How to Reduce Anxiety When You’re Feeling Overwhelmed
Feeling overwhelmed is one of the most closely associated traits of anxiety. Excessive fear and worrying can easily overwhelm anyone. In situations where you feel like your anxiety is getting the best of you, it’s best if you have a toolkit to help combat these...
Finding Holiday Joy in a Recession
Although it is also a joyous period of time, the holidays can be tough emotionally, mentally, and even financially. The current economic status of our country is stressful and frankly, a bit scary. Record high gas prices and increased prices at the grocery store have...
How to Begin Healing From Relationship Trauma
Throughout our lives, romantic relationships may come and go. Unfortunately, ending a relationship usually ends in heartbreak. While this is completely normal, there could be more lingering underneath the surface. It's natural to feel safe after a relationship runs...
Common Signs of an Anxiety Attack
Anxiety is one of the most common mental health issues people face. Moreover, there are different types of anxiety disorders and everyone experiences them uniquely. But one lesser-known aspect of anxiety disorders is anxiety attacks. You might think it's just an...
How Can Depression Affect Family Relationships?
Millions of individuals in the United States are diagnosed with depression. It can make you want to isolate yourself from loved ones, including your family. Even under perfect circumstances, navigating familial relationships can be difficult. Depression puts a further...
How to Cope with Anxiety About Your Child Going Off to College
Even if you have eighteen years to prepare, it is never easy when your child goes off to college. Whether you are a first-time parent of a college student or you're now an empty nester, letting your child leave home does not get easier. Although you can't change the...
When Your Thoughts Can’t Make Sense of a Situation, Your Feelings Come to the Rescue
Posted by Counseling Wise Have you ever heard the phrase, "Listen to your gut"? This is essentially asking us to trust our intuition. When our logical brains have trouble making sense of a situation, our intuitions can act as a kind of backup generator. It's an...
How to Identify Your Family’s Communication Pattern
Posted by Counseling Wise Family communication patterns are the foundation of the Family Communication Patterns theory. Figuring out your family's communication pattern can have immensely positive benefits for your life. A family's communication helps them express...
How Parents Can Cope with the Stress of Raising Children
Posted by Counseling Wise Being a parent is one of the most rewarding things we can do as humans, but it's also one of the hardest. Stress happens, and we have to keep going. Because our kids don't stop needing things just because the bills are due. They still need...
How to Overcome Avoidance by Turning Towards the Trigger
Posted by Counseling Wise Although all of us experience some amount of healthy anxiety, procrastination and avoidance can sometimes indicate a larger problem, especially if this causes relationship issues. You avoid things out of habit or routinely outsource tasks you...