You’ve most likely heard of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), but how accurate is the information that you’ve been given? More often than not, the term OCD is used incorrectly. We see the “classic” germaphobe in TV and movies. People tend to say things like “I’m so OCD” when referring to their desire for things to be neat and orderly. In reality,...

You may have heard of the word depression or depressed and noticed that it is used a lot these days. Depression is a common word that often is meant to describe sadness, rejection, feeling down, blue, empty, mentally fatigued, etc. While these can be a way to describe symptoms of depression, depression is way more than that. Depression is a mood disorder, not just an emotion. For example,...

Why does it seem like more people have anxiety today, than even just 10 years ago? While anxiety is not “new”, many people have observed a significant increase in anxiety levels among individuals of all ages. Naturally, this raises questions. Let’s discuss some of the factors that are contributing to the idea that anxiety is more common today than in the past. Here is a brief list of the three...

The psychological terms and facts that you learn on social media can be very different when compared to actual psychological terms and facts. Let’s chat about the important differences, as well as the harm that comes from misusing (and misunderstanding) these concepts. Before we start, I want to define what “pop psychology” actually is. Short for popular psychology, self-help...

Most of us know that to find a therapist all it takes is to Google “therapist near me,“ click the first link, and then boom. You’re done. Or maybe you take it one step further and look up therapists on a database like Psychology Today and filter therapists to what you want them to offer. These are both great! And, there is also more to finding a great therapist that can foster communication,...

The treatment of mental health and its disorders has been a relatively recent thing. Because of this, mental illness is often stigmatized as a problem that doesn’t exist, can be fixed yourself if you “just try hard enough,” or it’s simply your fault for having this illness in the first place. How can we destigmatize discussion of mental health and educate people that it’s not the fault of the...

Do you or someone you know have narcissistic personality disorder (NPD)? The good news is that it isn’t nearly as common as the media makes it out to be. The bad news is that people don’t have to have a diagnosis in order to be bad people. There has recently been a huge increase in the term “narcissist” floating around the internet, particularly on social media platforms. Let’s talk about what...