Through the years, research has demonstrated that writing about events can significantly shape the way we experience them. In one study, researchers had...
What You Can Do: Write Now About the COVID-19 Quarantine
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Anxiety
Ask Dr. Conte: What Are the Next Steps to Letting Go of My Anger?
Dr Conte: Today was the first day I googled the phrase "anger management." After reading several articles on the topic, I came across your short video on...
Dr. Conte Talks How to Deal with Holiday Stress on KDKA Morning News
How do you deal with the stress of the holidays? Do you get angry? Lash out at all the traffic, or the long lines at the checkout, or the bickering between...
Hummingbirds Probably Aren’t Great Meditators: Dealing with Anxiety
Hummingbirds are fast. Very fast. They can fly sideways, backward, forward, and even upside down; their wings can flap more than 50 times in a single second…...
The Fly in the Window: When the Help We Want Isn’t the Help We Need
Although there was butter on the table and frosting on the uncovered cupcakes a few feet away, the fly banged again and again frantically off the window, desperately wanting out. A passerby noticed the plight of the fly, and causally opened the window for the little...
Finding the Turtle Within: Slowing Down in the Face of Anxiety
“You can’t beat me,” boasted the rabbit. “We’ll see,” replied the turtle. “I am too fast,” the rabbit taunted, “You cannot win.” … And the rest of the story is well known. The folklore of the turtle and the rabbit is embedded deep in our psyches. The story teaches us...
Anxiety Sucks! A Coping Strategy That Really Works!
Anxiety sucks. Seriously, after all the clinical jargon has been used up, after all the explanations in the world give us a scientific answer for why we are feeling anxious, at the end of the day, anxiety just sucks. Anxiety makes us feel like we are running out of...