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The ACT Workbook for Anger by Robyn D. Walser and Manuela O'Connell uses an acceptance and commitment therapy approach to support readers in better managing anger. Anger is framed as a mix of feelings, physiological sensations, thoughts, and actions, and the authors explain that experiencing it is normal; it's getting hooked on it that can… Continue reading Book Review: The ACT Workbook for Anger
That's King Louis XIV of France showing off his RBF. In this series, I dig a little deeper into the meaning of psychology-related terms. This week's term is resting bitch face. Okay, so the term resting bitch face certainly doesn't sound scientific, and it isn't. However, it does seem to be related to an actual… Continue reading What Is… Resting Bitch Face
In this series, I dig a little deeper into the meaning of psychology-related terms. This week's term is neuroticism. Neuroticism is a personality trait that's part of the Big Five model of personality. It involves: ... the tendency to experience frequent, intense negative emotions associated with a sense of uncontrollability (the perception of inadequate coping)… Continue reading What Is… Neuroticism
A while back, a post about choosing to be positive came up in my WP Reader feed. The blogger mentioned that "our mind is something we do and can have control over." While they weren't making reference to mental illness at all, I don't think control over one's own mind is quite so cut and… Continue reading How Much Control Do You Have Over Your Mind?
I Will Not Be My Mental Illness: Let's Recover Together by Karina Pommainville-Odell, a fellow blogger, is an invitation for the reader to join the author in working on a better life with mental illness. The book's tone is friendly and encouraging, and positive in a realistic rather than over the top way. Chapters are… Continue reading Book Review: I Will Not Be My Mental Illness
Crying can be a sign of joy, sadness, or frustration. Crying in public isn't generally considered socially acceptable, and may be interpreted as a weakness. But are there any benefits from it? Well, maybe. Who cries, and when? Crying in response to pain is common until adolescence, but adults don't usually cry for that reason.… Continue reading Is Crying Good For You?
Do you make judgments when things are going well? The idea for this post came indirectly from Mark Manson via AP2 of Clear Air Turbulence. It's about meta-feelings. Like metacognition is thinking about thinking, meta-feeling is feelings about feelings. Mental illness, or even a lot of stress, can mean extended periods of time feeling rather… Continue reading Meta-Feelings: How Do You Feel About Feeling Good?
: The topic of dead people goals came to mind a while back when I was commenting on a post by Quiet Person Loud Thoughts. I couldn't remember where I'd first heard of it, but with some hunting around, it looks like I got the idea from Susan David's book Emotional Agility. The original idea… Continue reading Do You Have Dead People Goals?
Feeling Wheel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons In this series, I dig a little deeper into the meaning of psychology-related terms. This week's term is emotions. This may seem like a rather obvious topic; after all, we all have emotions. But there's actually more than meets the eye, so I thought it would be… Continue reading What Is… an Emotion
Pocket Therapy for Emotional Balance by Matthew McKay, Jeffrey C. Wood, and Jeffrey Brantley is part of a series of pocket therapy books from New Harbinger Publishers. The book is short, the chapters are bite-sized, and it's very easy to read. The book is based on dialectical behaviour therapy, with a focus on emotional regulation.… Continue reading Book Review: Pocket Therapy for Emotional Balance