Articles on Depression and Anxiety from Dr. Scott

You can do everything right for your mental health and still feel stuck. Dr. Scott explains why the usual depression tools sometimes stop working—and shares five deeper strategies that help rebuild progress: exposure to good feelings, assertiveness, self-recognition, medical testing, and sobriety for clarity.

Therapy can change lives—but not always the way people expect. Dr. Scott shares 13 controversial truths about what actually drives progress in therapy, why listening alone isn’t enough, and how courage, structure, and honest direction turn sessions into real healing.

Panic attacks often continue not because of big triggers, but because of the fear they’ll happen again. Avoidance makes life smaller, but recovery skills build resilience. Dr. Scott explains how breathwork, grounding, mantras, and “skillful distraction” can stop panic attacks from ruling your life.