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Social Anxiety, Stress & Depression during the “Most Wonderful Time of the Year” DepressionSeasonal Mental HealthStress & Anxiety

Social Anxiety, Stress & Depression during the “Most Wonderful Time of the Year”

It’s officially here, the proverbial “most wonderful time of the year.” But for some, especially those living with social anxiety, this time of year may be anything but wonderful. Work parties, family gatherings, holiday travel, it can all get stressful in a hurry for a social anxiety sufferer
Dr. Russ Morfitt
December 17, 2014
Online Therapy for Anxiety – Dr. Russ’ PsychCentral Interview Stress & Anxiety

Online Therapy for Anxiety – Dr. Russ’ PsychCentral Interview

One of the highlights of my work as a psychologist and mental health blogger is having the opportunity to reach new groups of people with accurate information that can help them improve the quality of their lives, including facts about social anxiety, general anxiety, depression, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mental health treatment, and more.
Dr. Russ Morfitt
September 10, 2014
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On Parenting a Child with Anxiety Stress & Anxiety

On Parenting a Child with Anxiety

I sometimes get questions from people asking about identifying and treating anxiety in children, in particular social anxiety in children. "What do I do as a parent or teacher? How do I recognize social anxiety disorder in my child?" The short answer is a) be patient and supportive, b) listen to your child, a lot, and c) notice what they do, what their body says…and what they avoid.
Dr. Russ Morfitt
January 9, 2014
What’s the Worst that Could Happen? Mental HealthStress & Anxiety

What’s the Worst that Could Happen?

One of the most common misconceptions needing clarification in CBT is the belief that challenging one’s thoughts --we call it “Thought Inspection” at Learn To Live—is the same as “Positive Thinking.” The two are very different. Every day I work with people who have no interest in pretending that the world is perfect, that everything is great.
Dr. Russ Morfitt
October 29, 2013
Gender Differences and Anxiety PanicStress & Anxiety

Gender Differences and Anxiety

We have known for a long time that women are twice as likely as men to suffer from an anxiety problem, like Social Anxiety Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder, and others. You might assume that women are more likely to ask for professional help (and studies suggest they are), but they are also more likely to report the symptoms for these problems in community surveys.
Dr. Russ Morfitt
August 21, 2013