Let us know below if you have thoughts/feelings about how people use terms like this! 👇🏼🙏🏼🤲🏼

#OCD #mentalhealthterminology #thoughtfullanguage #mentalhealthsupport #DrMattB

Many with clinical OCD can feel that when people use "OCD" freely, it devalues the significance of a challenging, complex condition, and to how those who experience struggle to find a better tomorrow. But feeling less tied down by OCD is possible with treatment!

That's when it becomes a condition and not just a preference.

Thankfully, proven treatments such as ERP can help an individual regain control of their lives. It can be a challenging process, but the relief one can find invaluable.

Similar patterns include excessive hand-washing, setting things up in a space a certain way, repeating certain mantras or prayers.

Over time, the compulsions and obsessions negatively impact more and more of the individual's life: relationships, career, pastimes, et cetera.

...which an individual tries to ease with compulsions: actions to help ease the thought/fear.

Example: even if one has checked that they locked their door a few times, they keep thinking that they may have left it unlocked and that someone could break in...so they keep going back to check.

"OCD" is one of those terms that some people use commonly, but it is more complex than that. It is not preferring tidiness, cleanliness, or things arranged in a certain way.

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder involves obsessions, often thoughts that a certain bad thing will happen, ...

"...are you analyzing me?": addressing that and other myths about psychologists 🤓🤲🏼

More threaded below! 🤲🏼🤓

#psychology #psychologistmyths #helpingprofessions #psychology #DrMattB

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Emotional Minutes 50: Obsession with happiness and how to feel more content. - Dr. Matt B Researchers have referred to this constant pressure and thinking about happiness as "obsession with happiness". It is found to create distress

#happiness #contentment #psychresearch #emotionalhealth #DrMattB

Wanting to be happy all the time is completely natural and understandable, but research finds that it can actually be counter-productive. A more effective focus: contentment 🤔😌

The why and how below, and more at the link threaded below! 🤓😃

Green background with the statement, "Today I'm grateful for...my family, good health, a warm bed. @createspacec.bsky.social"

Sometimes we can become so busy focusing on the negatives in our lives that we forget the positives. Spending time each day thinking of three things you are grateful for can change your perspective. #Gratitude #Positivity #ChangeYourPerspective #MentalHealthMatters

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

💬QUOTE I 💖: "The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." -Nelson Mandela #inspirationalquotes #quotes

An Obvious Secret to Longevity That Most People Overlook Healthy habits play a major role in longevity, but while they are necessary, they are not enough. Don't overlook the importance of this "invisible" factor to your long-term health.

My latest blog reveals an obvious factor in longevity that most writers on the subject overlook (guilty of this myself). Healthy habits, genes, yes. But also this…

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#PsychToday #longevity

Meaningful activities ~ things like donating blood, volunteering, and helping out a neighbor ~ can do good in the world AND help boost our own mood 🤲🏼😃 😎🙌🏼

#volunteering #helpinghand #meaningfulactivities #moodboosters #DrMattB

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This is your sign to check in on someone who ‘seems fine’

Not everyone shows when they’re struggling

A simple ‘Hey, how are you really?’ can open a door they didn’t know they could walk through ❤️‍🩹

#mentalhealth

For more on those topics, any that might pique your interest, check out the Dr. Matt B episodes (via YouTube) on awe, positive emotion strategies, resolutions // behavior change, and avoiding an unhelpful obsession with happiness 😌🙌🏼

#happiness #meaning #fulfillment #TheGuardian #DrMattB

Research finds that focusing on those accessible actions, rather than on something grand that may or may not be achievable, is the way to greater contentment and a sense of meaning in life🙏🏼🤔 (link threaded below!)

In a recent article in @theguardian.com , Elle Hunt discusses how finding meaning can really be about taking small steps each day: for example, intentionally finding awe, doing things that we enjoy, seeking social support, and aligning our actions with our values (such as with setting goals) 💪🏼🙏🏼

My friend Karla Miner (we met while both presenting at the University of Oxford) is conducting a study for an instrument to help identify coping styles and burnout (an extension of her previous research). She needs 50-100 people to complete her prototype survey; it only takes ~5 minutes & has no ide

I want to be the one to walk in the sun

💬QUOTE I 💖: "I want to be the one to walk in the sun" -Cyndi Lauper (from Girls Just Wanna Have Fun) #inspirationalquotes #quotes

You don’t need to shrink yourself to keep the peace

Your time, energy, and boundaries matter. It’s okay to grow, to choose yourself, and to step back from what drains you

Protect your space without guilt

#mentalhealth

#internationalconflict #stress #anxiety #copingtips #DrMattB

If you're feeling stressed and anxious about current events, please know that those feelings are normal and natural -- and you're definitely not alone in feeling them.

Check the slides for strategies to help manage these emotions, and check the link threaded below for more info!🙏🏻🤲🏼🌍🤓

A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes.

💬QUOTE I 💖: "A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes." -Hugh Downs #happiness #quotes

Self-care is the everyday actions we take to support our mental, emotional and physical wellbeing

We often hear the phrase ‘you can’t pour from an empty cup’ - taking time to look after yourself helps you rest, recharge and protect your wellbeing

#mentalhealth

#ThisCanMakePeopleRejectFact

#ThisCanMakePeopleRejectFact: Plan continuation bias = People stick with the current course despite signals to revise. #ScholarSunday #Metacognition