Center for Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy of Greater Columbus

Happy Valentine's Day! 💕 Make sure you're showing love to those around you today.

February is Black History Month! Let's take this month to recognize, celebrate and educate. 🖤

Happy Chinese New Year! 🎉
2023 is the year of the Rabbit! 🐇🐇🐇

Chinese New Year, also called Lunar New Year, is an annual 15-day festival in China. 🌔

It is celebrated by Chinese communities around the world that begins with the new moon that occurs sometime between January 21 and February 20 according to Western calendars.

Festivities last until the following full moon. 🌙

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💬 Today's self love tip is to live in the moment. Take each day one step at a time and remember to breathe deeply. 💞

💬 Today's self-love tip is to try and find the beauty in the most simple of things! Each day, make an effort to notice even just one beautiful thing around you. 💞

"The time is always right to do what is right." - Martin Luther King, Jr.

💬 Today's self-love tip is a reminder to not be afraid of letting go toxic people. Protect your energy! 💞

💬 Today's self-love tip is to never compare yourself to others. Remind yourself that there is only one you! 💕

"In one of the first long-term studies on adolescent neural development and technology use, researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill report adolescents’ habitual checking of social media is linked with subsequent changes in how their brains respond to the world around them..."

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Habitual Checking of Social Media May Impact Young Adolescents’ Brain Development - Neuroscience News Adolescents' brains may become more sensitive when anticipating social rewards and punishments over time with increased social media usage. The findings reveal how social media usage could have important and long-standing consequences for brain development.

"Iowa senior starter Patrick McCaffery announced on Tuesday that he was taking a leave of absence from the team to address anxiety.
He offered a candid account of his struggles with anxiety in a statement shared by Iowa basketball..."

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Iowa senior Patrick McCaffery steps away from team, offers candid account of his struggles with anxiety McCaffery is the son of Iowa head coach Fran McCaffery.

"Although beautiful to behold, fireworks displays are triggering for people with PTSD, many of whom struggle with loud noises..." Read more below. ⬇️

5 Ways to Manage PTSD Symptoms During Fireworks Season If your PTSD symptoms flare on the Fourth of July and other fireworks-friendly holidays, you’re not alone. Coping strategies like therapy and deep breathing can help, experts say.

💬Quote of the week:
“It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.”— Sir Edmund Hillary

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Wishing all who celebrate a happy and healthy Kwanzaa!
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Happy first night of Hanukkah to all who celebrate! Wishing you a happy and healthy holiday. ✡️🕎

💬Quote of the week:
“Within you, there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself.”— Hermann Hesse

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Let's all Stand Up for Human Rights 📢

'Dignity, Freedom, and Justice for All'

In the decades since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, human rights have become more recognized and more guaranteed across the globe. It has since served as the foundation for an expanding system of human rights protection that today focuses also on vulnerable groups such as persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples and migrants.

This day seeks to shift the needle of understanding and action towards greater knowledge of the universality of the UDHR and the activism associated with it. 🙌

Source: UN.org

💬Quote of the week:

“If you don’t love yourself, nobody will. Not only that, you won’t be good at loving anyone else. Loving starts with the self.”—Wayne Dyer

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Happy Thanksgiving from us to you! 🍂 Wishing you a happy and healthy holiday.

💬Quote of the week:
“The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself.”— Anna Quindlen

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Thank you, veterans, for your service!

💬Quote of the week:

“Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it.”— Buddha

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Happy Halloween! 🎃
We hope you get lots of treats and no tricks!

👇Let us know in the comments below,
What is your favorite Halloween activity?

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. 🎀 This month (and every month), it is important to show awareness, support, and educate for this disease.

💬Quote of the week:
“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.”— Anne Lamott

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A large part of what makes up Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) are Obsessions and Compulsions. ❓ So, what is the difference between Obsessions and Compulsions? 💬 According to the OCD Foundation, "Obsessions are unwanted thoughts, images, or urges that may be extreme or disturbing. The obsessions are accompanied by uncomfortable feelings such as fear, disgust, doubt, or a feeling that things have to be 'just right.' These obsessions occur over and over again and feel outside of the person’s control." and "Compulsions are excessive, repetitive behaviors or “mental acts” (e.g., thought suppression, counting, or praying) that a person uses to try to neutralize or make their obsessions or distress go away. People with OCD usually recognize that using compulsions is only a temporary solution, but without any other way to cope, they rely on compulsions as a brief escape."

❓ What is OCD? 💬 According to the International OCD Foundation, "OCD is a mental health disorder that affects people of all ages and walks of life, and occurs when a person gets caught in a cycle of obsessions and compulsions."

To learn more about OCD and for resources, visit 🌐 https://iocdf.org/

📣 This week is OCD Awareness Week! ❓ Did you know that OCD affects over 3 million people in the United States? Lets take this week (and every week) to educate, learn and show awareness.

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