{"id":790,"date":"2023-03-21T10:52:35","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T10:52:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anitasanz.com\/?page_id=790"},"modified":"2025-09-08T13:34:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T13:34:46","slug":"get-help","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/anitasanz.com\/wp-dev\/get-help\/","title":{"rendered":"Articles"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221;]\n\t\t\t[et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221;]\n\t\t\t\t[et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221;]\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-border-color has-kenta-primary-active-border-color has-kenta-base-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-width:8px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill-element has-kenta-base-background-color has-background\" style=\"grid-template-columns:51% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/publishers-725\/daily-habits_b_17542774.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"628\" height=\"314\" src=\"https:\/\/anitasanz.com\/wp-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ERIKREIS-VIA-GETTY-IMAGES.webp\" alt=\"Eight Simple Daily Habits Everyone Should Practice, According To A Psychologist\" class=\"wp-image-811 size-full\" style=\"object-position:50% 50%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/anitasanz.com\/wp-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ERIKREIS-VIA-GETTY-IMAGES.webp 628w, https:\/\/anitasanz.com\/wp-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ERIKREIS-VIA-GETTY-IMAGES-300x150.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Eight Simple Daily Habits Everyone Should Practice, According To A Psychologist<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If you need help with establishing any of these habits or acquiring any of the skills you need to keep these habits going consistently, I recommend you seek help from someone who not only knows how to do what you don&#8217;t, but can teach you how to do it in a way you can understand.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-call-to-action uagb-block-05396d09 wp-block-button\"><div class=\"uagb-cta__wrap\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-cta__buttons\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/publishers-725\/daily-habits_b_17542774.html\" class=\"uagb-cta__button-link-wrapper wp-block-button__link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:53px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-border-color has-kenta-primary-active-border-color has-kenta-base-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-width:8px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill-element has-kenta-base-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Most People Struggle To Predict What Will Actually Make Them Happy, According To Psychology<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>As John Milton said: &#8220;The mind is a universe and can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven.&#8221; We psychologists can help people to use their minds to make their present moments better than they could ever predict their futures to be.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-call-to-action uagb-block-b7d65b7b wp-block-button\"><div class=\"uagb-cta__wrap\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-cta__buttons\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/publishers-725\/most-people-struggle-to-p_b_16513692.html\" class=\"uagb-cta__button-link-wrapper wp-block-button__link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/publishers-725\/most-people-struggle-to-p_b_16513692.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/anitasanz.com\/wp-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/emma-simpson-153970-unsplash-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-235 size-full\" style=\"object-position:50% 50%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/anitasanz.com\/wp-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/emma-simpson-153970-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/anitasanz.com\/wp-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/emma-simpson-153970-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/anitasanz.com\/wp-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/emma-simpson-153970-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/anitasanz.com\/wp-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/emma-simpson-153970-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/anitasanz.com\/wp-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/emma-simpson-153970-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:53px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-border-color has-kenta-primary-active-border-color has-kenta-base-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-width:8px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill-element has-kenta-base-background-color has-background\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/quora\/2017\/09\/26\/five-mental-health-signals-you-should-never-ignore\/#b747230369e2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"959\" height=\"615\" src=\"https:\/\/anitasanz.com\/wp-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/960x0.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1218 size-full\" style=\"object-position:50% 50%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/anitasanz.com\/wp-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/960x0.jpg 959w, https:\/\/anitasanz.com\/wp-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/960x0-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/anitasanz.com\/wp-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/960x0-768x493.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 959px) 100vw, 959px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Five Mental Health Signals You Should Never Ignore<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Here is a relatively simple way to be able to assess whether you are experiencing mental health symptoms which you should not ignore and for which you may want to seek help.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-call-to-action uagb-block-c25730e5 wp-block-button\"><div class=\"uagb-cta__wrap\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-cta__buttons\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/quora\/2017\/09\/26\/five-mental-health-signals-you-should-never-ignore\/#b747230369e2\" class=\"uagb-cta__button-link-wrapper wp-block-button__link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:53px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-border-color has-kenta-primary-active-border-color has-kenta-base-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-width:7px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill-element has-kenta-base-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Psychologist&#8217;s Tips For Making Small Talk When You Have Social Anxiety<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>I can answer this question as both a psychologist and a person who has had lifelong social anxiety. 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