How to Keep the Holiday Stress from Making Your Anxiety Symptoms Worse

How to Keep the Holiday Stress from Making Your Anxiety Symptoms Worse

The holidays can be a fun, joyful time to spend with friends and family. Unfortunately, for people with anxiety, they can also cause symptoms to flare up. Learning how to deal with holiday stress can help when it comes to managing those anxiety symptoms. Almost everyone experiences some stress during the holidays. Schedules are busier…

3 Ways Siblings Can Support an Aging Loved One’s Senior Therapy

3 Ways Siblings Can Support an Aging Loved One’s Senior Therapy

When you and your siblings are worried about an aging loved one—like a parent—it’s important to come together. Working jointly to support them can make the process of taking care of your loved one much easier, especially if that involves therapy. Of course, it’s not always easy for a family to see eye-to-eye on decisions…

Why Depression Counseling Is Crucial to Help You Regain Control of Your Life

Why Depression Counseling Is Crucial to Help You Regain Control of Your Life

What we call “depression” is much more than temporarily feeling down or blue. It’s also more than sadness or grief during very difficult times. Major Depressive Disorder is a common, psychological problem with many variations and factors involved. One of the most frightening features of depression is a sense of your life being out of…

Anxiety and Stress: Are They Different? Why Should It Matter to You?

Anxiety and Stress: Are They Different? Why Should It Matter to You?

Both anxiety and stress will most likely send you to your nearest search engine. That search will then reveal to you that at least 40 million Americans suffer from an anxiety disorder and everyone gets stressed at times. You’ll also learn that common stress symptoms may include: Headaches Uncontrollable worry Disturbed sleep Rapid heart rate…

How Geriatric Counseling Helps Your Aging Loved One to Communicate Effectively

How Geriatric Counseling Helps Your Aging Loved One to Communicate Effectively

Everyone has their own issues. As we age, these challenges may often remain in place. Meanwhile, a whole new brand of concerns emerge. These problems may include: Retirement transition Physical impairments and limitations Reduced independence Social isolation More frequent deaths of friends and family These and other emotional and physical factors play a major role…