Anxiety/Depression
When Seasonal Changes Affect Your Moods
Seasonal Affective Disorder How does one distinguish between winter blues and more serious conditions? Many feel sluggish or down during Fall and Winter months. The winter blues are pretty common. If this sadness is profound, it may be a sign of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). SAD is a form of depression which results from decreased…
Read MoreSuicide Prevention Awareness Month
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Read MoreThe Bloodline Divorce: What is it? Why Does it Happen? – How to Cope
Family estrangement, simply put, is a loss or a termination of a relationship that previously existed between family members. An estrangement can occur between two people or multiple family members. An estrangement can occur between a parent and a child, sibling to sibling, a child to a parent or grandparent, or any combination you can…
Read More“I WAS TRYING TO ACT NORMAL…”
I heard this piece of a conversation between two friends as I jogged by them in the park the other day, “I was trying to act normal…” Then I passed them but not without being prompted to consider what that really means. So many of us appear “normal” or even beautiful, talented and rich such…
Read MoreTen DBT Techniques for Anxiety
Anxiety can be divided into two basic areas, as first discussed by Sigmund Freud “Appropriate and Inappropriate Stress”. Anxiety can occur over situations or threats that occur and cause our brain to go into “Fight or Flight” syndrome. This is when the sympathetic or limbic system becomes aroused and creates many symptoms such as rapid…
Read More“I’m stressed!!! Help!!”
We’ve all been there. Bills, appointments, school, kids, work, health issues, deadlines….the list goes on. It can be extremely difficult to juggle all that life throws at us but it’s important for both our physical and mental health to cope effectively. So, how do we do it? How do we get through all of this?…
Read MoreMental Health Patients and the Emergency Room
Mental Health Patients and the Emergency RoomIt happens every day and all around the country. People suffering from various mental illnesses go to the ER for treatment and are either sent home after an evaluation or sent to inpatient care at a psychiatric hospital. In case you or a loved one ever find yourself in…
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