Feeling Isolated and Alone? Are you feeling isolated and alone? Is isolating causing you to feel depressed and ashamed or is it the other way around? Social or emotional isolation can have very painful consequences. It can even affect your health. Alone Time – Is it Helping or Hurting? Spending time alone can be a very healthy way to deal with a busy, stressful life. It’s a way of emotionally and mentally recharging. It’s great to have some quiet time to relax, deal with stress and do things you enjoy. After all, everyone could use a break from day to (more…)
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Feeling Isolated and Alone?
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Nov
2012
How to Deal with Trauma and Traumatic Stess
How to Deal with Trauma and Traumatic Stress How to deal with trauma and traumatic stress - Recently, Hurriance Sandy caused severe damage to the Northeast including New York, Connecticut and New Jersey. Some people lost their homes due to wind and water damage and many families have had to deal with power outages for extended periods of time. Some people (such as the elderly and the sick ) have not able to easily get food and water, and those without power have had no heat. And still others have been displaced, staying with friends or relatives or making use of emergency shelters. These are (more…)
Read moreAging and Mental Heath Coping with Getting Older, Depression, Aging Care Resources Dealing with aging and mental health issues can be rough. Hitting 50 for many of us is a time when we reflect on our lives and think about our mortality. Even if you feel healthy, you start to wonder about the inevitable and issues such as heart problems, strokes, and the big “C.” Add to that dealing with elderly parents, a sick spouse or partner, financial struggles, divorce and dealing with adult or adolescent children. Getting older can feel very overwhelming. Depression is a common aging and mental (more…)
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Oct
2012
Therapy vs Medication | Does Therapy Work?
Therapy Vs Medication | Choosing Therapy or Medication Are you on the therapy vs medication fence? Some people search for a quick fix to anxious or depressed feelings and wonder if therapy can really help. There are so many studies that have shown that psychotherapy treatment works. Medcation alone may relieve some symptoms, but therapy can be very effective in treating a wide range of issues, such as reducing depression and anxiety, improving social functioning, self esteem, helping with marriage, family and relationship problems. The Choice: Therapy vs Medication Psychotherapy with a trained therapist can improve a person’s mental, social, (more…)
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Aug
2012
Finding Life After Divorce
Finding Life After Divorce Separation and divorce can be one of the most painful experiences of your life. The loss feels unbearable to so many people. Many find it hard to eat, sleep and function at work and home. Finding a support group or a mental health professional may help you cope. Processing the grief can be extremely painful, but it is important to healing and to finding life after divorce. You may have made many mistakes in your relationship. We all have. Understanding what happened and learning what you can do to make a future relationship more satisfying and (more…)
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Jun
2012
The End of A Relationship
Hope After The End of A Relationship ( The following is fiction and not based on actual people or events) “I just can’t believe it,” said Emily. She was shocked that Rob wanted a separation. Her feelings alternated between grief and rage, which was not easy to hide from her two children. She could not understand… “How could he do this to me?” It was not a surprise to their family and friends when Rob and Emily separated. Emily criticized and devalued Rob more and more over time. He never felt like he could do anything to please her and it was impossible to make (more…)
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Jun
2012
Dealing with Disappointment and Learning to Cope
How well are you dealing with disappointment and loss? “The measure of success is how we cope with disappointment” From from the movie “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” . A great movie very much worth seeing about a group of British retirees dealing with disappointment and all that comes with aging. People dealing with financial hardship, death of a spouse, loneliness, health problems, failed relationships and searching for (lost) love. Dealing with Disappointment We all have to cope with many of life’s hardships - the death of a loved one, divorce, loneliness, serious health and/or financial issues and much more. What makes (more…)
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Jun
2012
Coping with a Break Up or Divorce
Coping with a Break Up or Divorce ( The following is fiction and not based on actual people or events) She was feeling deeply depressed over a recent separation. Her husband had left two months earlier and she felt so alone, scared and “empty.” It was hard to hold it together for her children and to function at work. She married after finishing college 21 years ago. It was her first long term, serious relationship and she described it as blissful. She got pregnant right after graduation, and it made sense to them both to “tie the knot.” At first, things (more…)
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Feb
2012
What is Grief? Grief Videos to Help You
What is Grief? Information and Grief Videos to Help You “Grief is a strong, sometimes overwhelming emotion for people, regardless of whether their sadness stems from the loss of a loved one or from a terminal diagnosis they or someone they love have received” (more…) “Grieving is the process of emotional and life adjustment you go through after a loss. Grieving after a loved one’s death is also known as bereavement.” (more…) Grief is deep sorrow that can be caused by any of the following situations: The death of your child, wife, husband, partner, spouse, mother, father or friend Traumatic (more…)
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Dec
2011
Grief Bereavement and Traumatic Grief
Grief, Bereavement and Traumatic Grief What is Grief? Grief is a natural response to a deep and significant loss – the death of a loved one, divorce or a breakup, serious health issues or the loss a home or job. How you or your family cope with the loss is very personal. What is Bereavement? Bereavement is the period of grief and mourning after the death of a family member or loved one. How long your bereavement lasts can depend on many factors, such as how close you were to the person who died, if the person died unexpectedly or after a (more…)
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