Why do we dream? What do my dreams mean?? Why do I have nightmares? Dreams and why we dream have...
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Emotional Minutes and other videos produced by Dr. Matt B cover a ton of mental health topics. Depression, anxiety and social anxiety, difficult or negative emotions, how to have more positive emotions, coping with stress and other difficulties, ways to get better sleep, treatments for mental health disorders, and so much in-between!
Information from Emotional Minutes™ videos is given for educational understanding of mental health concepts and research-supported coping strategies. Information provided is not in the form of mental health counseling, psychotherapy, or direct advice.
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Emotional Minutes 31: Awe and how to find awe
What is awe? The clip below describes the positive emotion of awe and ways to find it. Research has found...
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Emotional Minutes 30: Insomnia and how to get better sleep
Not getting enough sleep?? People often ask about insomnia and how to get better sleep. Hint: it's not by eating...
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Emotional Minutes 29: Coping with re-entry anxiety
Coping with re-entry anxiety can be difficult, even when getting back to more normal routines following the pandemic can be...
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Emotional Minutes 28: How to handle vaccine anxiety
COVID-19 vaccines become more available and more individuals are becoming vaccinated. But a lot of people can experience vaccine anxiety....
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Emotional Minutes 27: Political stress and anxiety
Throughout history, there can be times of political uncertainty, protesting, or even rioting (for example, the 1/6 Capitol Riots of...
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Emotional Minutes 26: Seasonal Depression (aka “Winter Blues”)
It's common to experience depression or depressed/low mood during certain times each year, especially in the late Fall and Winter...
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Emotional Minutes 25: How to Stick with New Years Resolutions
Resolutions are decisions to initiate some sort of behavior change or improve conditions in one's life. Resolutions are really popular...
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Emotional Minutes 24: Gratitude and practicing gratitude
The holidays are a time when people often practice gratitude. But it is also something that can be practiced any...
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Emotional Minutes 23: Holiday blues / Holiday stress
The holidays can be a time of joy or fondly remembering previous holidays. It can also be a time of...
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Emotional Minutes 22: Social support
Seeking and having support from others (aka "social support") can be very beneficial for emotional well-being. Social support has consistently...
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Emotional Minutes 21: Psychology and weight loss surgery
There are multiple psychological aspects of losing weight in general and for having bariatric weight loss surgery (e.g., gastric bypass...
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Emotional Minutes 20: The psychology of chronic pain
There are many aspects of physical pain that can be affected by emotional or behavioral changes, thus forming "mind-body connections"...
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Emotional Minutes 19: Coping strategy: behavioral activation
There are a few different ways to cope with emotion states like depression and anxiety. "Behavioral activation", or purposefully engaging...
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Emotional Minutes 18: Venting and the Myths of Catharsis
It's a common idea in Western culture that "letting it out" or emotionally venting (known as "catharsis") is an effective...
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Emotional Minutes 17: What is rumination?
Sometimes people ask, "What is rumination?". This video explains rumination as extensive thinking through or "mulling over" challenging situations and...
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Emotional Minutes 16: Grief and Complicated Grief
Grieving a loss is a natural part of life that everyone will experience. For a certain number of individuals, grief...
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Emotional Minutes 15: Are Psychologists Crazy?
People often wonder, are psychologists analyzing me when I meet them? This and other questions about psychologists (for example, Are...
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Emotional Minutes 14 – Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and its possible causes
Experiencing posttraumatic stress after a traumatic event can be extremely difficult. There are some myths about how often posttraumatic stress...
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Emotional Minutes 13: How to find a therapist or counselor
How do I find a therapist? Finding a therapist/counselor can be difficult. Many of the videos I have released recommend...
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