Do you ever feel trapped in an endless cycle of worry and overthinking? A lot of people believe that once worry starts, it's beyond their control — but what if this belief is the real problem?
What if everything you've learned about negative thoughts is wrong? We've long been told that we should change or challenge our negative thoughts to “fix” our mental health and feel better.
If your child is struggling with anxiety, know that it’s a lot more common than people realize — research shows that up to 20% of children will experience an anxiety disorder before age 18, with 7% to 11% having a diagnosable anxiety disorder at any given time.
Whether it stems from a painful breakup or unrequited love, heartbreak can be a devastating experience to navigate. The loneliness, grief, hopelessness and sadness can feel completely overwhelming for some time after a relationship ends.
Have you ever experienced your heart racing, brain fog or dizziness, sudden nausea, sweatiness, or hyperventilating? These are typical anxiety symptoms that many people have felt.
If you’ve experienced the loss of a loved one, you’re likely familiar with the devastating feeling of grief. Grief is a natural response to death, but for some people, the intense pain of loss doesn't follow the typical healing trajectory.
If you’ve ever walked away from a conversation replaying every single word, or felt your mind go blank the second it’s your turn to speak, you’re not alone.
We don’t usually associate sadness with summertime, but for many people, summer comes with feelings of emptiness, pressure, and depression. If you’ve experienced this before, you might not have understood why you were feeling this way.
Are we approaching burnout all wrong? For decades, it’s been reported that burnout is primarily a result of work-related stress, demanding hours, and minimal work-life balance. But emerging research challenges this assumption.
Emetophobia, the intense fear of vomiting, is a condition that can cause people to live in constant dread of becoming sick, or seeing others throw up.
More people are in therapy today than ever before, but the mental health crisis continues to rise. What are we missing in common mental health treatments?
Jealousy in relationships can be all-consuming. Whether you're caught in a cycle of ruminating on your partner's past relationships, or constantly worrying about what could be happening when you’re not around, jealous thoughts can feel impossible to overcome.
Relationship OCD (ROCD) is a lesser-known form of obsessive-compulsive disorder where people can become consumed with doubts about their relationships.
Many people describe themselves as “natural people-pleasers,” and believe it’s just part of who they are. If you’re reading this, you might consider yourself one of them.
We make thousands of decisions everyday—from the mundane to the life-altering, like what job to take, whether to stay in a relationship, where to live.
If you find yourself worrying excessively about your health, constantly monitoring for signs of illness, you might be experiencing health anxiety.
Mental health anxiety, or being afraid of mental illness, is a common experience — though most people don’t realize how widespread a problem it is, or when they're engaging in it.
Tinnitus is a common condition that affects roughly 10-15% of the population to some degree. It's especially common among older adults, particularly in those with hearing loss.
Fear of flying, also known as aerophobia, is a common phobia that affects up to 40% of people. And with more coverage of airplane issues in the news these days, that anxiety may feel more prevalent.
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is one of the most common yet misunderstood mental health conditions. It’s often described as free-floating anxiety, meaning it’s not necessarily tied to specific situations or objects.
It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by everything happening in the world right now — the political tension, high stakes elections, war and conflict, and economic instability — all of which are streamed in nonstop social media coverage and 24/7 news cycles.
If you find yourself regularly doubting your own skills, talents, and successes, fearing people will “find out” that you’re not worthy or capable, you’ve likely experienced impostor syndrome.
If you're new to Metacognitive Therapy, you might feel some resistance as you learn more about it. That's completely understandable.
If you’ve felt overly self-conscious or even ashamed at work, fixating on your shaking hands or stumbling on words, you know how overwhelming and paralyzing social anxiety can feel.
We’re constantly sold the idea of achieving work-life balance, but it can feel like chasing a moving target. Is it even possible? And how do we separate our work from our home life?
Why do some people get depressed and others don't? While some experience a lot of pain in their life without it seeming to significantly affect them, others are depressed despite an outwardly good life.
Fusion beliefs are the mistaken idea that certain thoughts are intertwined with actions or outcomes. This can lead to someone feeling as if their thoughts have power or significance, and that their thoughts can potentially cause harm.
What's the best way to deal with difficult thoughts and emotions? Should you focus more on your negative thoughts? Process them? Try to ignore them? Can you just leave them be? Is it helpful to worry? Can you even control your worry and rumination? Does rumination help you figure things out, or does it make you feel worse? And can you go crazy from worry?
Choosing a therapist is a significant decision in your mental health journey. Opting for a metacognitive therapist certified by The Metacognitive Institute ensures that you are in capable and qualified hands. This registration is not just a piece of paper; it's a promise of quality, ethical practice, and a commitment to the best outcomes in mental health therapy. Remember, when it comes to your mental health, the quality of treatment you receive can make all the difference.
Starting therapy can be both exciting and daunting. If you're just beginning your MCT journey, know that Metacognitive Therapy is a well-researched and effective approach that can provide rapid relief. Here's what to expect.
Many of us will experience a panic attack at least once in our lives. But only some go on to develop a problem with recurring panic attacks, or a panic disorder. Did you know that strategies for avoiding a panic attack can actually sustain the disorder? Here's how to break the cycle.
Every day, you have thousands of thoughts. Where do they all go? And what happens to the ones that you don't engage with? Most of them just pass through, like water through a strainer.
Metacognitive Therapy (MCT) is an evidence-based method of psychotherapy based on over 30 years of research on the causes of mental disorders and how the mind works. It's making major waves in the field of psychotherapy, as MCT represents a paradigm shift in how mental health disorders are understood and treated.
If you're struggling with anxiety, overthinking, or mental health issues, a key step in improving your emotional wellbeing is becoming more conscious of how your own thinking patterns and mental activities are affecting you.
Have you ever found yourself stuck in a loop of negative thinking, where your negative thoughts seem to take over? This is a common experience that's a central concept in understanding psychological disorders. It all comes down to the Cognitive Attentional Syndrome (CAS), a key element in metacognitive therapy (MCT), and how it impacts mental health.
If you've explored therapy before, but you didn't feel like it helped resolve your issues, a revolutionary new approach called Metacognitive Therapy (MCT) may be the answer.
You’ve probably been told at some point to “just think positively” or replace negative thoughts and worries with positive ones. In recent years, there's been a major surge in positive thinking, uplifting mantras and affirmations, and reprogramming your thoughts to improve mental health.
It's important to remember that after a traumatic event it's completely normal for you to have intrusive and unpleasant thoughts, images and memories. Bodily restlessness is also normal and expected in the first days and weeks after the event. When you're in pain it seems only natural that you come up with strategies to reduce the pain. But many common strategies that people use to deal with trauma are unhelpful and can even aggravate the problem, creating a self-reinforcing cycle.
If you've been through a traumatic experience, you might struggle with intrusive and unwanted thoughts or images from the event afterwards.
Metacognitive Therapy (MCT) is revolutionizing mental health treatment by targeting the thought processes underlying a wide range of psychological disorders. Unlike traditional methods that focus on talking through specific thoughts or problems, dealing with them one at a time, MCT offers a unified approach to recovery. This transdiagnostic perspective shows more efficient and effective outcomes across multiple conditions.
If you're looking to take back control of your thoughts and reduce your worry, start with these seven tips, which are based on Metacognitive Therapy research, and our experience helping thousands of clients improve their anxiety and worrying. These tips have been proven to work, and can help change your relationship with worrying in as little as a few weeks.
Nighttime can be really challenging for people who worry a lot or experience anxiety. The isolation and stillness of the night can create more space for our worries, making it extra hard to sleep. During the day, distractions and activities can keep rumination at bay. But at night, our worries often catch up to us.
Imagine a therapy that helps you overcome overthinking... Metacognitive Therapy (MCT) is a refreshing new and effective form of psychotherapy that's rapidly gaining popularity, as it focuses on how you relate to your thoughts, rather than the thoughts themselves.
If you regularly wake up with anxiety in the morning for no clear reason, you're not alone. It’s an overwhelming feeling to wake up with unease and a racing heart, and to not know why. But morning anxiety is actually a common experience, and you don't need to understand what's causing it to feel better. The key is changing how you respond to it.
Learn to spot anxiety triggers and break the cycle using metacognitive therapy with actionable tips for managing your mental health.
If you're plagued with compulsive, unwanted thoughts, you've come to the right place. First off, know that it's possible to have invasive and unpleasant thoughts without developing obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). So why do some people develop OCD, and others don't?
Can you have anxiety for no reason? No. There’s actually always a reason for anxiety — but it might not be what you think. Metacognitive Therapy (MCT) is a new type of psychotherapy that offers a fresh perspective on what causes and sustains your anxiety.
Do you overthink every concern that pops into your head? While it might feel impossible to stop, you're actually more in control of your worrying than you think. Read on to learn how you can start letting your worries take up less space.
Performance anxiety can be crippling, often exacerbated by common coping strategies that increase self-awareness and insecurity. Shifting focus outward and limiting rumination are key to overcoming this anxiety. Discover effective techniques to transform your approach and enhance confidence in presentations and performances.
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