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Why You Keep Self-Sabotaging (A Psychologist Answers) | Finch Center for High Functioning Anxiety Online

Quick Bite: Why You Keep Self-Sabotaging (A Psychologist Answers)

Alcoholism & Substance Use, Burnout, Procrastination, Stress /

Everyone Self-Sabotages Practically everyone self-sabotages.  We all do it a little differently, but basically we all do it.  Examples: Procrastination Perfectionism  Alcohol use Too much social media Skipping the gym Basically all of our “bad” behaviors serve to sabotage our success and keep us from reaching our goals.  I’ve written about self-sabotage and 10 ways […]

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10 Strategies to Stop Self-Sabotaging | Iowa & Arkansas Center for High Functioning Anxiety | Hayden Finch, PhD

Sick of Getting In Your Own Way? 10 Strategies to Stop Self-Sabotaging

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In this week’s article, discover: – How to figure out what behaviors you’re using to sabotage yourself – How to replace those behaviors with healthier alternatives – 10 strategies to stop self-sabotage – Tons and tons of resources for putting those strategies into practice

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15 Coping Mechanisms That Are Keeping You Stuck| Psychologist Dr. Hayden Finch

15 Coping Mechanisms That Are Keeping You Stuck

Alcoholism & Substance Use, Anxiety, Blog, Burnout, Depression, Imposter Syndrome, Panic Attacks, Procrastination, Self-Criticism & Perfectionism, Stress /

Hey, we’re all doing our absolute best to just get from day to day and from week to week.  And over the years, we develop coping mechanisms to help us do just that. Sure, not all of those coping mechanisms are healthy, and we know it.  Of course smoking and drinking and spending too much are helping us feel “better,” and we know they’re not actually fixing the problem. But today, we’re diving deep into 15 coping mechanisms that you might not even realize are keeping you stuck.  Have you adopted any of these habits?

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3 Lessons Learned from CBT | Psychologist Dr. Hayden Finch

3 Lessons Learned from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Alcoholism & Substance Use, Anxiety, Blog, Depression, Panic Attacks, Therapy /

Cognitive-behavioral therapy is the most widely researched therapy intervention, and for most of the most common mental health conditions it is the absolute best therapy approach.  You might not know much about CBT, though, so today I’ll tell you 3 of the main lessons that underlie how CBT works. If you’re not in therapy, these lessons might help you know where to focus your energy in overcoming your own mental health struggles; and if you are in therapy (even CBT), these lessons should help you consolidate what you’re learning.  Let’s get into it.

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14 Ways to Get the Most Out of Your Therapy Sessions | Psychologist Dr. Hayden Finch

14 Ways to Get the Most Out of Your Therapy Sessions

Alcoholism & Substance Use, Anxiety, Blog, Depression, Panic Attacks, Self-Criticism & Perfectionism, Severe Mental Illnesses, Stress, Therapy /

So you’ve gone through all the steps of getting a therapist — it wasn’t easy, but you did it! Congratulations! Now you want to make sure you get the most out of your therapy sessions. In today’s post, I’ll tell you what to do before each therapy session, what to do during therapy sessions, what to do after therapy sessions, and what to do between your therapy sessions to make sure you’re squeezing every ounce of juice out of your therapy that you can. Plus, I put together a worksheet to help you organize it all and maximize your therapy sessions.

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Alcoholism: Let’s Raise a Toast to Knowledge Part I

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By HAYDEN FINCH, PhD The concept of what alcoholism “is” has changed over time, including in the most recent version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the controversial but widely used diagnostic manual for psychiatric conditions.  The research has varied regarding how problematic alcohol use changes over time and whether it’s a

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