Have you ever felt emotionally stuck? Have people been frustrated with you because you couldn’t change the way you looked at something? How often do you react to common situations with anger or blow ups? Do you eat to try to feel better? Do you find it impossible to control your emotions? Do you lean …
Did your mom ever say, “You can’t see the forest for the trees?” Sometimes, we get so wrapped up in our circumstances and negative feelings that it becomes overwhelming and we can’t see a way out. And depression and anxiety only make everything feel harder. So, as we work to manage our difficult feelings, we …
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Songs have been written about the blues, but there’s nothing alluring about being mired in a feeling of depression when everyone else seems to be busy socializing and having so much fun. If you’re feeling down emotionally during the New Year, there might be one easy solution to try at home that could help you …
Many people expect life to be joyous and wonderful, but when difficult people are involved, stress can skyrocket. Handling demands at work, juggling financial concerns, dealing with feelings of loneliness or grief, and encountering toxic people can all be stressors that can threaten a person’s sense of well-being. Overloaded with stressors, preexisting conditions can grow into …
Alleviating Suffering through Perspective Shifting By Christine Allison, MA, LPC, NCC 3 Simple Tricks for Finding Answers to Life’s Problems This past weekend, I was assembling a piece of furniture that I had ordered online. You know that kind of furniture – it shows up in a box in a bunch of pieces with hard-to-follow …
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By Christine Allison, MA, LPC, NCC Have you ever been so absorbed in your thoughts that you lose track of the world around you? Do you sometimes get so caught up in the intensity of your thoughts that it feels like you are actually experiencing something that you are really just thinking about? In ACT …
Group Power Group Powerby Linda Willits Groups have many advantages but participating in one can feel daunting. These are some of the benefits a group can provide. – Knowledge Acquisition: Lectures offer knowledge, self care and coping techniques. It is motivating to try a new idea when a peer says they used a technique that …
Researchers at the University of Denver are conducting a study on the effectiveness of the behavioral health treatment program provided by the Wellness Treatment Center. While the study is currently in progress, initial data suggest that patients’ depression symptoms decrease meaningfully from the beginning of treatment to the end of treatment. In fact, patients’ depression scores …
We’ve all heard it – the importance of eating breakfast every day – whether you are an elite athlete, someone overweight and trying to lose weight, or a teenager who likes to sleep in. Still many people skip breakfast every day using every excuse from “I’m just not hungry in the mornings” to “I don’t …
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We all know the value of a good night’s sleep. We have all experienced the benefits. Medical research has extolled the virtue of good sleep for many years. So what’s the problem? The problem is that many people just cannot get a good night’s sleep and become chronically sleep deprived. Life stressors, bad environments, and …