Words like depression and anxiety have more than one meaning Everyone gets depressed at times We all experience anxiety in one form or another So, if you tell your partner you’re anxious about a job interview or depressed that a...
At least 1 in 5 American adults struggle with a mental health condition So yes, of course, every month should be Mental Health Awareness Month But highlighting these issues every May is still a valuable way to decrease stigma and...
As a society, we don’t talk about grief enough This can leave mourners feeling alone and unable to process a loss But what about those times when the grief you feel remains unrecognized For a variety of societal reasons (we’ll get into...
Even when we consciously make a change, it can be challenging Loss is a major change that is imposed upon — sometimes suddenly You could call that major change “grief” It changes you more than you might imagine There are...
It takes a certain kind of person to choose a career as a first responder However, they are still human beings Sure, the work they do is challenging, dangerous, and intense They are often called heroes But that does not...
Washing your hands a lot does not mean you have Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) It also doesn’t mean there is only one stereotypical way that OCD will manifest The variances of obsessions and compulsions are quite wide For example, there is...
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is far too often misunderstood and misrepresented It has gotten to the point where any time a person is orderly, they are labeled OCD In reality, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is not a punch line It can be a...
Yes, of course, everyone grieves differently That said, there can come a point for all of us when we realize that things are complicated Your feelings of bereavement are prolonged and chronic Time passes and you can’t find any sign that...
If we were to trust movies and books, we might assume grief is something that happens immediately and ends in a timely manner In reality, grief is far from predictable For example, in some cases, it can take a while to take...
In a very recent post, I wrote: Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) is a therapeutic approach that guides us to better identify and process the emotions we experience on a daily or hourly basis When can name our emotions, it helps us...
Is there a foundation on which we can base our choices and our identity If so, could that be emotions Proponents of Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) believe this is the case This therapeutic approach guides us to better identify and process...
At least one in 12 Americans over the age of 12 is currently taking antidepressants This may seem to imply that medication is a required part of treating depression In reality, it fully depends on each individual case No two people...
