Cognitive Behavior Therapy Center of Southern California

11/03/2025

A fear of failure is a belief that you’re not good enough. This fear can occur in social settings, just like social anxiety. It can cause someone to question themselves about failing for themselves, as well as failing in front of others. This fear can lead to avoidance in social situations.

Due to these fears of embarrassing themselves in social settings, they could try to avoid certain social situations or even isolate themselves when involved in high-stress situations. The cycle of fear of failure and social anxiety can be a difficult one to break.

Your parents always raised you to do your best. In school, you were encouraged to complete all of your homework assignments on time and study for any quizzes or tests.  For extracurricular activities, you were told to practice, practice, practice. If you wanted to be better at something, you had to...

07/31/2022

https://cbtsocal.com/what-are-the-negative-impacts-of-body-dysmoprhic-disorder/

We've all felt a little insecure about our appearance from time to time. However, body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is something different. When someone suffers from BDD, they have an intensely negative body image that impacts their mental health in a way that can make it difficult to function in their...

07/31/2022

Congratulations to CBT SoCal's Dr Martin Hsia, who honored as the recipient of the 2022 Distinguished Member of the year award by the San Gabriel Valley Psychological Association! Good job, Dr. Hsia!

https://cbtsocal.com/sgvpadmmartinhsia/

07/14/2022

CBT SoCal's Dr. Jason von Stietz joined Drs. Simon Rego, Kristin Szuhany, and Sandra Pimentel on the Sanity Podcast hosted by Dr. Jason Duncan. They discussed using pop culture metaphors in therapy and psychoeducation. Check it out!

07/07/2022

What is body dysmorphic disorder?

Do you find yourself spending long periods of time focusing on a certain aspect of your appearance? Do you find certain aspect of your appearance to be greatly flawed? Have you attempted to hide or alter your appearance in ways that are very time consuming, stressful, and lead to negative consequenc...

07/05/2022

How to Ally

06/30/2022

The Turnaway study, a long-term study on roughly 1,000 people examined the impacts of unwanted pregnancy on people's lives.

Research shows that when people are denied access to abortion, they suffer adverse mental health effects.

06/26/2022

Stigma, barriers, and inequities

Scientific research from around the world shows having an abortion is not linked to mental health issues but restricting access is.

06/26/2022

The inability to obtain an abortion increases the risk for domestic abuse among those who are forced to stay in contact with violent partners, putting them and their children at risk.

APA expressed deep concern and profound disappointment in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision eliminating the constitutional right to abortion.

06/13/2022

What is body doubling?

People searching for a way to stay motivated while doing chores or working from home are turning to virtual co-working spaces and live streams for “body doubling.”

06/12/2022

Do you have decision fatigue?

The thousands of decisions people make each day can leave them feeling drained. Learn how to make smarter choices using less energy.

06/11/2022

Pause but don’t panic.

Use these tips to help deal with stress about money and the economy.