiences mold us in positive ways, there are some issues that can arise during childhood that make adulthood more difficult. One such issue is abandonment. When you…
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Music Therapy: How to Find Mental Harmony and Peace
Music therapy is used naturally on a daily basis – when we unwind or enliven our moods by listening to our favorite pieces. Music shapes us while we are still in our mothers’ womb, helps us learn throughout childhood, alleviates suffering, guides us to overcome adversity, and engages our eldering brains. But music goes further,…
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How to Get Over a Toxic Relationship
Getting out of a toxic relationship isn’t easy, nor is getting over it. As with the end of any relationship, there is a grieving process involved. Grieving the loss of a relationship, even with a toxic person, looks a little different for everybody, and there is no time limit or “right” way to do it.…
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How Play Therapy Can Enable Healthy Thoughts for Children
Child play therapy is supposed to improve intelligence, speech, and social behaviors, reduce aggression, conduct disorder, anxiety, or fear and help children recover from trauma. It is widely used as a self-help way to overcome obstacles for traumatized or disabled children and is based on a fundamental activity for overall development. By definition, we play…
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How to Fake ADHD
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a mental condition that most people do not want to experience. Those who have ADHD find themselves struggling to pay attention when they know they need to and might even catch themselves interrupting others without truly intending to do so. ADHD is an invasive condition that impacts a person’s quality of…
