Techniques for Healing Trauma
Techniques for Healing Trauma Psychological or emotional trauma, if left unaddressed, ranks high on the list of major causes of mental illnesses, such as depression and anxiety. However, whether it resulted from a rough childhood, physical violence, natural disasters, a medical condition, or other life-threatening situations, you can brave through the pain and achieve healing. Traumatic events in your life are unchangeable, and although you can't go back and undo your past bad experiences, it's possible to work through them and heal. If you're still struggling to get over the effects of trauma, here are some actions you can take [...]
How to Beat the Winter Blues: Counseling for Depression
Many of us start to experience a familiar feeling of sadness as the days get shorter and the temperature drops. Previously "low-lift" activities like social gatherings, workouts, and maintaining our multiple inboxes now cause inconvenience and dread. Our motivation and focus have decreased drastically, and we feel unusually tired and foggy. Because it's human nature to numb ourselves, before we know it, we've entered a destructive spiral of anxiety, avoidance, and humiliation. Recognized treatments for Seasonal Affective Disorder include psychotherapy, antidepressants and light therapy used in combination or individually (depending on your situation). SAD is a depressive episode that occurs [...]
How Common Is Clinical Depression?
How Common Is Clinical Depression? As estimated by the World Health Organization (WHO), approximately one hundred and twenty million (120,000,000) people worldwide are currently experiencing some form of depression. In the United States, the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA) reports that one (1) out of ten (10) Americans age 18 and older are adversely affected by depression. In raw numbers, this equates to roughly fifteen million (15) American adults. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), further postulates that the leading cause of disability for Americans age 15 to 44 is depression. As evidenced by the above [...]
