Tag: Stress

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We often try to kill what we are afraid of. This goes double for dealing with our anxiety symptoms. We want to kill what we feel is making us anxious. More accurately, we want to kill that part of us that is causing all of those feelings. Let me tell you a scary story. There […]

In today’s world texting has become a very common way for people to communicate with each other, especially for teenagers.  Before the Coronavirus, when I would go to a baseball game or the theater, I would see adults texting the entire time.  I have even seen people fired via text.  We also have a President […]

I am hearing more and more children are teenagers complain about they are tired of the pandemic and they want their lives to return to normal.  They don’t want to wear a mask anymore and they want to play with their friends.  I am also hearing parents also comment about being tired of the Coronavirus […]

Last year when I was guest co-hosting the Street Soldier radio show on 106.1 KMEL, the topic was how teenagers are impacted by social media. The topic of depression and cutting came up during the conversation.  The adults were shocked to hear about cutting and the teens tended to feel the cutting was more of […]

Establishing a connection is essential for many reasons. Whether that connection is with yourself, others, or nature. According to psychologists, making a connection is extremely important for our overall sense of self, our emotional and physical health. Dozen of clinical researches have shown that people are generally ‘happier’ when connected in any form of relationships. […]

Overview Pain is an essential stimulus to signal the brain when something is not right. Sensing pain is a universal experience that all of us go through, except for a small subset of patients who suffer from an extremely rare condition known as congenital insensitivity to pain (CIP). Unfortunately, pain can become a chronic condition, […]

The teen years are an important developmental time. Important things that happen during this time include: 1. Forming important relationships Teens spend more and more time with peers. Peers influence the formation of their identity and allow to them to try out different groups to see where they fit in. Teens may face stress in […]

It is no secret that COVID-19 has changed all of our lives and has left a lot of individuals (children and adults) in distress as it has made us make extreme adjustments to our day-to-day activities. The uncertainty of the situation has been causing higher levels of stress for many families. From worrying about jobs, […]

A therapist’s view on mental health As we navigate through our world, there are times of smooth sailing and times of choppy waters that make it difficult to stay on course. Its important however to build certain routines into your daily living. The healthier we are, the more it’ll take to knock us down. In […]