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I'm anxious about talking with my adult children. They tend to keep me at arm's length and I walk on eggshells a lot of the time. Learn more at HealthyPlace.

Feeling Anxious When Speaking to Adult Children

I have three children; two daughters and a son. They're adults now with busy lives and stresses of their own. My adult children are exceptional individuals. I love and respect them as I know they love and respect me. Why, then, do I get anxious when I need or want to speak to them, to ask them about their lives, or talk about something important to me?

New Year's Resolutions and ADHD aren't always great befellows, but he has created modest plans for 2023. Learn more at HealthyPlace.

Living with Adult ADHD

Setting New Year's Resolutions With ADHD

Burnout in eating disorder recovery can set you way back in your recovery. Learn how to acknowledge and plan for stressful times at HealthyPlace.

Binge Eating Recovery

Symptoms of Burnout During Binge Eating Disorder Recovery

A busy schedule makes anxiety worse for me. Learn about strategies to cope with anxiety related to a busy schedule at HealthyPlace.

Treating Anxiety

How to Cope When a Busy Schedule Makes You Anxious

I'm spending time alone at Christmas to help me preserve my mental health. Find out why this is necessary at HealthyPlace.

Relationships and Mental Illness

Spending Time Alone at Christmas for My Mental Health

Estranged abuse victims have good reasons to choose separateness. But sometimes it doesn't feel so good. Learn more at HealthyPlace.

Verbal Abuse in Relationships

Holiday Guilt and Loneliness for Estranged Abuse Victims

Mental Illness Overview

Is it safe to take psychiatric medications such as antianxiety drugs, antidepressants, and antipsychotic drugs while breastfeeding? Find out here.

Mental Illness Overview

Psychiatric Medications and Breastfeeding

Solution-focused brief therapy is used in many diverse settings, including schools and prisons. Learn more about this type of treatment at HealthyPlace.

Mental Illness Overview

What Is Solution-Focused Brief Therapy?

Prolonged exposure therapy is a form of cognitive behavioral therapy used to treat posttraumatic stress disorder. Get trusted details on HealthyPlace.

Mental Illness Overview

Who Benefits from Prolonged Exposure Therapy?

Some doctors are concerned that too much emphasis is being placed on the relatively small risk of taking Prozac during pregnancy vs. the health of the mother.

Mental Illness Overview

Is Taking Prozac Safe During Pregnancy?

Definition, techniques and goals of psychoanalytic therapy. Plus find out if this well-known talking therapy is still valid today.

Mental Illness Overview

Is Psychoanalytic Therapy Still a Valid Form of Therapy?

Some mood stabilizers (esp. Depakote) taken during pregnancy carry a significant risk of producing birth defects in the baby, but alternatives are available. Read more.

Mental Illness Overview

Effects of Bipolar Drugs During Pregnancy

Recent Mental Health Articles

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Body Image

Being Overweight Affects Your Sex Drive

Being overweight hampers your sex life Add a bad time in bed to the list of ways

I eat lots of food, drink more than I should and the weight is hurting my sex life. I don't even find myself attractive and I'm afraid to have relationships with women. Time for rehab.

Body Image

Lots of Food. No Sex. Time for Rehab

I'M AN ADDICT.

You can stay centered when external problems rock you to the core. Learn how to be centered when life is at its worst at HealthyPlace.

Mental-Health-Newsletter

How to Stay Centered When Life Feels Out of Control

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Self-advocating for your mental health is an important skill to learn. But sometimes, it can be intimidating to talk to your doctor. Learn to get past it at HealthyPlace.

Mental-Health-Newsletter

Self-Advocate for Your Mental Health: How to Talk to Doctors

Self-Advocate for Your Mental Health: How to Talk to Doctors From the HealthyPlace Mental Hea

What we pay attention to matters. We're hardwired with a negativity bias, but we don't have to stay in negativity. Learn what to pay attention to at HealthyPlace.

Mental-Health-Newsletter

Choosing What We Pay Attention to Affects Our Mental Health

What we pay attention to matters. We're hardwired with a negativity bias, but we don't have to stay in negativity. Learn what to pay attention to at HealthyPlace.

Wondering: Do I have?

Experiencing symptoms of mental illness but are unsure of what they mean? Get trusted information, take a psychological test to help determine possible causes and treatments.

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Wondering: Do I have?

Experiencing symptoms of mental illness but are unsure of what they mean? Get trusted information, take a psychological test to help determine possible causes and treatments.

More conditions >