The Minute Therapist

Depression

How Thinking Differently Can Help You Feel Differently

Jeffrey S. Nevid, Ph.D., ABPP on March 7, 2023

When depressed, we may think that things seem dark and dreary because that’s how they truly are, not that our perceptions have distorted our view. How can we counter this tendency?

When depressed, we may think that things seem dark and dreary because that’s how they truly are, not that our perceptions have distorted our view. How can we counter this tendency?

Personality

Why Cary Grant Wasn't Really Cary Grant

Jeffrey S. Nevid, Ph.D., ABPP on February 17, 2023

Writing a new personality script for yourself can reveal parts of yourself you never knew existed.

Writing a new personality script for yourself can reveal parts of yourself you never knew existed.

Self-Talk

Negative Thoughts Are Made of Fairy Dust

Jeffrey S. Nevid, Ph.D., ABPP on January 23, 2023

Take a moment to check in with yourself to catch troubling thoughts when they bounce around in your head. Don’t just let them linger unexamined.

Take a moment to check in with yourself to catch troubling thoughts when they bounce around in your head. Don’t just let them linger unexamined.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Want to Be Happy? Don't Try

Jeffrey S. Nevid, Ph.D., ABPP on December 19, 2022

Let it find you.

Let it find you.

Self-Esteem

What We All Want and Need but Can't Control

Jeffrey S. Nevid, Ph.D., ABPP on November 9, 2022

Are you a people pleaser? How is that working out? Here's how to ground your self-esteem in things you can control, rather than approval from others.

Are you a people pleaser? How is that working out? Here's how to ground your self-esteem in things you can control, rather than approval from others.

Addiction

Could You Have an Internet Addiction?

Jeffrey S. Nevid, Ph.D., ABPP on October 12, 2022

Has your Internet use become a compulsion? There are steps you can take to alleviate it.

Has your Internet use become a compulsion? There are steps you can take to alleviate it.

Social Comparison Theory

How to Make Yourself Miserable on 2 Million Dollars a Year 

Jeffrey S. Nevid, Ph.D., ABPP on September 28, 2022

When is enough enough?

When is enough enough?

Self-Talk

Does Your Inner Voice Bring You Down?

Jeffrey S. Nevid, Ph.D., ABPP on September 7, 2022

We all talk to ourselves, but the trick is talking sense rather than nonsense.

We all talk to ourselves, but the trick is talking sense rather than nonsense.

Imposter Syndrome

3 Beliefs That Make Us Miserable (and How to Change Them)

Jeffrey S. Nevid, Ph.D., ABPP on July 26, 2022

You don’t get to choose what happens to you. But you do get to choose what you make of it.

You don’t get to choose what happens to you. But you do get to choose what you make of it.

Relationships

Do You Need Help Rewriting Your Life Script?

Jeffrey S. Nevid, Ph.D., ABPP on June 30, 2022

Rewriting your life script can help you break out of self-defeating roles.

Rewriting your life script can help you break out of self-defeating roles.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

The ABCs of Emotions

Jeffrey S. Nevid, Ph.D., ABPP on June 16, 2022

Emotions are more complex than you might think.

Emotions are more complex than you might think.

Heuristics

Using Psychology to Win at Wordle

Jeffrey S. Nevid, Ph.D., ABPP on May 24, 2022

Cognitive psychology focuses on how we think, solve problems, and use language, all of which come into play in solving word games like Wordle.

Cognitive psychology focuses on how we think, solve problems, and use language, all of which come into play in solving word games like Wordle.

Self-Help

The Psychology of "WYSIWYG"

Jeffrey S. Nevid, Ph.D., ABPP on April 5, 2022

What is your mind chattering about today? How does your daily chatter drive your emotions?

What is your mind chattering about today? How does your daily chatter drive your emotions?

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

5 Nuggets of Ancient Wisdom We Rely on Today

Jeffrey S. Nevid, Ph.D., ABPP on February 23, 2022

Here are five key ideas from ancient philosophy that can make a difference in your life today.

Here are five key ideas from ancient philosophy that can make a difference in your life today.

Self-Talk

Thinking Is Easy. Rethinking Is Hard.

Jeffrey S. Nevid, Ph.D., ABPP on January 18, 2022

We often think there is only one way of seeing things, despite evidence to the contrary. It's time to think again.

We often think there is only one way of seeing things, despite evidence to the contrary. It's time to think again.

Self-Help

Myths of Your Own Making

Jeffrey S. Nevid, Ph.D., ABPP on November 30, 2021

Are personal myths holding you back?

Are personal myths holding you back?

Anxiety

What Are the Hidden Messages in Emotional Signals?

Jeffrey S. Nevid, Ph.D., ABPP on October 20, 2021

Emotions are bodily signals that something important requires our attention. Here's how to decode your own.

Emotions are bodily signals that something important requires our attention. Here's how to decode your own.

Self-Help

5 Tips from a Roman Emperor on Living a Good Life

Jeffrey S. Nevid, Ph.D., ABPP on August 18, 2021

What does Marcus Aurelius tell us about living a good life?

What does Marcus Aurelius tell us about living a good life?

Depression

Where Depression Lives

Jeffrey S. Nevid, Ph.D., ABPP on July 14, 2021

Recognizing where depression affects us, and then changing how we think and what we do, can help us combat it.

Recognizing where depression affects us, and then changing how we think and what we do, can help us combat it.

Relationships

Want People to Like You Without Saying a Word?

Jeffrey S. Nevid, Ph.D., ABPP on May 20, 2021

What you do when speaking to someone is often more important than what you say.

What you do when speaking to someone is often more important than what you say.