Grieving the loss of a pet is never easy, but we can help our grief process and healing along with self-care and counseling. First, though, it’ll help to understand why grieving the loss of a pet is so difficult: For one, they aren’t just pets but family members. Our pain…
Divorce presents one of the toughest emotional challenges a child can face. The grieving process isn’t linear and although divorce is common, every child will cope with it in their own way and time. Parents need to provide stability and comfort during and after the divorce process. Being supportive and…
Staying motivated is one of the biggest challenges remote workers face. After working remotely for one year, job motivation stats show a drop from 56% to 36%. Most workers cite lack of interaction and distractions as the biggest factors affecting their motivation. Changing habits can increase motivation and reduce the…
Hindsight is 2021–has everyone made that joke already?–and so we offer an illuminating review of your favorite Thriveworks content of the past year. Our readers grappled with some dark feelings in 2021, but they also searched for ways to be kinder to themselves. The Thriveworks blog has covered everything from…
Narcissists are self-obsessed and control others for their personal gain; they’re notorious for using a few specific tactics for getting and maintaining this control. First, narcissists guarantee success by targeting codependents: They also try to make others feel special using compliments and flattery. They then go on to play with…
Intermittent explosive disorder (IED) is characterized by short, intense outbursts of anger that can leave destruction in their wake. People with IED may have brain abnormalities that foster impulsivity. IED can be misdiagnosed as bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder (BPD), or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). To calm someone during an…
Americans love to drive—70 billion hours every year are spent driving in the US with 86% of us choosing to commute to work in our personal vehicles over other forms of transportation. Despite the prevalence of our car culture, we might be driving ourselves into a corner. Driving (and even…
I’m stuck in four lanes of traffic for the next two miles. It’s late July in Texas, and not a single car is moving. It’s 93 degrees outside, plus 70% humidity to top things off. Sweating, frustrated, and frankly quite angry, I lean into my car horn, uttering a few…
We all have those days when we get infuriated by trivial things: traffic, slow internet, a lost remote. I’m getting annoyed just thinking about it! Still, here are 3 tips that can help conquer anger: Read: Anger Management 101 One, take a deep breath. when you feel anger bubbling up…
Previous research suggests that the persons around us have a strong influence on our mood. But a new study from Stanford University says we can control whether our emotions are influenced by others. Read: Anger Management 101 Researchers showed 107 participants potentially upsetting images like someone burning an American flag….
Anger can increase the risk for chronic disease in older individuals. Read: Anger Management 101 Many worry about their older relatives feeling unhappy. But a new study from Concordia University says that anger is more harmful to older individuals than sadness. Researchers analyzed data from 226 older adults aged 59…
No one enjoys being angry—but like it or not—it’s an emotional state that we all inevitably experience. Becoming occasionally angry is unavoidable, but it’s also not unhealthy, as long as the body has 30 minutes or more to recover. But when an individual becomes adapted to a toxic, overstimulated environment,…