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Negative self-talk can be damaging to your body, your mind, and your life, and it often goes unnoticed. Learn about the effects and how to stop negative self-talk.| Verywell Mind
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Confidence is important for mental well-being and can boost resilience and motivation while lowering anxiety. Here are nine tips for how to be more confident.| Verywell Mind
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Stress, health, and well-being are all connected. Learn what stress is, how different types of stress can affect your body and health, and ways you can cope.| Verywell Mind
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Negative automatic thoughts are a form of dysfunctional thinking associated with social anxiety that can delay recovery and therapy progress. Learn more.| Verywell Mind
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Social support can play a critical role in well-being. Discover the different types of social support and how they contribute to psychological health.| Verywell Mind
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A reader asks psychotherapist Amy Morin for advice on how to deal with bad memories and manage those upsetting thoughts.| Verywell Mind
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Coping skills are the strategies you use to manage stress. Whether you're anxious or angry, having positive coping skills can help you feel better in a healthy way.| Verywell Mind
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Substance abuse can be defined as a pattern of harmful use of any substance for mood-altering purposes. Learn more about the types of commonly misused drugs.| Verywell Mind
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Why do people obsess over things? Rumination is very common, despite people's best efforts. Learn more about why this occurs.| Verywell Mind
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Self-esteem is your overall sense of personal value and self worth. Learn why it matters for motivation, success, and mental health.| Verywell Mind
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Healthy relationships are marked by characteristics such as trust, openness, respect, and affection. Learn the signs of both healthy and unhealthy relationships.| Verywell Mind
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The fear of failure often stems from a fear of shame and can hold people back from achieving their goals. Learn more about what you can do to cope with this fear.| Verywell Mind
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Self-care is a conscious act people take to promote their physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional health. Learn how to practice good self-care by discovering the different types.| Verywell Mind
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Learn about social comparison theory, which is the process people go through to know themselves in comparison to other people, including its history and examples.| Verywell Mind
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If you are coping with a crisis, you may not know where to turn. These national helplines provide quick access to trained counselors who can help.| Verywell Mind
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Locus of control is how in control you feel about the events that influence your life. Learn about an internal vs. external locus of control and each one's impact.| Verywell Mind