In the journey of mental health, we often encounter various psychological strategies that help us cope with difficult emotions and situations. These strategies, known as defense mechanisms, can play a crucial role in how we navigate life's challenges. While they can provide temporary relief, it’s essential to understand how they can also hinder personal growth and healing. Let’s explore some common defense mechanisms and their implications.
Have you been been going to therapy year after year without seeing any significant results? Do you feel like your therapy sessions are more like venting sessions? Have you been jumping from therapist to therapist and never finding the growth that you are looking for or due to feeling like your voice is not being unheard? Are you frustrated that your therapy sessions feel more like listening or venting sessions and do not go deep enough?
Are you ready to unlock the remarkable potential of EMDR Intensives? EMDR intensive therapy sessions have the power to bring healing and relief in a shorter time frame than traditional therapy. Let's delve into the extraordinary capabilities of EMDR Intensives and discover how they can be a game-changer for your mental health journey.
In the world of psychotherapy, there are several approaches and techniques aimed at helping individuals overcome trauma and other psychological distress. One such method that has gained significant attention and recognition is Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). This groundbreaking therapeutic approach has shown remarkable effectiveness in treating various mental health issues and empowering individuals on their journey to healing.
Attachment is an innate and fundamental aspect of human nature that influences our emotional development, relationships, and overall well-being. When attachment experiences are disrupted or damaged during early childhood, it can lead to attachment trauma, which profoundly affects an individual's ability to form secure and healthy connections throughout their life.
In the journey of mental health, we often encounter various psychological strategies that help us cope with difficult emotions and situations. These strategies, known as defense mechanisms, can play a crucial role in how we navigate life's challenges. While they can provide temporary relief, it’s essential to understand how they can also hinder personal growth and healing. Let’s explore some common defense mechanisms and their implications.
Have you been been going to therapy year after year without seeing any significant results? Do you feel like your therapy sessions are more like venting sessions? Have you been jumping from therapist to therapist and never finding the growth that you are looking for or due to feeling like your voice is not being unheard? Are you frustrated that your therapy sessions feel more like listening or venting sessions and do not go deep enough?
Are you ready to unlock the remarkable potential of EMDR Intensives? EMDR intensive therapy sessions have the power to bring healing and relief in a shorter time frame than traditional therapy. Let's delve into the extraordinary capabilities of EMDR Intensives and discover how they can be a game-changer for your mental health journey.
In the world of psychotherapy, there are several approaches and techniques aimed at helping individuals overcome trauma and other psychological distress. One such method that has gained significant attention and recognition is Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). This groundbreaking therapeutic approach has shown remarkable effectiveness in treating various mental health issues and empowering individuals on their journey to healing.
Attachment is an innate and fundamental aspect of human nature that influences our emotional development, relationships, and overall well-being. When attachment experiences are disrupted or damaged during early childhood, it can lead to attachment trauma, which profoundly affects an individual's ability to form secure and healthy connections throughout their life.
Did you know that no matter how old we grow, we carry our younger selves with us day-to-day?
Perhaps our hurt 6-year-old self shows up when our partner doesn't answer our phone call, or our abandoned 12-year-old self comes out when friend doesn't invite you to a party.
The inner child is the vulnerable part of ourselves wounded and shaped throughout the earliest experiences and stages of our lives.
Caring for this younger version of ourselves is important to our healing.
By connecting with our inner-child, we gain access to new information about our unhealed wounds, and the needs that may not have been met when we were actually children.When needs of love, care, and recognition go unmet in childhood, the trauma that results from it can last for a lifetime.
But it’s never too late to heal.With time, effort, and guided exercises, reparenting your inner child can open doors to a new life – a life that is healthy, happy, and full of positivity.
By Damaris Karanja, Mental Health Counselor and Dietitian at Healing Streams Counseling.
Did you know that anxiety is the most common mental illness affecting 40 million adults in the US every year? Here are some key facts and statistics to help you understand anxiety.
Generalized Anxiety Disorder affects 6.8 million adults, or 3.1% of the U.S. population, yet only 43.2% are receiving treatment.
Social Anxiety Disorder affects 15 million adults, or 6.8% of the U.S. population.
Specific phobias affect 19 million adults, or 8.7% of the U.S. population.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder affects 2.2 million adults, or 1.0% of the U.S. population.
PTSD affects 7.7 million adults, or 3.5% of the U.S. population.
Seek treatment if:
1. Anxiety interferes with your ability to function.
2. You experience frequent triggers throughout the day.
3. You feel out of control and find it difficult to get through the day.
Fortunately, there are several effective treatments for anxiety disorders.
By Damaris Karanja, MA, MEd, LPC, RDN, a licensed Mental Health Professional Counselor and Registered Dietitian at Healing Streams Counseling.
Feeling overwhelmed is a common human experience. However, too much of it can be toxic to your health. Toxic stress can negatively affect your body, your thoughts and feelings, and your behavior. Stress can lead to mental slowness, forgetfulness, confusion, difficulty concentrating, and an impaired ability to solve problems. It can manifest as increased anxiety, irritability, or even hopelessness. Toxic stress can also weaken your immune system increasing your risk for illness.
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