Sleep anxiety, a common symptom of GAD, is a fear or apprehension about sleep itself. The act of trying (and failing) to sleep can become another source of worry, creating a vicious cycle that perpetuates the problem.
Setting boundaries in relationships involves clearly and directly communicating your needs. It’s important to respect others’ boundaries in return. While compromise is good where possible, don’t sacrifice your personal values, space, or emotional health. If needed, renegotiate boundaries in your relationships.
Personal boundaries are the limits and rules we set for ourselves within relationships. A
person with healthy boundaries can say “no” to others when they want to, but they are
also comfortable opening themselves up to intimacy and close relationships.
Mental contamination is an internal feeling of dirtiness or pollution typically experienced in the absence of contact with an actual physical contaminant. It often involves feelings of shame, anxiety, or disgust and urges to wash or otherwise rid oneself of the contamination.
This study examined whether ER difficulties represent a proxy risk factor for the relation between EA and anxiety severity in a clinical sample.
The COVID-19 pandemic profoundly impacted daily life, inflicting widespread trauma. Those with pre-existing mental illnesses like eating disorders faced magnified challenges. This study uniquely leverages personal eating disorder recovery blogs to strengthen understanding of pandemic experiences from patients’ perspectives
Emotion-focused therapy (EFT) is an experiential form of psychotherapy that helps clients better understand and relate differently to the emotions underlying their anxiety.
Insecure attachment may constitute a vulnerability factor for psychosis, and dissociation may be a key
mechanism in the development of auditory hallucinations
specifically.
Interpersonal emotion regulation refers to using other people to change one’s or others’ emotions. It involves intrinsic regulation, where we try to influence our feelings by turning to others for support, advice, modeling, etc. It also involves extrinsic regulation, where we intentionally try to shape how others around us feel through engagement, acceptance, rejection, and other interpersonal means. The outcomes have important implications for emotional well-being and relationships.
The study examined how mothers’ satisfaction with fathers’ support in childrearing responsibilities relates to infant-mother attachment quality, specifically disorganized attachment.