Setting boundaries with controlling parents may be necessary for some adults to learn. Have you had the experience of your parent trying to control your life? Do your parents want to tell you who to date or what career to establish? Have your parents told you how to raise your children? Did a parent tell you what house to rent or buy? Have you been criticized by your parents for your choice in vacation destination?
Read MoreAdult ADHD in Jacksonville is a problem that affects many. Since ADHD is a neurological condition that starts during childhood, symptoms that adults experience are not new, but rather, have continued from childhood. Many adults with continued symptoms notice problems with paying attention to details, organization, talking too fast. Many have difficulties focusing and concentrating.
Read MoreMany of you have been feeling stressed lately. While stress is pervasive and can affect us anytime, the holiday season can be particularly stressful.You may not be sure how to deal with your stress or the methods you have been using may have been less than optimal. The suggestions in this article can help.
Read MoreAre you at risk for PTSD? How likely are you to experience a trauma in your lifetime? If you experience a trauma, how likely is it that you will develop PTSD? Does prior trauma contribute to development of PTSD? Why does it matter that we know what the risk factors are for PTSD? Are certain brain regions more involved with PTSD than others?
Read MoreAnxiety and stress treatment require action. Your current reality does not respond to what you feel, think or say. Rather, your current reality responds to what you do. You can create what you want if you are willing to do what is necessary.
Read MoreWhen a panic attack strikes, the world of people who suffer just stops. A panic attack can alter a person's emotional and physical state.
Many people have been battling with anxiety and panic symptoms for years and years. In my anxiety treatment practice in Florida, I often hear clients telling me they have heard comments like, “Just get over it; you don't need drugs; just focus on being happier; you're too young to have that." But the fact is that people suffer, often in silence, with anxiety and panic episodes.
Read MoreStress therapy and anxiety treatment can help you regain control over your life and health. Anxiety by definition can be horrifying. It could prevent you from a healthy lifestyle or achieving your desired goals. Anxiousness can prevent you from undertaking activities that make your life meaningful and lead to your personal or professional success.
Read MoreYou may be experiencing PTSD symptoms if you have some or all of the symptom clusters avoidance, negative mood, arousal in the form of anxiety and even feeling numb. Whether it is complex PTSD or single event PTSD you can get help for PTSD memories and symptoms.
Read MoreIt is not uncommon to have experienced trauma at some point in our lives. Trauma is an experience which is overwhelming, threatening, frightening or out of our control. Victims of trauma often feel shocked, angry, scared, guilty, scared, guilty, ashamed, or vulnerable. In time about 75% of people get over their experiences without needing professional help. However, in a large proportion of people the effects of trauma can last for much longer and become post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Read MoreAre you managing workplace stress? Are you pressured for time and overwhelmed by all you need to get things accomplished? Do you find yourself anticipating bad things will happen even before your day starts? Are there certain situations where you find yourself overwhelmed and even burned out? Do you dread encountering certain people in your life? Do you dread that co-worker or customer who always seems to have a dramatic problem?
Read MoreStress can kill. Stress management treatment or therapy can help you reduce work, home or relationship stress. There are numerous evidence based methods that are effective depending upon your needs.. Evidence based means there is scientific research to back up how helpful the approach is to overcoming stress. They include PTSD treatments, stress inoculation, good nutrition, exercise, relaxed breathing, yoga, biofeedback and more.
Read MoreBe careful of core beliefs. Basic beliefs or schema are often operating automatically and affect your perception of the world. If the beliefs are healthy, they can contribute to your success, happiness and wellness. However, if you are operating from faulty beliefs, your life balance, happiness, relationships and success in life will be affected.
Read MoreIt is likely that you have heard the expression that “stress is a fact of life.” While that is the case, it is important to identify the early warning signs of excessive stress so that you can cope more effectively. As Benjamin Franklin said, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”
Stress can be divided into categories. By doing so we can more easily recognize and understand stress reactions. Categories can be divided into Emotional, Behavioral and Physical indicators of stress.
Read MoreIt is well known that exercise and physical activity of any kind is healthy. Any exercise is better than no exercise. Physical activity increases positive mood and energy. Weight, stress and blood pressure are decreased. Attention, focus, alertness and motivation to accomplish other goals are enhanced by exercise.
Read MoreA major stressful life transition is the loss of a loved one or significant other. While bereavement, grief and mourning are often used interchangeably, they are really defined differently. Bereavement refers to having lost a significant other to death. Grief refers to your personal reaction or response to the loss of the significant other. Whereas Mourning is the public expression of that loss such as a funeral or wake.
Read MoreBasic beliefs or schema are core beliefs about how we view the world and especially ourselves. Our basic beliefs are stable and quite resistant to change. They remain stable by influencing the way we view the world.
Read MorePeople who experience panic anxiety often are very fearful that they are having a heart attack. The overwhelming majority of people who experience panic and show up in the emergency room have not had a heart attack or cardiovascular event. That said, it is prudent for you to be examined by a physician if you believe you are having a heart attack.
Read MoreWhen we hear the word habit, our first reaction is often a bad habit like nicotine, drug addiction or alcohol abuse. We may even think of nail biting or onychophagia. However, thankfully we all have habits that are good for us and make our life easier to navigate. Imagine if you had to think about everything you did. You wouldn’t get much accomplished during the day.
Read MoreAre you returning to work after a planned or unplanned leave? Returning to work after parental leave or another break can be challenging. You may be feeling anxious about how to make that life transition as smooth as possible. At this point, it is best to make clarifying your goals, objectives, values a priority.
Read MoreHow can we calm anxiety in the workplace? Stress at most jobs is unavoidable. It could be caused by a boss who is very demanding or a coworker who doesn't pull his or her weight. Maybe you don’t feel appreciated. Sound familiar? Or maybe you have a typically stressful position, such as healthcare, customer service or law enforcement.
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