How to Stop Self-Sabotaging (A Guide for Teens and Their Parents)
Self-sabotage usually looks like laziness from the outside and feels like dread from the inside. Here's what's actually happening, and what helps.
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Blog by Deborah Black Lamble
Notes on anxiety, panic, self-sabotage, teen mental health and ADHD. Written the way I'd say it in session.
Building a Teen Summer Routine That Protects Their Mental Health
Unstructured summers tend to end with a teen who sleeps until two and feels worse than in June. A loose routine fixes most of it.
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A Bedtime Routine for Anxiety That Actually Works
Anxiety waits until the lights go off because that's the first moment all day with nothing to distract you. The fix starts two hours earlier.
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What Helps During a Panic Attack
A panic attack peaks in about ten minutes and cannot hurt you, though it does a very convincing impression of something that can.
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Executive Function Tools for ADHD That Hold Up in Real Life
Most ADHD systems fail because they need the exact skills the person doesn't have. The ones that work put the effort outside your head.
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