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What Does it Mean to Process Your Feelings?
Feelings are powerful. We all know the joys of basking in the good ones, and the misery that occurs when it swings the other way.
As part of our survival, humans evolved to be hyper-aware of the bad feelings. The negative, potentially scary and “dangerous” ones are the ones that flash warning signs and sirens in our brain. They immediately get our attention. And by the same token, these are the ones we also try to avoid.
Yet, ignoring or trying to duck and dodge “bad” feelings comes at a cost. Instead, the trick is to process them. This post will show you how.
But before getting into the why and how, let’s take a closer look at feelings.
PTSD Awareness: What Is It and How Is It Treated?
The truth?
There’s probably a lot more people suffering from PTSD than we’ll ever know. The effects of trauma exist on a spectrum, and people all have differences when it comes to their threshold for discomfort and the ways they manage.
Some deny their mental anguish and others get completely swallowed by it.
Then you factor in current life circumstances such as stress, worry, and financial woes. All of that combined makes it much harder to process trauma—to separate it from everything else that’s going on.
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Men’s Health Month Includes Mental Health
Can you imagine if it was only socially acceptable for women to get treatment for cancer? Like, treatment was available to men, but there was so much societal stigma around it that most men just went with the status quo, and never sought medical intervention?
Unfortunately, this is how it still kind of is when it comes to men and mental health treatment: It’s currently much more “acceptable” for women to share emotions and discuss feelings than it is for men.
Hence the statistics around men’s mental health, which are pretty bleak. Suicide rates in males are 4 times what they are in females.
June is men’s health month, and as most of us already know, mental health is a huge determining factor in overall health. Here we’ll touch on the issues that arise when mental health goes unaddressed, and some ways we can all help to break down the stigma so that everyone who needs therapy can participate, without any feelings of shame.
Why Self-Pay for Therapy?
For anyone who’s curious about whether or not they could benefit from therapy, there’s one way to tell for sure: Are you breathing? Great. You need therapy.
All joking aside, all of us can benefit from therapy at one point or another. No matter who you are or what you have, the road gets bumpy and scary at times.
If you’re hoping to get support through a challenge you’ve been facing, and are wondering whether to self-pay or use your insurance, here are some of the benefits of paying out of pocket for therapy.
Couples Counseling: Don’t Wait Until It’s Too Late
Made a wrong turn? The quicker you realize that and course correct, the less likely you are to get lost. Most of us know this, yet there’s one place that many do not apply it. If you guessed relationships, you guessed right.
We all know the abysmal stats on the divorce rate in this country. So why isn’t more being done about it?
A relationship of any kind takes effort, and marriage is no different. The best way to avoid divorce and actually enjoy your union is, don’t wait too long to try and save it!
Here are some of the early warning signs your relationship could be heading toward divorce, and what you can do now—yes, right now—to prevent that from happening.
May is Mental Health Awareness Month
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, which begs an honest question: what is mental health, really?
In a nutshell, mental health encompasses our inner world. It includes things like psychological and emotional well-being, as well as the nature of our relationships to others.
To be a human being is to experience ups and downs. Incredible highs, and difficult lows. Mental health awareness month shines a light on the reality that everyone struggles mentally from time to time, it’s completely normal. No one is immune.
And because of that, therapy is something everyone can benefit from.
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The Sex-Starved Marriage
Depending on what is or isn’t happening for you in the bedroom, this may or may not come as a surprise: Around 40 million Americans exist in a sexless marriage.
This is troubling to hear, especially given the consequences that arise from lack of sex and general intimacy inside a marriage. What’s going on, and how can we fix this?
Are you in a sex-starved marriage?
Let’s start from the beginning.
How to Choose a Good Therapist
Deciding to see a therapist is a powerful decision. It’s a conscious choice to change your life for the better.
It’s a decision to relieve yourself of inner burdens, pain, and reestablish your relationship to self. This choice has a positive impact on your life, and the lives of everyone you hold near and dear. The tools, discoveries, boundaries, and everything else that you’ll learn and model have the capacity to undo generational trauma, and provide the space and insight to heal from past transgressions.
Here’s the thing though. You want to find the right therapist. A professional you’re comfortable with who encourages, supports, and yes—even challenges you once in a while.
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Therapy Options: How Do I Know Who I Am Working With?
Once thought of as a shameful topic never discussed, mental health and therapy are shedding some of their old stigma, and becoming almost a buzz word of sorts.
More and more people casually mention that they’re in therapy, and it’s encouraging to see so many folks seeking the treatment and support they need.
Now, here’s where it gets a little messy. What are your therapy options?
The Physical Benefits of Mental Health Treatment
There’s no disputing the mind-body connection. If you’ve experienced depression or anxiety, you know: You can actually feel it in your body. There’s that uneasy gnawing it in the pit of your stomach, or pressure in your chest.
Of all the powerful impacts therapy has, perhaps one of the most transformative is the way it increases overall health—mentally and physically.
Here are some of the biggest ways that therapy can not only help your mental health, but have an incredibly positive impact on your physical wellbeing as well.
Reach out to start your healing journey today