To feel happy, we need to believe in our own worth – to believe we deserve to be treated with respect and to be understood. Self-esteem can be high, low or even negative, and esteem-related beliefs are often disrupted following
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Andrew L. Martin, PsyD Disliking going to the doctor is pretty common. About one third of all adults have avoided doctor visits that they knew were necessary.1 About 25% of older adults report avoiding medical visits2. So why don’t we
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Andrew L. Martin, PsyD Have you ever heard of someone losing their self-confidence following a traumatic event? Or finding it harder to trust others? This is fairly common, and can be a symptom of posttraumatic stress disorder. This disruption in
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Andrew L. Martin, PsyD We all have basic assumptions about safety – the dangerousness of other people, our ability to keep our selves safe, and the safety of the world in general. Traumatic events can disrupt these beliefs, leading to
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Andrew L. Martin, PsyD Chronic pain profoundly affects a basic human task – movement – changing it from something we take for granted into a source of anxiety and frustration. We have to move, but we naturally don’t want to
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