MIND Your Words
He’s so bipolar, one minute he’s happy and the next he is mad.” “I’m so OCD, I want things to be in order always.” “Gosh, you’re so ADD, why can’t you just finish your sentence.
Remembering the Importance of YOU
The holidays can be a stressful time full of both financial stress and strain as well as eustress or good stress in the excitement of seeing others and being with loved ones. Some people are not as fortunate as others in that the holidays are a rather sad time full of memories of lost loved ones or thoughts of what “could have been.” These few months are given a lot of attention and go by in an instant. We spend our time and our money on other people and things, which is important and can make us feel good, but at times we forget to take care of ourselves.
The Anatomy of Anxiety
Anxiety is not only a psychological response to stress, it is a disorder and can be disruptive to our quality of life. There are biological, genetic and physiological components that coincide with the genesis of anxiety as well as how it is experienced in people. The parasympathetic nervous system including the autonomic nervous system and the sympathetic nervous system all play a part in our body’s “fight or flight” response. This is an automatic response that can be triggered by stress, trauma, or even excitement.
The Anatomy of Anxiety
Anxiety is not only a psychological response to stress, it is a disorder and can be disruptive to our quality of life. There are biological, genetic and physiological components that coincide with the genesis of anxiety as well as how it is experienced in people. The parasympathetic nervous system including the autonomic nervous system and the sympathetic nervous system all play a part in our body’s “fight or flight” response. This is an automatic response that can be triggered by stress, trauma, or even excitement.
How Can You Help If Your Child Is Getting Bullied?
One of my many experiences in treating adolescents and teens has to do with the subject of bullying. It seems that bullying in schools through text and notes as well as cyber-bullying has become an epidemic with the anonymity that the internet and texting provides.
How Can You Help If Your Child Is Getting Bullied?
One of my many experiences in treating adolescents and teens has to do with the subject of bullying. It seems that bullying in schools through text and notes as well as cyber-bullying has become an epidemic with the anonymity that the internet and texting provides.
Loving Your Loved Ones Through Grief
Secondary grief can occur with people who are not directly related to the ill or deceased person, but have a connection to them through their spouse or significant other. Both parties have emotional needs and an escalated need for support during these times, yet often we become separated rather than unified. The temptation to withdraw or isolate oneself is strong, which is when we need to be intentional about communicating they are not alone.
Grief: What Is It and How Do I “Just Get Over It”?
Grief is a complicated cycle that happens after the loss of a loved one, someone you have formed a close bond to and can even be experienced in a secondary manner. Grief does not always have a connection to physical death but can also have links to a loss of a friendship, job, church, or even a routine that you were used to doing.
Be Mindful of Your Stress!
Around the holidays most of us begin to feel an increase in stress. Whether it is because we need to buy gifts and don’t have time or money, seeing family is difficult, or we don’t have a family or somewhere to go. We have all been there. I speak a lot about stress because I believe stress is one of the most primal reactions our bodies have to underlying emotions. During stress our bodies decide to take on a life of their own with physiological reactions that can be uncomfortable and disruptive!
Benefits of Feeling Our Emotions
Many find it difficult, uncomfortable or pointless at times to talk about what they are feeling or even acknowledge something is wrong. This does not mean these people are without problems or that they are perfect even though some work hard to maintain that exterior perception. It means that the potential for continued struggles and pain is high. The reason for this is because of the need that our bodies have to emote and the strain it feels when we choose to hold it in.
Are You Part of the Problem or Solution?
I have counseled many adolescents, teens and young adults from the ages of 10 until 17. Throughout my experience with these clients I have seen a pattern in the family over or under-involvement and how it affects the client’s outcome. I believe in family systems theory which discusses how individuals cannot be understood in isolation from one another, but rather as a part of their family. This means that parents have an affect on the issues their children are being seen for most of the time.
What Is EMDR Therapy? How It Helps Trauma and PTSD Survivors
The most effective treatments for PTSD are talk therapies that focus on trauma. These therapies help you deal with and work through your traumatic experiences. Recently, EMDR has become popular, with famous people like Prince Harry and actress Sandra Bullock praising its effectiveness in helping them recover from trauma.