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Relationships

A Guide for How to Detach From Someone

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Charlie Health Editorial Team

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A young woman needs a guide for how to detach from someone.

Mindfulness & Wellness

5 Vagus Nerve Exercises to Help You Chill Out

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Ashley Laderer

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A young woman is using 5 vagus nerve exercises to help chill her out.

Relationships

What Is Reactive Abuse?

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Alex Bachert, MPH

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A person dealing with reactive abuse in her relationship crosses her arms as she looks at her partner.

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How to Stop Overanalyzing, According to Therapists

December 16, 2024

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Freezing Could Be a Sign of Trauma—Here’s What to Know

December 12, 2024

Woman stands frozen in the middle of a moving scene, representing her functional freezes due to her trauma.

What You Need to Know About Narcissism and Suicide Risk

December 11, 2024

Portrait of a mature woman looking upset and having suicidal ideation, with her husband in the background

A mother and daughter sit on a couch looking away from each other; the mother has her arms crossed and the daughter is resting her head on her hand. The two face challenges in their relationship since the mother has narcissistic personality disorder (NPD).

10 Symptoms of Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Charlie Health Editorial Team

A person in a green long sleeve shirt sits on a bed looking into the distance after an argument with her friend who is a narcissist.

Things Narcissists Say In An Argument (& What They Really Mean)

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Charlie Health Editorial Team

An individual wearing a grey hoodie is experiencing narcissistic abuse. He sits alone on the floor with his back to the wall

The Long-Term Effects of Narcissistic Abuse

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Amanda Lundberg

Young person dealing with sexual assault sits in the dark alone

How Common Is Sexual Assault? Look at These Statistics

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Charlie Health Editorial Team

A young man is showing signs of passive suicidal ideation.

Here’s What Passive Suicidal Ideation Actually Looks Like

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Alex Bachert, MPH

A young boy in a blue shirt plays video games late at night. He is struggling with an internet gaming disorder.

Video Games and Mental Health: The Good and the Bad

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Ashley Laderer

A father, who has narcissistic personality disorder, berates his daughter who sits quietly grasping her hands and looking down at a table.

10 Symptoms of Daughters of Narcissistic Fathers

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Charlie Health Editorial Team

Man who is a malignant narcissist yelling at his friend

What Is A Malignant Narcissist? Definition, Signs & Traits To Know

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Charlie Health Editorial Team

Exhausted frustrated young woman sit on couch at home hugging head due to pain panic attack feeling overwhelmed with her drinking problem.

The Link Between Alcohol and Panic Attacks—and How to Cope

Clinically Reviewed By: Rebecca Holland

Written By: Ashley Laderer

Here’s How Exposure Therapy for Social Anxiety Works

Clinically Reviewed By: Sarah Lyter

Written By: Sarah Fielding

Your Philosophizing Could Be Existential OCD

Clinically Reviewed By: Sarah Lyter

Written By: Charlie Health Editorial Team

Here’s What Actually Causes OCD to Get Worse—And Why

Clinically Reviewed By: Sarah Lyter

Written By: Alex Bachert, MPH

A father learned how to help his teen that is living with anxiety.

How to Help Your Teen Living With Anxiety

Clinically Reviewed By: Clary Figueroa

Written By: Sarah Fielding

A young woman sits on a couch struggling with a phobia of growing up

Yes, Some Teens Have a Fear of Growing Up — Here’s How to Deal

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Britt Brewer

Psychiatrist talking with her client about anxiety medication

Considering Lamictal for Anxiety? Read This

Written By: Dr. Eli Muhrer, M.D.

A young girl with blonde hair looks into the distance as she grapples with thoughts related to emotional contamination OCD.

Are You Worried About Vibes or Is It Emotional Contamination OCD?

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Ethan Cohen BSN, RN

A new mom is having signs of postpartum anxiety.

Signs of Postpartum Anxiety That You Should Know

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Charlie Health Editorial Team

Someone struggling with false memory OCD stares off into the distance.

OCD False Memories May Be Why You Doubt the Past

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Ethan Cohen BSN, RN

A woman with agoraphobia sits in her home

Is It Social Anxiety Disorder or Agoraphobia?

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Charlie Health Editorial Team

A person with high-functioning anxiety sits at school holding her head.

Is It Nerves or High-Functioning Anxiety?

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Ethan Cohen BSN, RN

A person sits on a couch and puts her hand on her chest to calm shortness of breath during an anxiety spell.

Is It Shortness of Breath or Anxiety?

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Charlie Health Editorial Team

A teenager thinks that OCD episodes may be why she feels out of control.

OCD Episodes May Be Why You Feel Out of Control

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Ethan Cohen BSN, RN

Parents learn what not to say to their daughter who has OCD.

Here’s What Not to Say to Someone With OCD

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Charlie Health Editorial Team

A teen does the generalized anxiety disorder (GAD-7) screener.

What Is the Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) Screener?

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Elizabeth Kroll

A young woman is using 5 tips to stop a panic attack.

Here’s 5 Tips to Stop a Panic Attack

Written By: Charlie Health Editorial Team

A teenage girl is an empath and may have more anxiety.

Yes, Empaths May Have More Anxiety—Here’s How to Cope

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Ashley Laderer

A young woman learns what not to say to her friend who has anxiety.

Here’s What Not to Say to Someone With Anxiety

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

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Written By: Eleanor Blaine

A young man is talking to his mother. He is experiencing violent thoughts that may be harm OCD.

Are Your Violent Thoughts Harm OCD?

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Dr. Rasna Kaur Neelam

A young woman is experiencing how alcohol affects anxiety.

Here’s How Alcohol Affects Anxiety

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Charlie Health Editorial Team

A teenage boy doesn't know if he has nerves or situational anxiety.

Is It Nerves or Do You Have Situational Anxiety?

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Sarah duRivage-Jacobs

Forest when the sun is starting to rise

How to Actually Deal With Your Climate Anxiety

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Charlie Health Editorial Team

A young woman experiences what existential anxiety really feels like.

Here’s What Existential Anxiety Really Feels Like

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Sarah Fielding

A young woman sits in bed. She has not been feeling like herself, and is figuring out if she has somatic symptom disorder or illness anxiety disorder.

Somatic Symptom Disorder vs Illness Anxiety Disorder: What’s the Difference?

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Dr. Rasna Kaur Neelam

A young woman sits with a therapist. She has treatment-resistant OCD which may be why her OCD symptoms won't improve.

Treatment-Resistant OCD May Be Why Your OCD Symptoms Won’t Improve

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Ashley Laderer

A teenage girl works on multiple devices to make a school project perfect

Yes, Perfectionism Can Cause Anxiety

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Alex Bachert, MPH

A teen lays in bed alone on her phone

How to Overcome Social Anxiety: 5 Effective Tips From an Expert

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Dr. Caroline Fenkel, DSW, LCSW

A new mother in a white shirt sits in a therapy session with her hands on her temples as she talks about her postpartum OCD symptoms.

Postpartum OCD 101: Signs, Differentiation & Treatment

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Sarah duRivage-Jacobs

A new mom sits next to the crib of her recently born sleeping baby. She puts her hand on her forehand and closes her eyes in a moment of overwhelming worries about the baby's sleeping and eating. She is dealing with new mom anxiety.

How to Manage New Mom Anxiety

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Alex Bachert, MPH

Mental Health FAQs

A young man learns 7 strategies for dealing with his narcissistic parent.

How Do You Deal With a Narcissistic Parent?

A young woman is showing 6 signs she is healing from narcissistic abuse.

What Are the Signs You’re Healing From Narcissistic Abuse?

A young woman is overcoming abandonment issues from childhood by doing virtual therapy.

How Do You Overcome Abandonment Issues From Childhood?

A young woman is learning how to deal with a negative friend in her life.

How Do You Deal With Negative People?

A young woman wants to know how to reclaim her life by getting over her ex-partner who is a narcissist.

How Do You Get Over a Narcissist?

A young man wants to know how to break free from a trauma bond with his partner.

How Do You Break Free From a Trauma Bond?

A woman has stopped her anxiety shakes and feels relieved.

How Can Stop Anxiety Shakes Immediately?

A teenager wants to use 5 tips for getting over feelings of embarrassment.

How Do You Get Over Feelings of Embarrassment?

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Mental Health & Relationships

A young man looks out of his window upset. He wants to fix his attachment issues and us using therapist-approved tips to do this.

5 Therapist-Approved Tips for How to Fix Attachment Issues

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Sarah Fielding

A young couple doesn't know if they are in love or if it is a trauma bond.

Are You in Love or Is It a Trauma Bond?

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Charlie Health Editorial Team

Friends embracing

Attachment Style Quiz

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Charlie Health Editorial Team

A young female in a white shirt wearing a colorful headband. She has been single for a long time and has encountered some psychological effects from it.

7 Psychological Effects of Being Single for a Long Time

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Charlie Health Editorial Team

A young couple struggles with dismissive avoidant attachment in their relationship.

Everything You Need to Know About Dating Someone With Dismissive Avoidant Attachment

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Alex Bachert, MPH

A family is talking about how to deal with manipulative people.

Here’s How to Deal With Manipulative People

Written By: Charlie Health Editorial Team

A woman wonders how long it takes to get over her ex.

How Long Does It Actually Take to Get Over Your Ex?

Clinically Reviewed By: Sarah Lyter

Written By: Ashley Laderer

A young woman is having relationship issues due to attachment trauma.

Is Attachment Trauma Causing Your Relationship Issues?

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Sarah Fielding

Future Faking Is a Relationship Abuse Tactic You Should Know

Clinically Reviewed By: Clary Figueroa

Written By: Charlie Health Editorial Team

Common Signs of An Abusive Relationship, According to Therapists

Clinically Reviewed By: Meghan Jensen

Written By: Sarah Fielding

A man comforts his partner who has bipolar disorder.

What to Know When Dating Someone With Bipolar Disorder

Clinically Reviewed By: Sarah Lyter

Written By: Alex Bachert, MPH

A couple who has experienced relationship OCD has healed from it.

Here’s What Relationship OCD Looks Like (and How to Heal)

Clinically Reviewed By: Sarah Lyter

Written By: Sarah Fielding

A woman is overthinking after being cheated on.

Overcoming Betrayal: How to Stop Overthinking After Being Cheated On

Clinically Reviewed By: Sarah Lyter

Written By: Alex Bachert, MPH

Overcoming Avoidant Attachment Is Possible — Here’s How

Clinically Reviewed By: Meghan Jensen

Written By: Charlie Health Editorial Team

A man holds his friends hand who is currently healing from a breakup.

7 Signs You’re Healing From a Breakup

Clinically Reviewed By: Meghan Jensen

Written By: Charlie Health Editorial Team

A woman is dealing with the toxic person in her life.

7 Tips for How to Deal With Toxic People in Your Life

Written By: Charlie Health Editorial Team

Teen and their parent talking about their codependency with them partner

Here’s How to Stop Being Codependent

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Sarah Fielding

A person dealing with reactive abuse in her relationship crosses her arms as she looks at her partner.

What Is Reactive Abuse?

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Alex Bachert, MPH

Couple in the middle of a fight look away from each other

Yes, Being in a Toxic Relationship Affects Your Mental Health—Here’s What to Do

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Charlie Health Editorial Team

A young woman realizes friendship breakups really hurt and is wanting to learn how to heal.

Yes, Friendship Breakups Really Hurt—Here’s How to Heal

Clinically Reviewed By: Sarah Lyter

Written By: Charlie Health Editorial Team

A young couple doesn't know if they are experiencing infatuation or obsessive love disorder.

Is It Infatuation or Obsessive Love Disorder?

Clinically Reviewed By: Sarah Lyter

Written By: Charlie Health Editorial Team

A young woman is feeling green with retroactive jealousy and wants to learn how to cope.

Feeling Green With Retroactive Jealousy? Here’s How to Cope

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Charlie Health Editorial Team

A young woman needs a guide for how to detach from someone.

A Guide for How to Detach From Someone

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Charlie Health Editorial Team

A couple, one is on the back of another, who are in love, not limerence.

Are You in Love or Is It Limerence?

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Charlie Health Editorial Team

A young woman experiences narcissistic financial abuse and is learning ways to cope.

Narcissistic Financial Abuse Signs You Should Know (and Ways to Cope)

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Alex Bachert, MPH

Two siblings are navigating whether they have a sibling rivalry or a toxic relationship.

Do You Have a Sibling Rivalry or a Toxic Sibling?

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Ethan Cohen BSN, RN

A teenager is having conflict avoidance and wants to know what it looks like and what to do about it.

Here’s What Conflict Avoidance Looks Like (and What to Do About It)

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Sarah Fielding

A young couple walks away from the train. They are experiencing separation anxiety in their relationship and are interested in ways to cope.

What Separation Anxiety in Relationships Looks Like (and How to Cope)

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Sarah Fielding

A young teenager sits with her friend. She is hyperfixating on her friend.

6 Tips to Stop Hyperfixating on a Person

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Dr. Rasna Kaur Neelam

A young couple sit on their couch at home. The female realizes her partner gaslights her in their relationship.

What Gaslighting in a Relationship Actually Looks Like

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Sarah duRivage-Jacobs

A young woman and man argue at home. Stonewalling could be hurting their relationship.

Stonewalling Could Be Hurting Your Relationship

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Ashley Laderer

A chosen family of three teen friends sit together smiling

Why Chosen Family Is Important During the Holidays (and Year Round)

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Ashley Laderer

A young woman sits on the couch, away from her boyfriend. She is in an abusive relationship and is feeling like it is so hard to leave.

Why Are Abusive Relationships So Hard to Leave?

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Sarah duRivage-Jacobs

A young woman sits at her home. She is a survivor of intimate partner violence and it has affected her mental health.

Here’s How Intimate Partner Violence Impacts Survivors’ Mental Health

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Sarah duRivage-Jacobs

A young woman in an orange sweater hugs her partner in a yellow shirt. She is dating someone with depression and uses tips to help her partner.

Dating Someone With Depression? Here’s Tips for How to Help Your Partner

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Sarah duRivage-Jacobs

A young teen boy deals sits with his parents who are not taking care of his needs

Dismissive Avoidant Attachment Style: What You Need to Know

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Dr. Rasna Kaur Neelam

A young woman sits on her bed after arguing with her partner. Her partner has toxic behaviors that affects their relationship.

How to Stop Being Toxic in Your Relationships

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Sarah duRivage-Jacobs

A teen girl in glasses sits at her computer dealing with anxiety

Do You Have an Anxious Attachment Style?

Clinically Reviewed By: Dr. Don Gasparini

Written By: Dr. Rasna Kaur Neelam

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