How to Manage Your Perfectionism in 5 Steps
Guest post by Codie Surratt, MA, LPC, LMT Do you struggle with completing tasks? Do you constantly second guess yourself and look to others for validation? Do you feel the need to be liked by everyone? Do you often find yourself judging others? Have you ever put off going somewhere, meeting someone, or doing something […]
Social Anxiety Therapy
Emerging from the Pandemic is causing anxiety for many people. The level of anxiety depends on your comfort level in various public situations. But you may have social anxiety disorder experience if you experience this kind of social anxiety feeling on an ongoing basis. What is different about social anxiety disorder than a temporary uncertainty […]
Tips to Reduce Anxiety and Stress When You Need Surgery
Guest post by Martha (Marty) Dennen, LCPC SEP Medical procedures such as surgeries can be anxiety-provoking and stressful. It can be difficult and scary to submit to needed procedures because it triggers fears of being out of control and of facing uncertain outcomes. Between the pre-test procedures, the surgery itself, and the never-quite-sure lengthy of […]
How to Stop Feeling Unfulfilled
Guest post by Karen Kuhlman LSW, CADC As you enter the Holiday season with the New Year on the horizon, you might find yourself taking stock of your life and examining where you are feeling less than satisfied or even deeply unfulfilled. Know that you’re not alone if you find yourself asking questions like “Why […]
Can Anxiety Make You Sick?
One way depression and anxiety are so frustrating is how they affect the whole body. But can depression and anxiety make you sick? No two experiences of depression are the same. But it’s common to feel lethargic, fatigued, agitated, tearful, in pain, not hungry or insatiable, and headachey, in addition to feeling down. Similarly, […]