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A Utah family describes how early recognition of signs like withdrawal, anxiety, and physical symptoms led to therapy for their child, illustrating how early intervention can alter outcomes; experts note one in five Utah children under eight face emotional or behavioral challenges, and providers like The Children’s Center Utah are expanding access with new locations (including a Lehi site) to better meet needs.
AVPD is a long-standing pattern of extreme fear of rejection and social inhibition that leads people to avoid social situations and relationships. It differs from general social anxiety in its pervasiveness across most life areas, not just specific scenarios. Signs include deep self-doubt, feelings of inadequacy, and sensitivity to criticism, which reinforce avoidance. Causes likely involve a mix of low self-esteem, childhood experiences, and genetics. Treatment focuses on psychotherapy (such as CBT or psychodynamic therapy) to challenge negative beliefs, build self-esteem, and gradually reduce avoidance, with medications for anxiety or depression as needed.
A new cancer metabolism study suggests that a widely used vitamin supplement may be inadvisable for cancer patients, highlighting tumor metabolic vulnerabilities and the potential for therapies that account for cancer cells' metabolic flexibility.
A New York woman has not spoken to her family for five years after they stayed connected with her cheating ex, leaving her heartbroken; Dear Abby urges therapy and time to heal, noting that reconciliation may come through professional support rather than overnight. The column also includes advice on a separate 'home invasion' situation about a partner hosting an unannounced guest.
AI-powered mental health apps are gaining traction as cheaper, 24/7 support, with users like Vince Lahey finding them appealing even if they sometimes misbehave or steer users toward real-world issues. Demand for care is rising, but there is little rigorous evidence of efficacy and few safeguards; regulators in some states are moving to restrict how these products market themselves as therapy. A KFF Health News review found about 3 in 10 young adults have used AI chatbots for mental health, and nearly 60% did not pursue in-person care afterward. High-profile lawsuits against OpenAI over self-harm cases and broader data-privacy concerns underscore the risks, while experts warn that the “therapist” label is often misleading and that the field needs clearer standards and safeguards as it expands.
During a four‑day Australia visit, Prince Harry spoke candidly about the challenges of early fatherhood, saying he felt disconnected from his children and has used therapy to address past issues, as he and Meghan continue engagements on sports, mental health and veterans’ affairs; their two children, Archie and Lilibet, are not with them on this trip.
Therapists say size anxiety is real, fueled by cultural messages that equate penis size with masculinity and sexual prowess. The issue often masks deeper body-image wounds and can lead to anxiety, avoidance, and performance pressure. Experts recommend acknowledging the fear, communicating openly with partners, reframing sex beyond penetration, and focusing on presence and pleasure through varied positions and erogenous zones rather than fixating on size.
A JAMA Psychiatry paper urges clinicians to routinely ask patients whether they use AI chatbots for emotional support or health information, arguing that such use can reveal how people cope with anxiety, depression, or relationship stress—and whether chatbots supplement or substitute therapy. Experts caution that AI tools are not therapy and may encourage avoidance of difficult conversations. The World Health Organization is forming a global consortium to guide responsible AI use in health, underscoring governance needs as AI tools proliferate.
Joe Pyfer defeated Israel Adesanya in UFC Seattle's main event, marking the biggest win of his career, while revealing he had contemplated taking his own life weeks earlier. He credited therapy and faith with helping him reset his life and said he plans to channel his 'Be Joe Pyfer' ethos into a more inspirational path.
HuffPost gathers divorced writers to share the last fight that ended their marriages, with accounts ranging from therapy stalemates and money disputes to parenting clashes and trust issues, showing how ongoing, unresolved conflicts often precipitate divorce.
A father seeks guidance after his wife wants to disinherit their son simply because the son doesn’t plan to have children. The column argues that punishing a child over a personal life choice is cruel and likely damaging, and suggests protecting the son’s interests in the will while addressing the wife’s grief. It explains that changing a will generally requires both spouses’ cooperation, recommends consulting an estate attorney, and urges a candid discussion with the wife about her motivations, with therapy (individual or couple) as a possible path to redirect her anger.
Stress is the body’s natural fight-or-flight response and can become damaging when chronic; common triggers include work, finances, sleep, and technology. Evidence-based relief includes regular exercise, solid sleep, balanced nutrition, mindfulness practices (yoga, journaling, meditation), focused breathing, time outdoors, boundaries around devices, social support, and professional help like CBT or medications when stress disrupts health or relationships.
Therapists across Australia, the UK, and the US say the biggest midlife regret for people in their 40s isn’t career or money but allowing close friendships to fade during ages 28–38. The gradual loss often manifests as subtle isolation rather than dramatic fallout, and it can impact health and aging. Rebuilding is possible but requires deliberate, small actions (initiating contact, showing up, checking in). Men may be particularly vulnerable to losing close friendships. The piece emphasizes treating friendship as ongoing maintenance, much like fitness, rather than an automatic given.
Therapists report that people in their forties often grieve not over relationships or career but the loss of the future self they imagined—the so-called 'phantom life.' This midlife reckoning is quiet and internal: a gap between who they are and who they thought they’d become. The guidance centers on naming it as grief, separating mourning from regret, and seeking honest challenge from others to prevent identity from hardening; the goal is integration of the actual self with the imagined one, not a return to a past dream.
Doja Cat revealed in a March TikTok that she is 'now struggling with BPD' and has been in therapy for years, describing an eight-year journey of healing and calling the condition agonizing; she also discusses lipedema and a liposuction she underwent, and she notes she isn’t diagnosing Chappell Roan with BPD while highlighting a broader conversation about celebrity mental health.