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 …
The development of your sense of self does not occur in a vacuum and, rather, is situationally-sensitive and embedded in all of your life experiences. You may deny or minimize the huge influence of others and of society in general upon your sense of self, particularly during the holiday season. Across the lifespan, the importance of others …
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A toxic relationship was originally defined by Dr. Lillian Glass in her 1995 book, entitled, Toxic People, as “any relationship which lacks emotional support, has frequent conflict, involves one person having more power than one’s partner, and often feels like a competition, rather than a mutually-supportive partnership.” Toxic relationships can have extremely detrimental effects upon …
