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Why Is Depression Always a Lifetime Battle?

Ben Spielberg, M.S., PhD Candidate on December 12, 2019

Why does the leading cause of disability plague so many and for so long? There are reasons why depression seems like a lifelong battle, but there is hope for certain treatments.

Why does the leading cause of disability plague so many and for so long? There are reasons why depression seems like a lifelong battle, but there is hope for certain treatments.

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The Perfectionism Trap

When we fall prey to perfectionism, we think we’re honorably aspiring to be our very best, but often we’re really just setting ourselves up for failure, as perfection is impossible and its pursuit inevitably backfires.

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