Seasonal Differences. Season Effectiveness Disorder definitely impacts people who feel sad around the time that Fall starts. That time of year it gets darker earlier and the weather starts to get cold. There is not a diagnosis in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual...
Meet Burwell! He is the definition of a “gentle soul.” Burwell has goals in life that he wants to achieve such as getting his GED and to find a part time job. While Burwell seems very polite and inquisitive, he has debilitating hallucinations of ghosts every day,...
When to be concerned. Let’s consider a few things first. How often are you feeling on edge or like you are driven like a motor? If you have been feeling this way for several weeks on end, this may be a reason for concern. When you are feeling anxious, are there...
Wilma (not her real name) has been a client of mine for 3 years. I have met with Wilma every week every Wednesday at 1pm. Wilma has Borderline Personality Disorder. Someone with Borderline Personality Disorder has little to no respect for rules and boundaries for...
How do you feel about change? The change could be that you have left a job and you are in the process of looking for another. Maybe you just moved to a new city for school or a job and you are having some trouble accepting that change. When a change is made official...
The holidays! It is that time of year again! Thanksgiving, Black Friday (that’s a holiday, right?), Christmas and New Year’s. Personally, I love the holidays, I always have. Thanksgiving tended to be my favorite holiday as my birthday would fall on Thanksgiving every...
Dealing with grief. Processing grief is hard and dealing with the a new reality of a loss feels hopeless . However, processing grief and embracing the “new normal” as well as facing the pain instead of running from it is necessary to deal with through life as the end...
Short of breath? Anxiety…we have all been there. If you have not just yet, give it time. A bout with anxiety can happen at a number of events and have various triggers. Perhaps you are in school right now and get nervous near the time you are going to take a test....
Depressed? Depression in and of itself is tricky as it can affect different people in completely different ways. Sometimes a person can be in a sad mood which lifts in a matter of a few hours or a person may be genuinely concerned because they have felt sad over a...
Care for yourself? To me, self-care is critical in maintaining my sanity in my career and preventing burnout. Self-care can take many different forms such as taking 30 minutes each day to wind down after a long day at work or even blocking off half a day or a whole...
