2020 begun the legacy of pandemic blues. Clinical depression were the code words for the entire year. Hundreds of businesses and schools were closed or went virtual. Politicians vacillated between paralysis and issuing orders that closed school doors and emptied churches. Students were socially distanced and isolated. Amidst the differing pronouncements from public health officials […]
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Self-image is created in Hollywood. Mirrors are scary things because what you see is not what you get. There is no honesty in them. Here are five reasons why you can’t trust them. Mirrors are in every bathroom. There are usually bright lights in them so you can see yourself. It also means that you
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Humor in therapy Find humor in your sadness today throughout the day! I once told my students that I feel like my lectures are a stand-up comedy routine. Sometimes, I even succeed. I once read that all comedians have underlying depression. I think that there is a lot of wisdom in that observation. Here’s my
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I bet that you didn’t know that therapists have to be zen-masters? I’m not a real fan of Star Wars, but I think that there was some sort of weird looking small guy that had some great lines. Weird looking or not, the movie did get it right sometimes. I once stated that “niceness is
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Creating Wellness Create wellness by focusing on the mind-body-soul. Seems simple enough. You’ve got to pay equal attention to the cognitive, physical, and spiritual parts of your life. Does that mean that you should divvy the parts into thirds? So, I started an internet search on how to create wellness by focusing on the mind-body-soul
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Wellness Counseling is depressing when it resembles work. Yeah, as you might guess, I don’t work out much but I did buy a Fitbit. I get my 250 steps/hour. So, what’s the problem? Well, I will confess that I am a senior citizen (in other words, some older than dirt) and I constantly have to
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Can you cure anxiety attacks in three easy methods? Probably not. Anxiety disorders are psychiatric problems that have much in common. First, think of them as being similar to a heart attack. A second symptom is dizziness. Next, is the fear of losing control. It’s not surprising that a sense of doom is another symptoms.
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Depression runs in families. That’s a fact. And if your grandparents were bipolar, does that mean that you’re stuck? The first real question is “What does it mean to be stuck?” Depression does run in families but that just means that there is a heightened chance that someday you will exhibit some symptoms of what is
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Are you depressed? Is depression just another diagnosis? Over a decade ago, depression was called the “common cold of psychiatry.” I never ask that question because people will tell me before I ask it. I used a textbook titled “Dr. Smith’s Lectures on Psychopathology” in which I described depression in all its flavors. In fact, I likened
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