Left untreated, anxiety can be debilitating. You can find yourself unable to go into a grocery store or shopping center at all due to a crippling fear of “confrontation” or “socializing.” You’re not alone. According to The Bay Area CBT Center, 1 in 13 adults and 1 in 8 children in the United States suffer […]
Anxiety Insights
How Eating Too Much is a Direct Connect to Stress and Depression
Wondering why depression and overeating are connected? Who hasn’t felt like a glutton after Thanksgiving dinner? You’ve just stuffed your stomach with turkey, mashed potatoes, and pumpkin pie galore. And the weeks following Thanksgiving aren’t much better. Over the summer holidays and leading into the winter holiday season with colder weather, you’re faced with an […]
8 Keys to Accepting Things that Are Out of Your Control
Have you ever wanted something so badly but you felt like you couldn’t do anything about it? How would you describe your state during those times? Chances are that you experienced one or more of these emotions: frustration, neediness, helplessness, powerlessness, irritation, desperation, anxiousness, nervousness, anxiety, and possibly depression. Before you beat yourself up for […]
What Triggers A Nervous Breakdown?
Many misconceptions surround the term “nervous breakdown.” While a nervous breakdown is often used to describe periods when normal functioning is disrupted by extreme stress, the term is not considered an actual medical diagnosis by licensed professional therapists. Instead, a nervous breakdown is a colloquial phrase that describes symptoms that may represent a number of different […]
Types of Anxiety that Can Affect Children
Childhood itself is quite an anxious process. Kids are tasked with learning new skills, meeting new challenges, overcoming fears, and navigating a world that doesn’t always make sense. But sometimes these fears or stressors prove too much to handle, and the normal comforts that adults can provide don’t quite seem to be enough. In these […]
How To Overcome Social Anxiety and Social Phobia
Social anxiety is the fear of social situations and interaction with other people that automatically bring on feelings of self-consciousness, judgment, evaluation, and criticism. Social anxiety is the fear of being judged and evaluated negatively by other people, leading to feelings of inadequacy, embarrassment, humiliation, and depression. If a person usually becomes anxious in social […]
How to Cope with Adjustment Disorders Caused by Major Life Changing Events
Adjusting to change can be difficult, as even positive life transitions tend to cause some stress. Over the course of a lifetime, a person can expect to experience a significant amount of change. Some of these changes, such as marriages, births, and new jobs, are generally positive, although they may be accompanied by their own unique stressors. Other […]
The Benefits of Mental Health “Telehealth Counseling” During Challenging Times
In a given year, approximately one in five adults in Texas is diagnosed with a mental health disorder. And more than half of those affected adults with a mental health condition do not receive proper treatment or supervision by a certified, licensed counselor. While there are multiple reasons and issues keeping people from receiving proper treatment today, […]
