Category: Psychology
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Suicidal and Scared
I have worked with a number of clients who experience suicidal thoughts. Many people experience suicidal thoughts at some point in their life. Having suicidal thoughts doesn’t mean that you are “crazy”, or that you should be “locked up”. So many of the people I have worked with our afraid that if they are honest…
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Improve Your Mental Health and Lower Stress with Moderate Exercise
Exercise can play a very important role in recovery from depression and other mental illnesses, as well as lower our stress levels. When we exercise our brain releases neurotransmitters or chemicals that promote a sense of well being, happiness, and calmness. Some of the chemicals that our brain releases are like the chemicals that are…
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Can Relationships Heal Eating Disorders?
New research (http://psychcentral.com/news/2014/03/23/oxytocin-shows-promise-in-treating-anorexia/67495.html) is showing some promising results of a possible new treatment approach to treating anorexia and other eating disorders. This new research suggests the significant role that a chemical called oxytocin could play in the treatment of eating disorders. Oxytocin is a chemical that our body releases naturally during times when we are…
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Spring Cleaning
It’s that time of the year again! Time to clean out the garage, scrub the floors, and wash the cars. Spring is in the air! So what are your spring cleaning traditions? Maybe cleaning isn’t your thing. Maybe you work in your garden, pulling out the dead from last year and making room for the…
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School Refusal: Why Doesn’t My Child Want to go to School?
School Refusal: Why Doesn’t My Child Want to go to School? A parent can feel very frustrated when a child begins to not want to go to school. If this happens to your child there are several of things that you can do to help your child be able to return to school. It is important…
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Do I or Someone I know Have an Eating Disorder
Do I or Someone I Know Have an Eating Disorder? National Eating Disorder Awareness Week 2014 With this week being the national eating disorder awareness week I think it would be appropriate to post some possible signs of an eating disorder. A quick screening that can be used to help assess if you may need…