We often define depression through its symptoms: heavy fatigue, a gray fog, loss of interest, and a deep emotional flatness. But clinically, there is a much more profound way to look at this state of being. Depression is frequently the lack of expression. When an...
There is a persistent myth that therapy is a short-term emergency room for your mental health, a quick, one-month "crisis band-aid" to slap over a sudden problem before moving on. Because of this societal stigma, many adults believe that needing therapy long-term...
Finding the right therapist is one of those things that sounds simple until you actually try to do it. You search, you read a few profiles, you are not sure what you are looking for, and before long you have three browser tabs open and have not made a single call....
You keep your appointments. You meet your deadlines. From the outside, your life looks put together. But inside, your brain is running a constant background program of worst case scenarios, self monitoring, and worries you cannot seem to switch off. That is high...
Stress is supposed to come and go. The problem for a lot of adults is that it stopped going. The deadlines stack up, the responsibilities multiply, the pace does not slow down, and somewhere along the way you realize you cannot remember the last time you felt...
Most people who eventually start therapy had the thought for months, sometimes years, before they actually did anything about it. They waited until things got worse. They told themselves they should be able to handle it. They wondered if they were struggling enough to...
Starting therapy for the first time brings up a lot of questions. What will I say? What will they ask me? What if I do not know where to begin? That uncertainty is often enough to make people put it off longer than they should. This post tells you exactly what to...