We may have grown-up, but we do not grow-out of our need for a calm and safe space to process our thoughts. What might have offered a safe haven as a child can be different from our needs as an adult. In childhood that sanctuary may have been a treehouse. In adulthood, a place many find refuge and support is the office of a therapist. Are you ready to know if an adult treehouse might help you get what you want from life?
Read MoreRecognizing or being diagnosed with a disorder is not an end. In fact, a diagnosis is simply a label that allows professionals to categorize, communicate, and provide effective treatment. A diagnosis might very well be the beginning to overcoming an affliction that is limiting an individual’s ability to enjoy life. Treatment for anxiety comes in many forms, from a quick fix to a long-term strategy. Quite simply, the quick fix is prescription medication. While medication is sometimes necessary, the more effective, long-term solution is talk therapy.
Typically, therapy will initially focus on learning the function of the anxiety and how something that often is very helpful has become uncontrollable.
Read MoreWhat if the grey clouds consistently loomed over your head for weeks or months on end, and you stopped believing the weather would ever change? This is often how individuals suffering from clinical depression describe their life. They wake up to grey clouds, they live the day with grey clouds, and they go to bed with grey clouds, the sky above never changes, the forecast begins to always looks the same: bleak.
The most important thing is that if you or a loved one suffers from clinical, diagnosable depression, grey clouds overhead do not need to be the status quo. Assistance is available to help clear the gloom and provide the opportunity for the sun to shine.
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“I made it to my first workout class!” This was a text my friend sent to me early one Tuesday morning. To understand how exciting this really is, you need to understand my friend Brian had been solo attempting different home workout videos for more than a year. He knew he wanted to attend a class to benefit from professional instruction and needed camaraderie to stay motivated, but nearly every morning he could find a new and better excuse to stay home. The text meant Brian finally decided to leave his living room, and excuses, behind and give class a try. Guess what, he loved it! Purchased a quarterly package and sent the follow up text, “Don’t know what kept me from giving class a try.”
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