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Understanding the Relationship Between Anxiety and Intrusive Thoughts
Have you ever just been enjoying time with loved ones or watching a game, and intrusive thoughts make their way into your mind? Perhaps the thought was disturbing, emotionally painful, or even provoked anxious thoughts inside of you. This can happen to anyone from time to time, but, for some, this is a daily struggle. There is a relationship between intrusive thoughts and feelings of anxiety. Being able to understand this relationship and knowing how to handle both can make the difference between being constantly on edge or being at peace. Intrusive Thoughts Explained If you use the word “intrusive” to [...]
What is a Mental Health Therapist and How Should I Choose One?
Therapy is for the treatment of mental wellness disorders and to deal with concerns such as life adjustments, life transitions, communication, and more. In therapy, clients work to address emotional distress and mental health concerns. It is also known as psychotherapy and counseling. Therapy provides a relationship-driven treatment environment to address concerns and improve lives through the client-therapist relationship. The therapeutic relationship is paired with individual modalities and techniques used by the mental health therapist. It’s less about just talking, and more about how the relationship between therapist and client evolves, leading therapists to find the right interventions for each client. [...]
Toxic Traits in a Relationship to Look Out For
Relationships of all kinds bring together people who may have various similarities and differences that make their dynamic interesting. These differences may be in temperament, personality, life experiences, culture, or outlook. Unlikely friendships and connections can happen, and it’s such a joy when you find someone that you have a kinship with. Not all kinds of dynamics in relationships are happy ones, though. It could be a romantic relationship, a friendship, a parent-child situation, or a relationship between colleagues. In these relationships, there may be some ways of addressing each other or ways of dealing (or not dealing) with issues, that [...]
Does Passivity Make Us Good Christians?
The topic of passivity has often been a misunderstood and confusing one, especially for Christians. Many of us have been guilty of confusing humility and servitude with being passive, but the Bible has many good examples of how we should behave. Understanding and addressing this rarely discussed topic can help us find that important balance in engaging with others in a healthy and appropriately assertive manner. How to Recognize Passivity in Ourselves A good way to understand whether you are prone to passivity is to evaluate your common reactions to normal, mundane interactions with others. You might be described as passive [...]
Anxiety Relief Through Art
Can you find anxiety relief through art? Megan’s anxiety used to feel trapped within her own body. Anxiety would close in on her causing a racing heartbeat and brain that wouldn’t stop thinking of worst-case scenarios for all the important parts of her life. She had tried all the usual advice for anxiety relief. Ocean sounds playing in her earbuds only reminded her that she couldn’t afford a vacation, and those lavender essential oils made her sneeze. And that idea of journaling her way to peace ended up being a notebook filled with “things to do” lists and a few rants [...]
Productivity in the New Year: Managing Stress Like a Boss
The dawn of a New Year brings hope, hope for the future, and fresh starts. But unfortunately, it can also bring stress. The same problems you had on New Year’s Eve are probably still there on New Year’s Day. If only you could discover a way to find more time in your day to enjoy yourself with your family or to work on personal pursuits. Maybe you would not be as stressed as you are if you could spend quality time doing something you love. It is time to start managing stress like a boss. We all have the same twenty-four [...]
Recognizing Good and Bad Signs of Anger Issues
In a world of sin and greed, we often find ourselves frustrated. The Christian recognizes that no matter how righteous, anger is never pure and innocent since it is always mingled with sin. In addition, what someone does with that anger can lead them to a dark place. This is why recognizing signs of anger issues is so crucial. If you were asked to list some bad signs of anger issues, you could probably rattle off a long list of well-known indicators that you’ve been conditioned to look out for. Perhaps you immediately envisioned that one person in your neighborhood growing [...]
Relationship Problems and Their No-So-Quick Fixes
Relationship problems are very common. You may have them currently as we have all had them at some point in our lives. Some problems are deal breakers, but the good news is that there are very effective ways to solve many common issues before they shipwreck the relationship and leave it at the bottom of the ocean. Here are a few common relationship problems and corresponding solutions that can prevent the relationship from turning sour. Taking the Relationship for Granted Familiarity breeds contempt, right? This is the sentiment that says that if you know someone very well your respect for [...]
Avoiding ADHD Burnout: The ADHD Secret Weapon
It can take a lifetime to learn how to be productive despite having an attention span affected by ADHD. Most people with ADHD have to adapt to routine and repetitive schedules to be fruitful or meet goals. Sometimes, it can feel like a slog to get things done. As soon as the task ceases to be stimulating or challenging, they tend to mentally clock out and look for something that will spark interest. On the other hand, when someone with ADHD locks into a task, they might continue doing it until they are exhausted. Their brain has latched onto the activity, [...]