In an existential sense, one of the cures for mental illness is reality. Mental illness is when your brain is telling you a lie about how the world is around you. Your ability to restore the emotions that you are expected to feel – the realistic emotions – acts as its own psychological cure. Yet […]| Long Island Psychology
“Communication.” It’s a term that is used so often when describing healthy relationships that it is arguably cliché. But that is partially because the term “communication” is not always understood. Communicating is not only “talking.” It’s the ability to share a message with someone else in any form (words, body language, words unsaid), and have […]| Long Island Psychology
When you have the ‘right’ partner, everything seems better. Your partner becomes your best friend, your support system, your only true confidante, and the person you expect by your side through all of life’s adventures and challenges. But no matter how wonderful your relationship is, there is a delicate balance between closeness in the relationship, […]| Long Island Psychology
People often use the words “always” or “never” to emphasize what the statement they’re making. In everyday speech, as when someone says that “he always says that” or “this type of dress never fits me,” these words are usually understood to not be completely literal. But this speech – whether said to others or said […]| Long Island Psychology
