What You Can Do About Social Isolation and Loneliness
by Counseling and Wellness Center of PittsburghNovember 2, 2023 isolation, loneliness, social isolation0 comments
What You Can Do About Social Isolation and Loneliness
In our increasingly interconnected yet often isolating modern world, the experience of loneliness and social isolation is a prevalent challenge, particularly for those dealing with mental health issues. While not everyone facing social isolation necessarily confronts mental health challenges, these two aspects...Learn MoreHow to Get Over a Breakup? Tips from Relationship Therapists
by Counseling and Wellness Center of PittsburghAugust 8, 2022 breakups, coping with loss, divorce, healthy mourning, heartbreak, how to get over a breakup, loneliness, loss counseling, relationship, self care, self care during grief, single0 comments
If you’re reading this, chances are you’ve experienced a breakup. Breakups can be difficult depending on how long they’ve lasted and/or how much we’ve emotionally invested in the person. We can expect a period of grieving the loss, even if we know it should have ended. We need to take some time to process what happened that caused the relationship to end and...Learn MoreTherapist Recommendations for How to Deal with Loneliness
by Counseling and Wellness Center of PittsburghJuly 20, 2022 cognitive behavioral therapy, cognitive distortions, how to deal with loneliness, loneliness, reframing cognitive distortions0 comments
Loneliness, typically defined as the discrepancy between a person’s desired and actual social relationships, affects more than half of U.S. adults (58%). Additionally, Americans with mental health issues are more than twice as likely to be lonely than those with strong mental health.
Lonely individuals approach social encounters with a hypervigilance for social threats; they...Learn MoreSingle for Valentine’s Day? 12 Tips for How to Spend the Day
by Counseling and Wellness Center of PittsburghJanuary 27, 2022 alone on valentines day, heartbreak, loneliness, Reducing holiday stress, rituals for self care, rituals to reduce stress, self care, single, single for valentines day, valentines day0 comments
Valentine’s Day can be a tricky holiday for us singles to navigate. It may bring up feelings of loneliness and comparison. Feeling jealous that we don’t have what others do. Or coming to the realization that life hasn’t gone according to plan. No matter how you slice it, February 14 will show up just as the sun rises and sets so be prepared and follow these 12 tips for how to...Learn More