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☆ OCD made me question every aspect of my identity — even my sexuality. Here's how I overcame it and found the love of my life.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Elle Warren | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

For almost 10 years, I struggled with a type of OCD known as sexual orientation OCD (SO-OCD). When I moved to a progressive city, I accepted my queerness and now I'm engaged to the woman I love. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementAlegra Kastens, LMFT, founder of the Center for OCD, Anxiety, and Eating Disorders, told me: "OCD doesn't exist in a vacuum. She had a queer friend who lived in the building, and that friend flirted with me.

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☆ 5 signs you should quit your therapist — or therapy in general
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Julia Pugachevsky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Naturally, when you find one who's relatively affordable and can generally treat what you're looking for help with, it's tempting to stay. She also shared how to tell if you're ready to quit therapy in general if you've been going for a while. Therapy should push your boundaries — but not too farTo an extent, proper therapy can be a little uncomfortable, Marshall said. It's not them; it's therapyIf you've been going to therapy for a while and feel better, it's actually healthy to quit, Marshall said. For example, your therapist might say you could work on intimacy in your marriage, but you don't feel that's a crucial issue right now.

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☆ How to talk about mental health across generations
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Julia Chan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

We are born to connect, so if we don’t do that, that’s probably the biggest hit on your mental health. Gen Z is moving the needle when it comes to bringing mental health up everywhere, like language, workplace, to their bosses. There’s a little bit more wiggle room to talk about mental health. What you can do in each generation is match mental health resources. We are going to talk about mental health, damn it!” The goal is for you to connect with your family member and understand what makes them tick.

I asked a financial therapist and a financial behaviorist why the cash envelope system is making a comeback. Cash-stuffing is a new name for the old-school cash envelope system, which involves putting cash into envelopes labeled for specific budget categories like rent, groceries, gas, insurance, healthcare, and more. Most of the people who post cash-stuffing videos are women who are trying to curb compulsive spending and refuse to rack up any more credit card debt. For example, if going out to the bar and spending money on drinks with your friends makes you really happy, why not plan to spend money on it? Cash-stuffing videos are fun, but it's not the right strategy for everyoneI'll be the first to admit that even though I love watching these cash-stuffing videos, I probably will never try it.

☆ I've been a licensed psychotherapist in Silicon Valley for the past decade, and I've never witnessed such an atmosphere of panic and insecurity amid the massive tech layoffs
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Since the Twitter and Meta layoffs, she and her team are speaking to hundreds of patients a week. For many across Silicon Valley, that all contributed to an environment of professional safety and security. Over time, I too, became convinced that Silicon Valley was untouchable. Since Twitter announced mass layoffs in early November, shockwaves have been rippling through Silicon Valley. There's a general sobering across Silicon Valley that will extend into the new year.

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