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Overcoming Self-Sabotage

How to understand and regulate destructive behaviors.

Anorexia Nervosa

Anorexia Nervosa and Positive Emotion

Edward A. Selby Ph.D. on August 4, 2014

Is there more to anorexia than just a fear of gaining weight?

Is there more to anorexia than just a fear of gaining weight?

Self-Sabotage

Treatment of Self-Sabotage: The Prognosis is Good!

Edward A. Selby Ph.D. on June 7, 2010

Anxiety

Avoidance of Anxiety as Self-Sabotage: How Running Away Can Bite You in the Behind

Edward A. Selby Ph.D. on May 4, 2010

Forgiveness

Rumination: Problem Solving Gone Wrong

Edward A. Selby Ph.D. on February 24, 2010

How rehashing a bad situation can ruin your mood.

How rehashing a bad situation can ruin your mood.

Self-Harm

Cutting to Escape From Emotional Pain?

Edward A. Selby Ph.D. on January 30, 2010

An introduction to self-injury.

An introduction to self-injury.

Self-Sabotage

You Are the Master of Your Emotions

Edward A. Selby Ph.D. on January 5, 2010

Relationships

When Desires Collide: Which One to Choose?

Edward A. Selby Ph.D. on December 24, 2009

You can't have the best of both worlds.

You can't have the best of both worlds.

Addiction

A Love-Hate Relationship

Edward A. Selby Ph.D. on December 15, 2009

Alcoholism

Who Needs Enemies When You’ve Got Yourself?

Edward A. Selby Ph.D. on December 7, 2009

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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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