MIDPOINT COUNSELING ARTICLES

Targeting Issues of Anxiety.

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Understand the symptoms, causes, and treatment of panic disorder—and learn how therapy can help you regain control, reduce fear, and build resilience.

Anxiety, Fear, Mental Health Conditions, Panic Disorder

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Learn what obsessive-compulsive disorder is, how it develops, and how evidence-based treatments like ERP can help you break free from intrusive thoughts and rituals.

Anxiety, Fear, Mental Health Conditions, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Worry

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Anxiety spirals often persist because of the very strategies we use to escape them. This article explains how avoidance maintains anxiety and offers a counterintuitive approach to break the cycle through tolerance, exposure, and new learning.

Anxiety, Fear

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Anxiety isn’t just in your head, it’s in your brain’s wiring. This article breaks down the fast and slow fear pathways, exploring how the amygdala, HPA axis, hippocampus, and prefrontal cortex shape your experience of fear ...

Anxiety, Fear

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Managing anxiety can involve more than just coping skills. It can also be a practice in character development. This article explores 9 key virtues, including compassion, curiosity, and courage, that are all cultivated through responding ...

Anxiety, Meaning

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Anxiety isn’t just something to avoid — it can be a vital guide for personal growth, motivation, and decision-making. This article explores the deeper purpose and benefits of anxiety when it’s understood and managed well.

Anxiety, Meaning

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Explore what gives life real meaning beyond momentary happiness. This article offers a practical framework for identifying your values, setting intentional goals, and building a life aligned with what matters to you most.

Meaning

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Protective anger can serve a meaningful purpose when understood and managed well. This article explores its roots, common triggers, and practical strategies for responding in healthy and effective ways.

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Master the art of listening during difficult conversations with 10 practical steps that foster empathy, reduce conflict, and build stronger, more understanding relationships.

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Discover 7 common communication traps that undermine relationships and learn how to create healthier, more constructive dialogue for lasting emotional connection and trust.

COMMUNICATION, RELATIONSHIPS

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