Sexual Performance Anxiety: Going for the A+ Grade in Bed
Do you worry that you are being evaluated on how good you are at sex? Key points Research on sexual performance anxiety has typically focused on men’s problems of getting or maintaining an erection because of fears that they will not be able to “perform” satisfactorily in bed. Traditionally, men are heavily socialized to be sexual experts, always ready […]
When Community Pressures You to Conform
ow to stay connected without losing yourself. Key points A recent message from a reader to us captured a quiet struggle that’s familiar in many close-knit communities. The writer described being deeply embedded in family, neighborhood, religious, and professional networks. These connections brought meaning and opportunity—but also exhaustion. People in their lives often felt entitled to comment […]
Uncovering the Role of Self-Stigma in Clinical Depression
Self-stigma undermines empowerment and interferes with growth and healthcare.Key points Self-stigma has long been a subject of curiosity for me, both in my clinical work and my own life experience. There is a significant body of literature focusing on mental health stigma in its many forms—whether internalized, perpetuated by the public, or baked into the system itself. […]
Mental Health in Animals: What’s a Good Life or a Bad Life?
Source: Mark Stebnicki/Pexels. There is ever-growing interest in the ways in which a wide variety of nonhuman animals (animals) deal with the ups and downs of their lived experiences in many different contexts. In his new edited book, a third edition of Mental Health and Well-being in Animals, veterinarian Frank McMillan and his colleagues summarize how recent research […]
