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I hate pop psychology. Pop psychology espouses easy fixes to complex problems. Those ideas can hurt people with real mental illnesses. More at HealthyPlace.

I hate pop psychology a lot. And I hate pop psychology a lot for a very good reason: it harms those with mental illness (among others). Pop psychology aims to answer the mind's and the brain's questions with simplistic, easily digestible answers. Unfortunately, the brain and mind don't actually work like that. The body and the psyche require more than what pop psychology has to offer. So, yes, I hate pop psychology.

My recent knee surgery continues to torment me mentally. Read about how the surgery has been hard on me mentally at HealthyPlace.

Creative Schizophrenia

How Recent Surgery Is Affecting My Mental Health

You just might have to change your ways to be able to heal from verbal abuse. Negative ideas might be planted in your mind, but there is hope. Learn more at HealthyPlace.

Verbal Abuse in Relationships

Healing from Verbal Abuse Made Me Change My Ways

Experiencing simple pleasures can help reduce anxiety. Learn how experiencing happiness in simple pleasures is a way to cope with anxiety, at HealthyPlace.

Treating Anxiety

Simple Pleasures Help Reduce Anxiety

Building healthier relationships in early recovery from alcoholism is crucial for long-term sobriety. Discover strategies and tips to do that at HealthyPlace.

Debunking Addiction

Healthy Relationships in Early Recovery from Alcoholism

The Life: LGBT

Being Transgender and Having Bipolar Disorder

Mental Illness Overview

Psychiatric hospitals are available but how do you know if you need one? Find out which psychiatric problems require this type of care.

Mental Illness Overview

Psychiatric Hospitals: How Do You Know If You Need One?

While using SSRI antidepressants during pregnancy appears relatively safe, it appears there are some risks to the baby. Learn more.

Mental Illness Overview

SSRI Use During Pregnancy and Its Impact on the Baby

What is the Gottman method, and does it actually work for couples in therapy? Find out here at HealthyPlace.

Mental Illness Overview

Does the Gottman Method for Couples Therapy Really Work?

Antidepressant package inserts now warn of complications to the baby from mothers who took antidepressants during pregnancy. Is there reason for extreme concern?

Mental Illness Overview

Antidepressants During Pregnancy and Nursing

Information on methods to pay for mental health services plus mental health resources for the uninsured.

Mental Illness Overview

How To Pay for Mental Health Services

Play therapy can be enormously helpful to children. Find out about techniques and activities used in play therapy and who it benefits, here at HealthyPlace.

Mental Illness Overview

Play Therapy: Techniques, Activities, and Who It's For

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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 >