When mental health conditions were less well understood than they are today, people might label depressed individuals as “lazy.” Laziness and depression can be two separate things, but people can also experience laziness from depression. Someone who’s depressed may struggle to find the motivation to do anything. Let’s explore how laziness and depression connect. Differentiating […]
Category Archives: Therapies and Treatment
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Intrusive thoughts and ideas are a reality of life, but when they become a distraction or even an obstacle to achieving optimal health and well-being, therapeutic tools can help turn down their volume in your mind. Acceptance and commitment therapy, or ACT, is one of those valuable tools. As more therapists and mental health professionals […]
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Schema therapy was developed by Dr. Jeffrey Young in 1990 as an alternative to cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for patients who relapsed following conventional treatment. The therapy focuses on ingrained patterns of negative behavior from childhood, known as maladaptive schemas. Therapists help patients explore these schemas and associated schema modes to address negative thinking and […]
Articles, PTSD & Trauma, Therapies and Treatment
Attachment Theory: How it Works and Negatively Impacts Mental Health
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Do you ever wonder why some people seem to have a wide variety of healthy relationships, while others struggle to trust and avoid forming friendships? The way we react when we get close to someone says a lot about the bonds we formed with our parents or caregiver when we were little. If these early […]
Articles, Therapies and Treatment
Understanding EMDR: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing in Practice
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Post-traumatic stress disorder is a common condition. An estimated 6.8% of Americans will experience PTSD at some point in their lives. Many treatment options are available for people who are struggling to process past trauma. One treatment that’s becoming increasingly popular to help people with PTSD is eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy. But what […]
Articles, PTSD & Trauma, Therapies and Treatment, Uncategorized
Polyvagal Theory and the Impact on PTSD
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Most people think trauma lives in your thoughts, but what if we told you it actually lives in your body’s wiring? Dr. Stephen Porges spent decades wondering why some trauma survivors recover while others stay stuck. What he found revolutionized how we think about healing. Polyvagal theory shows us that your nervous system, not your […]
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Sometimes bodies react before minds catch up. Hearts race at certain sounds. Stomachs turn around specific people. Bodies communicate something important. That’s exactly what somatic therapy addresses. Traditional talk therapy focuses on thoughts and emotions, but trauma doesn’t just live in the mind. It gets stored in bodies, too, showing up as tension, pain, anxiety […]
Disorders, PTSD & Trauma, Therapies and Treatment
Post-Traumatic Stress in First Responders: Signs, Symptoms, and Treatments
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When you put on your uniform every day, you’re making a commitment to protect and serve your community. You witness scenes most people never encounter and face dangers that would traumatize the average civilian. Yet despite the heroic nature of your work, trauma in first responders remains largely a hidden struggle. More than 80% of […]
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First responders, including police, EMS workers and firefighters, experience mental health issues at higher rates than the general population. About 30% of first responders develop conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder and depression, and many face an increased risk of suicide. Individuals working in these high-stress professions may also be at higher risk of substance […]
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Tyler, the Creator, a famous American rapper and songwriter, isn’t the type of person to hold back on any topic. His rap lyrics often imply a wild life of drugs, partying and mental health struggles. But comments in recent interviews seem to contradict some of this entirely. So, is Tyler, the Creator bipolar? Is he […]
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