ADHD Is More Than A Label
I’m sure you have probably heard about ADHD at some point in your life. But, how much do you know about Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)? Studies show that people all over the globe have been diagnosed with ADHD. This includes kids, adolescents, and adults which can all be diagnosed with ADHD. Kids are the largest population […]
Have You Experienced Loss? Let’s Talk Grief.
Grief is something we have all experienced. There is no “normal” time for how long you can grieve. Some may process it faster than others. Some may take years to process. There are even those who try to block out their feelings about the loss that happened. No matter the way your journey goes, facing […]
Feeling Alone Is More Than A Bad Day
Have you ever experienced a time where you felt alone? Not the rewarding alone time where you decompress and reset, but the kind that makes you feel sad, and empty. The feeling of loneliness is something that comes from within. Sometimes it is hard to pinpoint. It can even be hard to describe what you […]
The Nightmare Protocol
Nightmares are a common manifestation of stress, trauma responses, and sleep disturbances. Sometimes individuals will experience repetitive nightmares that cause significant distress. The way to address this issue is using what is to use the Nightmare Protocol. It is used in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) as a distress tolerance tool. Relaxation The first step to […]
What is Hypervigilance?
Hypervigilance is a symptom that is often found in anxiety disorders and traumatic stress disorders. Hypervigilance is being on high alert, extra aware of their surroundings, high anxiety, fearful, or avoidant of threatening things. Commonly hypervigilance appears after a stressful or traumatic event that threatened the individuals emotional or physical safety. It can look different […]
Information about Sleep Disturbances
We all know that sleep is important. Without the right amount of sleep, things like focus, emotional bandwidth, tolerance, psychical and mental health, motivation, and overall functioning can be significantly impacted. Additionally, it has been found that a lack of sleep can contribute to decreased mental health. Sleep disturbances are often a symptom of several […]
What are the Different Types of Emotions?
Natural emotions Most people experience a variety of emotions throughout their life. Most of these experienced emotions are in reaction to something; an event, a person, something gross, or something pleasant or comforting. Sometimes these emotions are intense and fleeting, and other times they stick around. When we have an immediate emotional response to something […]
How do people respond to trauma?
We tend to think of trauma as some big event that causes PTSD, including symptoms like nightmares and flashbacks. While these things are true, trauma and symptoms of trauma can be subtle or show up where they aren’t expected. A traumatic event is anything that happens in which a person is negatively impacted to the […]
Do Face Masks Affect our Ability to Understand Other’s Emotions?
It has been a few months now since face masks have been employed as a health control measure to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Some of us were a little slower to get into the habit, understandably forgetting our masks in our cars (or worse, at home), while others quickly got on board and adjusted […]
Guilt: The Emotion of Feeling Responsible
Feeling guilt is a completely normal emotional experience that everybody feels when they realize they have compromised their own standards or universal moral standards. When we think guilt, we think of a criminal being guilty, so what happens when we feel guilty, over something that feels huge, but may not actually need a guilty feeling […]