Anger is a powerful emotion. It can help us stand up for ourselves and fight back against people who have hurt us. But it can also cause problems in our relationships, at work, and even with ourselves. If you find yourself getting angry too often or too easily, there are …
Your possible self is the future-oriented or hypothetical image of what you hope to become or what you fear becoming. Your possible self is an inner cognitive and emotional guiding force which acts as a protective factor in well-being while faced with adverse life circumstances. If you cope with symptoms …
In 1988, Dr. Judith Herman of Harvard University was the first to propose the diagnosis of Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). While the origins of diagnosing Complex PTSD focused on extended periods of physical and/or sexual abuse, it is now increasingly diagnosed in clients who have endured ongoing childhood trauma …
How Common is Anxiety? Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the United States, affecting 40 million adults in the United States every year. While there is no one-size-fits-all approach to anxiety treatment or managing anxiety symptoms, there are a number of different ways that you can work to decrease …
Depression is a mental illness that causes people to feel sad, hopeless and discouraged. It can be difficult for someone suffering from depression to recognize the signs and symptoms of this condition, which often leads them to ignore their problem. Here we will discuss what depression is and how it affects people who suffer from …
Grief includes deep and intense sorrow, distress, anguish, and suffering which results from the loss of a significant loved one due to death or from the loss of a significant relationship or career. Grief is commonly viewed as a feeling or process which should “end” or “be put behind you.” However, a traumatic loss literally …
Individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) are often misdiagnosed with Bipolar Disorder, because the symptoms of these two disorders can overlap. For instance, Borderline individuals have patterns of unstable moods, fear of abandonment, identity confusion, erratic behaviors, and chaotic relationships, which may appear as Bipolar symptoms but which are causally distinct in that they result from …
As a Mental Health Therapist and Developmental Psychologist with 28 years of experience in the field, I have worked predominantly with clients diagnosed and conducted psychotherapy on various Substance Dependence Disorders, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Attention Deficit Disorder, and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. …
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Mental health has been the buzzword of late, with everyone from Hollywood celebrities to your neighbor’s mom posting about their struggles and negative thoughts. But it can be tough to know how mental illness is affecting you and what steps are best for coping in a world where social media blurs our perception of reality. …
What is denial? Denial is a defense mechanism one may use to cope with feelings of frustration, anxiety, stages of grief, substance abuse, or persecution. It is the refusal to accept an unpleasant reality and often takes the form of rationalization (creating logical reasons why something did not happen) and/or minimization (making light or unimportant …
