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Expert articles on medications, conditions, and the future of mental healthcare, from the team building it.
Emotional Dysregulation: A Pattern With Many Causes, Not a Character Flaw
Emotional dysregulation shows up in ADHD, trauma, BPD, and mood disorders. Learn how the patterns differ and which evidence-based skills help steady your reactions.
Opposite Action: The DBT Skill for Emotions That Don't Fit the Facts
Opposite action is a DBT skill for emotions that don't fit the facts. See examples for sadness, shame, anxiety, and anger, and what research says works.
Misophonia: Why Certain Sounds Trigger Rage and What Helps
Misophonia makes chewing or breathing sounds feel unbearable. Learn what the research shows about the brain, its overlap with anxiety and OCD, and what helps.
ADHD and Anger: Why Emotional Flooding Happens and What Helps
ADHD anger often hits fast and fades fast. Learn why emotional dysregulation is a core part of ADHD, what triggers flooding, and which treatments actually help.
ADHD and Depression: When Both Show Up at Once
ADHD and depression co-occur far more often than most people realize. Learn how they connect neurobiologically, why they're hard to separate, and what treatment looks like when both are present.
Why Do I Cry So Much? When Crying Is a Mental Health Signal
Frequent crying can be completely normal or a clinical sign of depression, anxiety, or emotional dysregulation. Here is how to tell the difference and what to do about it.
17 Symptoms of Complex PTSD: What's Official and What Isn't
There's no official list of 17 complex PTSD symptoms. See 17 signs mapped to the ICD-11 criteria, how diagnosis works, and which treatments actually help.