10 Things Anyone Who Loves A Woman With Anxiety Should Know
10 Things Anyone Who Loves A Woman With Anxiety Should Know When a woman experiences a physical injury, her treatment and recovery can be understood by the injury’s physical characteristics over time and usually her needs can be easily identified and met. For example, if she has a broken leg she may not be able […]
This Is What Happens When You Drink a Coffee on an Empty Stomach
This Is What Happens When You Drink a Coffee on an Empty Stomach The first thing most Americans do in the morning is start the dripper to get in that first cup of joe before heading off to work. Some people don’t even eat breakfast and just go straight for the mug as they run […]
10 Tips To Manage Anxiety
10 Tips To Manage Anxiety The National Institute of Mental Health defines anxiety as “a normal reaction to stress, which can be beneficial in some situations, but for some people anxiety can become excessive” (NIMH. 2014). Anxiety is the most common mental disorder in the United States resulting in an inability to concentrate as well […]
How to Know If You Need to See a Psychiatrist
How to Know If You Need to See a Psychiatrist Most people would be surprised by the number of people who see mental health professionals every day. Despite the stigma of mental health issues, being mentally healthy is just as important as being physically healthy and a psychiatrist can assist you with both. There is […]
How I Overcame My Crippling Anxiety
How I Overcame My Crippling Anxiety I would imagine everyone experiences anxiety from time to time. But have you ever had full blown panic attacks or had to go on antidepressants, because the symptoms were so bad your will wasn’t strong enough to handle them? I have. Yep, you heard me right. Upon graduating from college, […]
Depression Natural Treatments
Depression is a prolonged feeling of unhappiness and despondency, often magnified by a major life event such as bereavement, divorce, or retirement. Many women experience depression after childbirth, clinical depression is also a genuine illness which overwhelms the sufferer so that he or she feels a hopelessness, dejection, and fear out of all proportion to […]
10 Ways To Beat Anxiety!
Are you feeling anxious or stressed? Although anxiety is considered a normal reaction to stress, it can develop into a disorder when it becomes excessive, creating feelings of fear, worry, panic attacks, uneasiness and dread. Sound familiar? Don´t worry, I have great news! There are so many ways to increase your happiness and well-being with […]
How Technology Can Reduce The Anxiety Surrounding Child Custody Communication
Custody issues are stressful enough, having to communicate with your spouse or former spouse over them can be a minefield. Being expected to communicate and coordinate schedules with someone that you may have a contentious relationship is at times difficult and at other times impossible. Fortunately technology is available to make communications and coordination easier, […]
Anxiety and Divorce: Holiday Style
Going through a divorce is tough, really tough. Going through a divorce during the holidays is excruciating. Everything you have known about the holidays changes, and if you have children it is complicated exponentially. There are few situations that inspire more anxiety than figuring holiday schedules for children and planning how you will fill the […]
Anxiety and the Infertility Rollercoaster
Many people all around us are struggling with infertility. Infertility can a silent hell. People do not talk about infertility issues like they would if they had a physical condition or other stressful circumstance in their life. Many times a couple choose to walk the road of infertility alone, discussing it only with their doctor. […]
Anxiety and the Horrible Breakup
So your relationship is over? Whether it is a divorce, a breakup with a long time partner or the dissolution of something that you felt would have potential, breakups are painful. My clients report being in literal physical pain after a breakup, and many do not know how to soothe the pain or where to […]
Anxiety and the Missing Boundary
Some of us have poor boundaries. Let’s admit it. When we were growing up we were shamed or ridiculed or bullied for asking for our needs to be met. We might have been made to feel “less than” when we stated what we wanted. This left us with a sense that we are not worthy […]
Anxiety and Stopping the Thoughts That Rob Your Peace
Anxious thoughts can hold you captive and keep you on a roller coaster of worry and fear. It seems that you are carried along by a cadre of thoughts over which you have no control. These thoughts wreak havoc on your mind and body. Your body bears the brunt of experiencing the hormonal cascade of […]
Anxiety on Crack: Otherwise Known as “My Kid is An Addict. What Now?”
You have just found out that your kid is addicted to drugs or alcohol. This kid could be a young teen or an adult child, it does not matter, finding out that they are owned by addiction is news dreaded by any parent. You feel confused, terrified, furious and lost. You don’t know where to […]
Anxiety, Authenticity and Getting Naked
anxiety |aNGˈzī-itē| noun ( pl. anxieties ) a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome: he felt a surge of anxiety. authenticity |ˌôTHenˈtisitē| noun the quality of being authentic: the paper should have established the authenticity of the documents before publishing them. naked |ˈnākid| adjective […]
Anxiety and the Big Bad News
Anxiety and the Big Bad News By Carolyn Tucker LPC I have talked in past blogs about how to handle your anxiety when things get chaotic and interrupt your routine. Today I would like to discuss what happens when you get the really “big bad news”. A family member has cancer, the baby you are […]