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The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered dramatic changes throughout everyday life — and in the medical community as well. Not only are providers across the country postponing elective procedures, but many are also encouraging people to avoid in-office appointments to reduce their risk of exposure to this highly contagious coronavirus.But what...
Everyone has feelings and emotions — it’s part of being human — but understanding and navigating your emotions isn’t always easy. What you think and feel can often be overwhelming, confusing, and stressful — especially if you’re unsure how to manage or express your emotions. Understanding your emotions is crucial...
Effective communication is the cornerstone of any healthy and happy relationship. But even the strongest partnerships can face challenges in communication from time to time. When communication breaks down, misunderstandings, conflicts, and emotional distance can arise. The good news is that there’s a lot you and your partner can do...
Anxiety is a mental health condition characterized by worry or feelings of apprehension. It causes emotional, cognitive, and physical symptoms and affects over 40 million American adults. Suffering from anxiety can profoundly impact your daily life — especially at work, where stress and pressure can be high. Our team at...
Conflict is an inevitable part of any relationship. Disagreements will arise whether you’ve been with your partner for just a few months or several decades. How you navigate these conflicts can make all the difference in the health and longevity of your relationship. At Psychology Beverly Hills, our therapists specialize in relationship...
Imposter syndrome is a psychological phenomenon that makes you doubt your abilities and fear being exposed as a fraud, despite evidence of your competence. While the idea of imposter syndrome has been around since 1978, it’s recently gained attention in popular media — and it can significantly impact your life. In...
Occasional feelings of sadness and grief are a normal part of life. But as many as one in 10 Americans suffers from depression: a mental health condition that goes beyond just feeling sad. Depression can be a debilitating and isolating experience, but you don’t have to navigate it alone. Our...
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that develops after experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event. PTSD can cause flashbacks, avoidance of trauma reminders, and negative changes in beliefs, feelings, emotions, and physical reactions. PTSD can erode your quality of life — but your symptoms don’t have to...
How you feel about yourself affects every aspect of your life — from the goals you set for yourself personally and professionally to the way you let other people treat you. Everyone deserves to feel confident in who they are, but if you’ve ever questioned your success or found it...
Trauma is an emotional response to a negative event in your life. It can cause symptoms from anger and fear to insomnia and stomach pain — and experiencing trauma can make you wonder if you’ll ever feel okay again. The psychologists and psychotherapists at Psychology Beverly Hills in Beverly Hills, California, can help you find...
Athletic excellence requires more than physical capability. To achieve peak performance, athletes must develop mental toughness to stay focused no matter the situation or setbacks they encounter. Few athletes are born with the mental fortitude they need to excel. It’s a learned skill — and if you’re an athlete, our...
Everyone feels anxious from time to time. That sense of fear, uneasiness, or worry is a normal human emotion — but when you feel that way for weeks, months, or years, it could be a sign of an anxiety disorder. About 3 in 10 American adults experience anxiety disorders in their lifetimes. Anxiety...
We all have needs. Needs are the elements we require to keep us safe, healthy, and happy. They span from the physical, like food and water, to the emotional, like feeling loved and having a sense of individuality or autonomy. To fulfill basic needs, people may naturally turn to others...
In a relationship between two people, each person brings a unique perspective and has their own wants and needs. Ideally, they work together to navigate their relationship, but because of their innate differences, some conflict or disagreements are oftentimes inevitable. No matter how happy you are as a couple, most...
Reacting to a traumatic experience is normal. Whether someone was a victim or a witness, they might feel fear, shock, anger, sadness, or any number of emotions in the aftermath of trauma. Trauma creates an emotional impact that can sometimes be very difficult to ignore or otherwise feel impossible to overcome....
Change is always happening in one way or another in our lives, sometimes in small ways and other times in significant ways. Major life changes, whether planned or unplanned, such as graduating from college, starting a new job or career path, getting married or divorced, or welcoming a new baby...
It’s normal to be concerned about your health if you notice something unusual. But for some people, that concern is persistent and intense — even if they’re otherwise healthy. Once called hypochondria, health anxiety creates unwarranted concern or worry, and it can make you fearful of having a serious health...
You’ve probably heard the term “relationship boundaries” before, and it may sound negative — like you’re shutting others out of your life. But that’s not at all the goal or the outcome of establishing healthy boundaries. In fact, healthy boundaries are personal limits people set to take care of themselves...
Athletes know how important it is to train and build physical ability. Excelling in any sport requires dedication — but sometimes the mental aspects of competition are either overlooked or not paid enough attention to. Competitive athletics are as much a mental game as a physical one. Neglecting to train...
Motivation is your internal desire to incite change. It’s influenced by how much you want to achieve something and what you will gain when you achieve it. Motivation is the driving force behind everything you do, from getting out of bed each morning to striving for that next big promotion...
Self-esteem is an overall sense of one’s self worth. It captures how much someone likes and values themselves as a human being— it’s an important psychological resource and an essential part of well-being. Unfortunately, according to one study, it's estimated that about 85% of people worldwide struggle with low self-esteem....
Tight chest pain. A pounding heart. Sweating and chills. A feeling of detachment from the world around you. These are some symptoms of panic attacks, and experiencing them can sometimes be terrifying. A panic attack is a sudden episode of intense anxiety or fear that can trigger physical, cognitive and...
True wellness is the intersection of physical and mental health. You can’t have one without the other, but today’s fast-paced lifestyles often means that mental health falls to the wayside. So how can you stop that from happening? One way is by focusing more on self-care: intentionally making space to...
Imposter syndrome has become something of a buzzword in popular culture. It’s a term used to describe things like self-doubt, difficulty accepting your own accomplishments, and feeling like a fraud — even when there’s no real reason to have those thoughts. Psychologists Pauline Rose Clance and Suzanne Imes coined the...
Stress is your body’s response to feeling overwhelmed. When it happens, your body’s autonomic nervous system activates. You go into a fight-or-flight mode that makes you more alert. It’s a completely natural experience, but more often than not, stress isn’t serving a useful purpose. In fact, many people are living...
Everyone wants to be successful in their profession, their relationships, and their life. But achieving success in any area of life doesn’t happen by accident. Professional success takes planning and dedication, whether you’re in the entertainment business, pro sports, the corporate world, or something else entirely. Choosing a field you’re...
According to the National Council for Behavioral Health, about 70% of American adults experience trauma at least once in their life. Unfortunately, trauma is one of the leading risk factors for mental health disorders as well as substance use disorders. What is interpersonal trauma? The topic of trauma and mental...
Anxiety and depression are common among Americans. More than one-tenth of American adults suffer from chronic anxiety, while about 5% report regularly dealing with the hopelessness of depression. More than 40% of Americans have reported at least some symptoms of anxiety and depression since 2020. Worse, about 12% of people...