Note: This article contains triggering material about suicide. September is Suicide Prevention Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness, reducing stigma, encouraging conversations about mental health, and reminding people that help is available. But perhaps it should also serve as something more: a reminder of our responsibility to care for one another. We live in a world where people can appear connected while feeling profoundly alone. We see coworkers in meetings, exchange messages with...

By: MC Reyes, Ph.D. Most people have experienced moments when their minds jumped to the worst possible conclusion. A friend doesn’t return a text message. A supervisor asks for a meeting. A family member sounds distant on the phone. Within seconds, the brain begins constructing a story that often has very little to do with reality. “They must be upset with me.” “I’m about to lose my job.” “Something terrible has happened.” This thinking pattern is known in psychology as catastrophizing… a...

By: Dr. MC Reyes, Ph.D. Have you ever walked away from an argument completely convinced that you had made the right decision, only to question yourself an hour later? Perhaps you threatened to end a relationship, quit your job, cut someone out of your life, or send a text message that felt perfectly justified in the heat of the moment. Then, as your emotions settled, your perspective shifted. What seemed so obvious during the argument suddenly appeared more complicated, and you wondered how...