Author: Jasper S. Lee, PhD Have you ever noticed that when you're in a bad mood, everything feels harder? You're more likely to snap at someone, skip the gym, or spend two hours doom-scrolling instead of doing the thing you actually needed to do. And then somehow, all of that makes you feel worse. That's not a character flaw. That's a cycle — and it has a name. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, is built around the idea that our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are all co
