One aspect of depression and anxiety that makes these disorders so frustrating is how they affect the whole body. But can depression and anxiety actually make you sick? No two experiences of depression are the same. But it’s pretty common to feel lethargic, fatigued, agitated, … [Read more...]
What It Means When Depression And Anxiety Team Up
Guest blog post by Judy Petrushka, LCSW, SEP, CDVP When depression and anxiety team up, you can feel stuck. For some people, the experience may be a sense of ping-ponging. That is, first they have the racing heart, racing thoughts, fear, and possibly panic attacks of … [Read more...]
Coming to Therapy to Treat My… Trauma?
As a trauma specialist, I’ve worked with clients with many types of trauma. Some clients can name the traumas they have experienced that are bringing them to therapy: a car accident, a physical assault, combat, or particular episodes of childhood abuse. But many other clients … [Read more...]
Is it Anxiety?
It is normal to feel anxious or depressed sometimes. Difficult life situations like losing a loved one, going through a financial downturn or getting "downsized," going through a divorce, and other stressors can cause a person to feel sad, lonely, scared, nervous, or anxious. But … [Read more...]
Emotional Trauma…
I have been attending regular physical therapy over the last several months to help correct an injury in my ankle. And while at my appointment today, I got to thinking about emotional trauma. It’s interesting how after suffering a physical injury, we take steps to heal and … [Read more...]
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