Psychology Today Blog:
Making Change
A psychologist provides guidelines to help individuals define their best pathways to change
By Leslie Becker-Phelps, Ph.D.
Don’t Scratch That Itch! How to Stop Ruminating
When an unwanted thought follows you like a stalker – unwilling to leave you alone – there is a way to lose it. You just need to learn how.
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When Gratitude Works; and When It Doesn’t
Many people find that gratitude helps them to savor life. The secret lies in what they choose to be grateful for and how willing they are to open themselves up.
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Develop This Trait to Become a Successful, Confident Person
You can learn to be a successful person personally and professionally by nurturing benevolent curiosity.
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Why No One Deserves Your Compassion More Than You Do
Combining self-compassion with criticism of your actions, not yourself, can help you achieve success.
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Social Media Fosters Insecurity: How to Overcome It
Social media and the internet can make you feel inferior… if you let it.
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Do This When You Want to Quit
When you feel like you might as well give up, it’s time to reconsider your situation. Despite how you feel, you can move forward… even if not in the direction you expected.
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Love and the Fear of Loss
Love is magnificent to experience and incredibly painful to lose. This very reality may leave you guarded against love; but you have the power to open back up to it.
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The Key to Unlocking Your Happiness
Want to feel happier in your life? Begin by becoming an expert in yourself and in what it is to be human.
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Five Ways to Help Become Your Ideal Self
Disappointed or unhappy with yourself? You don’t need to live with that feeling. With the proper perspective on your daily life, you can learn how to be closer to your ideal self.
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Save Yourself from Loneliness
The irony of feeling alone in the world is that you are in good company. By learning to have self-compassion for this very human dilemma, you can reconnect with world around you.
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