Batya Zimmerman, Psychotherapist

Breaking Free From Emotional Eating Learn how to break free of emotional eating by no longer letting your emotions wield power over your food choices and habits.

Butterfly Wisdom
Wisdom frees the soul and releases the butterfly 🦋 that has been growing and hoping to one day spread it's delicate colorful wings. Such a beautiful photo!

When It's Over Breaking up is hard to do, and how you manage your emotions, interactions, and thoughts in the aftermath of a breakup can make moving forward less challenging.

Bipolar Symptoms in Men: Does Bipolar Disorder Affect Men? Bipolar symptoms in men present differently than in women. Here's what you should know about bipolar disorder in men, including symptoms of mania and depression. Plus, how you can assist in helping a loved one get the treatment they need.

How can we minimize Instagram’s harmful effects? Psychologists’ research has shown that Instagram use is associated both with beneficial and detrimental effects.

How attachment styles — secure, anxious, avoidant and disorganized—affect your relationship

Overcoming Attachment Problems It's possible to create enduring connections despite imperfect early bonds.

Manipulation and how to control others

6 Common Traits of Narcissists and Gaslighters How narcissists and gaslighters emotionally manipulate and exploit victims.

How Bipolar and BPD Are Similar but Different Disorders Are bipolar and borderline personality disorder (BPD) related? Learn more about the similarities and differences between bipolar disorder and BPD.

Coping and overcoming a toxic relationship..!

What Is a Toxic Relationship? A toxic relationship is one that makes you feel unsupported, misunderstood, or demeaned. Learn to recognize if you're in a toxic relationship and find ways to cope.

10 Ways to Deal with Negative or Difficult People It's hard to stay positive and compassionate when someone around you is an energy drain. These ideas may help you deal, and maybe even help.

Understanding Abandonment Issues After a surprising loss, detachment, or dissociation, you may develop a fear of abandonment. Here are the symptoms of abandonment issues.

Not an easy thing to do..! Good article.

8 Signs It's Time to Cut a Toxic Person Out of Your Life (And How to Do It) You may have identified a toxic person in your circle, but how do you know it's time to cut them out of your life — and how do you do it? Find out here!

How to let go!

Healing From Past Trauma Traumatic events can be emotionally and psychologically devastating. Even so, sometimes we have a hard time releasing them. Here’s how.

If you or someone you know is in an emergency, call The National Su***de Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (8255) or call 911 immediately.

National Su***de Prevention Month There are an average of 123 suicides each day in America.

Not Every Selfish Person You Know Is a Narcissist. Here Are the Actual Traits It’s a spectrum.

Why Intelligent People Prefer To Socialize Less Than Others, According To Science If you're a relatively intelligent person, two things are likely true: you socialize less than your peers, and you have anxiety about whether or not that's normal and sane and acceptable. As most of us already know, intelligent people tend to be…

Not a diagnosable mental health condition! Interesting article, worth reading.

Is Ma********on Addiction Real? What Experts Want You to Know Ma********on addiction is not a term all mental health experts agree on. Here's what you need to know about compulsive ma********on.

2 Ways To Break Free From Your Loveless ‘Imaginationship’ Here's how to let go of a person who was never yours to begin with.

8 signs you're an INTJ, the most introverted personality type - The Expert Editor Do you love your alone time, enjoy quiet spaces, and often find yourself lost in deep thought? If that sounds like you, then you might be an INTJ – the most introverted personality type out there. Being an INTJ isn’t strange or weird. Actually, it’s pretty cool. INTJs have a knack for understa...

What is an addictive personality? Risk factors and myths Many experts reject the idea of addictive personalities, but some believe it explains why some people develop addictions. Learn more here.

9 Signs You Have High Functioning Depression, Because It Can Look Different To How You'd Imagine The stigma clinging to depression (and other mental illnesses) is as insidious as it is pervasive, operating in discreet ways that often go unrecognised. Stigma lingers even in spaces where depression is openly discussed, limiting the popular…

10 Signs You're Highly Intelligent, According To Experts Experts reveal signs of intelligence, from empathy to curiousity.

Online relationships…! A new perspective investigate the new phenomena!

After 7 Years, My Friend Ghosted, Unfriended And Blocked Me. I Still Don’t Know Why. "Samantha’s absence from my life felt surreal. As weeks and then months went by with no contact, I wondered if anything about it had been real."

16 Signs of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Adults - ActiveBeat - Your Daily Dose of Health Headlines We look into all the signs and symptoms associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults.

Emotional And Psychological Trauma: What Is It and How To Heal? | Sunshine Community Health Center Our memories make us feel certain emotions. Some memories are positive, and others may be negative. When we remember them, we either feel good or bad. If we ...

People Who Like To Be Alone Have These 12 Special Personality Traits - New Trader U Being alone can often carry a negative connotation, as society tends to value extroversion and being surrounded by others. However, being alone can be a source of strength, creativity, and personal growth for those who embrace it. People who like to be alone often have special personality traits tha...

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16 Signs You Were Raised by a Highly Critical Parent Constant criticism can have long-term effects on self-worth and relationships.

Handling Political Disagreements in the Family When family members have different political views, how can you keep the peace?

The psychological profile of Jeffrey Dahmer!

'I Carried it Too Far, That's for Sure' Presents Joan Ullman's first-person report from the insanity trial of Jeffrey Dahmer. What she heard; What she was waiting to hear; Dahmer's explanations; Mixed emotions about attending; Proof of his sanity; Must define sanity.