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The Science of Rewatching Shows

Do you have a particular TV show or shows you keep rewatching? If so, 1) you are not a lone and 2) there is some science that may explain why.

3 Science-Backed Reasons You Like Rewatching TV Shows

Blair Perkins, a 23-year-old based in Fostoria, Ohio, who works as a housekeeper, loves rewatching Friends. Sometimes they binge watch the show during a stressful period of time, or play a few episodes after work – and sometimes they rewatch it just because. Why?

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Holiday Stress? Here are some expert tips:

The holidays can been notoriously stressful for people. Here’s a video of a clinical psychologist giving tips for the holidays.

Ask an Expert: Dealing with holiday stress | Watch News Videos Online

The holidays are a joyous time of the year, but it can also bring anxiety in people’s lives. Dr. Jaleh Shahin, a clinical psychologist, joined Jennifer Palma on Global News Morning with some ways on how you can best deal with the stress of this time of the year.

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Sleep Difficulty Questions and Answers

So many people struggle with sleep. Here is an interesting article that answers some interesting questions.

Your questions about how to sleep well, answered

Recently, we asked our readers what was keeping them up. Turns out, it is a whole bunch of things, from insomnia, to late-night bathroom visits, to racing minds that won’t shut off. We collected your most pressing questions and put them to sleep experts, who recommend we all start making sleep a bigger priority in our busy lives.

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Coping with Unwanted Thoughts

Most of us have uncomfortable or unwanted thoughts sometimes. We know from research that trying to control or suppress them typically makes them worse. Think of the “don’t think of the pink elephant” phenomenon. Here’s an interesting article of a recent study that sheds more light on this and what to do.

Can we control unwanted thoughts? New research says, yes

Most people experience unwanted thoughts from time to time. Some, known as intrusive thoughts, can be linked to psychiatric disorders. A new study has found that most people use reactive thought control to deal with unwanted thoughts once they have occurred.

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Struggling with Self-Doubt?

So many people struggle with feelings of self-doubt or thoughts like “I don’t really know what I am doing” or “People will find out that I am not that great at…” Here is a great article about these kinds of ideas and feelings, which may be part of Impostor Syndrome.

Do you have ‘impostor syndrome’? Look for these signs

The past two years thrust many of us into new roles. Some of us were, or still are, full-time remote workers, some of us became stewards of virtual education, some of us are unemployed, some of us are Zoom aficionados (some of us are not) – and a lot of us are questioning whether we’re doing a good enough job “keeping up” with the new normal.

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COVID “Reopening Anxiety”

Reopening anxiety ‘quite common’ as COVID-19 restrictions lift, B.C. psychologist says

Feelings of anxiety are perfectly normal as British Columbians adjust to life without some of the province’s longstanding COVID-19 restrictions, according to one expert.

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Coping with Uncertainty

The great unknown: 10 tips for dealing with the stress of uncertainty

Findings from the APA Stress in America Survey highlight common ways that uncertainty stresses us out.

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Back to Work Anxiety

If you are anxious about going back to work after working from home for the duration of the pandemic, you are not alone. Here is a great article and some tips for how to cope.

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Transitioning out of COVID Restrictions

If you are apprehensive about transitioning out of COVID restrictions, you are not alone. This particular transition back to the “old normal” is making lots of people anxious. It’s a good time to check your coping skills. Here’s an interesting article about it:

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/5-tips-from-mental-health-experts-on-transitioning-out-of-covid-restrictions