The Mental Desk
Mental Health & Life Improvement Tips
The first and most crucial stage in your recovery process is self-awareness. If you are not conscious of yourself, you cannot recover. Imagine experiencing pain in your body but not being able to pinpoint where or what is causing it. That is a result of your lack of bodily awareness. The same is true of …
Depression in athletes is a serious problem in today’s world. In a given year, depression is thought to affect 6.7% of the adult population. Certain age groups, such as young adults and older individuals, have higher incidence rates than others. Five to seven million high school students compete in competitive interscholastic sports each year, and …
I get a lot of readers emailing me saying, “I can’t find a therapist I like“. Many folks begin their search for a therapist on websites for health insurance, but they discover that a lot of the information is obsolete and unreliable. Less than one-third of those who get in touch with therapists via their health insurance …
It might be challenging to make the decision to seek support. However, the actual process of going to counseling and getting the help you deserve should be simple… Right? That’s regrettably not always the case. Finding the therapy approach that is most effective for you typically involves a lot of trial and error, which can lead …
Today’s article is in response to an email that a reader sent to us recently. It reads: “I feel like my therapist is frustrated with me. She appeared to be getting fairly angry with me because, despite seeing her for several months, I still wasn’t able to talk to her about some things. She was …
People avoid the topics they need to talk about the most for a variety of reasons. When people admit they are having an affair or yell at their kids, for example, they sometimes worry that the therapist will have an unfavorable opinion of them. They can also find the situation embarrassing (anything involving sex). They …
Unfortunately, we are not taught how to discern when a therapist isn’t a good fit for us. You likely don’t know how to tell if your therapist doesn’t like you. A great therapist who gets you can completely change your life. However, dealing with the wrong therapist might leave us with more emotional wounds than when …
In the United States, there is now a new option for people who are in need of crisis assistance to get it. They can now just dial or text the numbers 9-8-8, which is the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. So, what is the 988 Mental Health Hotline? The new 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, which is …
The therapeutic alliance is one of the key elements of achieving successful outcomes from attending therapy. The likelihood that the patient will adhere to treatment, feel supported and valued, and eventually heal increases with the level of trust in the relationship. But this begs the question: What if my therapist doesn’t believe me? One of …
The act of constantly trying to convert someone with a new set of beliefs is known as brainwashing. It’s useful to consider identity when discussing brainwashing. A person who has been brainwashed gives up their previous identity and adopts a new one. But is there a way how to undo brainwashing? We’ll answer that question …
