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What are Examples of Trauma?
What is trauma? Whenever your sense of safety is disrupted, your mind and body take notice.
The aftermath, how much it disrupts your life, is dictated by how you are affected by the experience, and the steps you take to heal.
Let’s take a look at the five main examples of trauma:
What Actually Happens in an EMDR Session?
Many people think all that happens in therapy sessions is talk, talk, talk. However, therapists have a lot of tricks and tools up their sleeve, and EMDR is one of them. In fact, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy (EMDR) has proven so effective, it has become one of the leading trauma treatments.
What are the Toughest Years of Marriage?
The tricky thing about life is it’s hard to arm yourself with the knowledge you need to survive unforeseen circumstances. The future is distant, and things are going really well, so why bother?
One of the many perks of life is, resources exist to provide you with the knowledge you need to arm yourself against unforeseen circumstances. Sure, the work can be hard at times but it’s worth it.
Whether you’re a newlywed still riding high on honeymoon magic, or you’re experiencing big life changes where things start to become rocky. These are the toughest years of marriage, and what you can do to come out strong.
How to Treat Each Other with Respect
How do I treat my partner with respect? Why is it that when we get married or are in a relationship, we forget the common rules of respecting one...
Micro-Cheating: Signs and What to Do About It
What is Micro-chating? Micro-cheating is a less blatant form of cheating. The partner engaging in the act may not even be fully aware of what they’re doing, and how detrimental it can be to their current relationship.
Micro-cheating involves cultivating emotional intimacy with someone outside of the parameters of a current relationship, in a way that could hurt the other party in the relationship.
Similar to emotional cheating, there is usually no touching or physical intimacy. While a true definition of micro-cheating can vary slightly according to personality and comfort level in a relationship, signs of micro-cheating are:
What is it Like to be Married to Someone with ADHD?
First comes the frustration: damp towels abandoned on the bedroom carpet. Kitchen cabinet doors left open. The junk drawer expands to a second drawer, then a third.
They go from zero to frustrated faster than a Bugatti reaches top speed. Despite constant reminders, they’re often late and forgetful.
You’ve said, how many times do I have to show you where the laundry basket is? almost as many times as you’ve said, I love you. Because, despite all the frustrations, you do.
What is it like to be married to someone with ADHD? It often feels like you’re the only adult in the house.
The good news is, help is available. Couples therapy is an incredibly effective way to manage ADHD.
First, it’s worth noting the importance of receiving an official diagnosis. About 25% of Americans suspect they have ADHD, yet have not received a diagnosis from a qualified source. A therapist can diagnose and help treat ADHD.
What Happens if You Don’t Treat Trauma?
Did you know that there are several ways to treat tauma?
One moment you’re just living life, and the next moment you’re pinned upside down in a vehicle with smoke seeping through the dash.
Traumatic occurrences happen to all of us, and if we don’t take the time to properly process the experience, they can (and will!) have severe negative impacts on our life.
As defined, trauma is a deeply distressing or disturbing experience. Yet what qualifies as such is solely dependent on the individual.
If you experienced a traumatic event that still haunts you to this day, here’s why it’s important you get help.
Couples Therapy for Separation
Nobody gets married expecting to divorce, yet for many couples, divorce is an inevitable reality without couples therapy. Divorce is already hard enough as it is without adding drama. The last thing anyone wants is for it to escalate into a free-for-all rife with name calling and pettiness.
So, how do you navigate this emotionally-charged situation without totally dragging each other through the mud and traumatizing your kids in the process?
Your best course of action is to find a couples therapist for separation or divorce.
Is Couples Therapy Covered by Insurance?
Contrary to what you may have been led to believe, most health insurance companies do not cover couples therapy.
Why?
Because it’s not considered “medically necessary,” which is the criteria they use to gauge whether or not they will pay for a medical or behavioral health service.
Yet there are some cases in which couples counseling is covered. Let’s take a look at when and why couples counseling is covered by insurance.
5 Signs Of Narcissistic Personality Disorder
The word “narcissist” gets casually thrown around a lot. Maybe a co-worker uses the word to describe a particularly demanding boss. The media often use the word to talk about a self-centered actor or politician. To make matters even more confusing, a person who has a narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) can be quite charismatic and likable — at least on the surface. So, how do you know if you are dealing with a person who might have narcissistic personality disorder? Here are some classic signs of narcissistic personality disorder.
How Long Should Therapy Last?
You’ve been wanting to start therapy, but have a friend who has been seeing the same therapist for ten years.
TEN YEARS!
That’s a long time.
You have something you’d like to resolve, ASAP, and want to know: how long does this process take?
As you can probably guess, the answer to how long therapy should last depends on many different factors. Let’s take a look at some of the key components that dictate the duration of time you should expect to spend in therapy:
Helping A Loved One With Bipolar – Do’s And Dont’s
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Marriage Counseling After Infidelity
Discovering the person you love and trust has been unfaithful is a nightmare. A betrayal like none other.
The prospect of repairing the relationship likely feels impossible.
If you just found out your partner had an affair, you’re probably struggling to trust anything. Even your own interpretation of events, your own thoughts and feelings, are subject to intense scrutiny.
But healing is possible.
This is something many couples are able to work through successfully.
A quick word of caution before we proceed: your chances of success and true healing are exponentially greater if you get professional help. Seeking couples therapy for affair recovery is your best option to fully heal.
Here’s everything you need to know about getting marriage counseling for an affair.
The Best Ways To Help Someone With Anxiety
How do I help someone with anxiety? Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illnesses in the United States. They are far more common than...
Here’s Why You Need a Couples Therapy Retreat
Sometimes, the warning signs signaling the beginning of a relationship’s demise are easy to ignore. Things can just feel “off.” You’re not as connected as you used to be, but nothing is “bad” per se, it’s just… flat.
Or maybe, things are getting bad. You’re not seeing eye to eye and there’s more tension than love.
One of the reasons people balk at the prospect of couples theapy is they don’t have time. It feels like another to-do on an already impossible list.
If you find yourself wishing there was a way to navigate relationship hurdles faster, you’re in luck. A weekend couples therapy retreat is your ticket to effectively and efficiently work through your challenges so you can get back to enjoying life and each other once more.
Here’s everything you need to know about couples therapy retreats.
Reach out to start your healing journey today