Anxiety is a completely normal physical response to protect ourself against a threat. It’s not ‘crazy’, ‘bitchy’, or controlling, and it is not a weakness to worry. There is a primitive part of the brain that’s geared toward driving our attention to threats. When it does, the body surges with
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Shared by Aaron Karmin, LCPC, Contributing Blogger June 27, 2018
Henry had come to town to be with his father, who was in failing health. He thought he’d stay a week or two and then return home. However, his father began opening up and engaging in deeper talks, something Henry never had when he was younger. Henry was getting insight
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Henry realized that he had not been in control all these years as he thought, he was just playing roles, wasting his life seeking approval. The game of tug-o-war was over, he was not going to pick up the rope and get dragged through the mud. Henry dropped the
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If we have a bad tooth, we go to the dentist; if our car breaks down, we go to the mechanic. Seeking support is a sign of strength, not weakness. We all need help from time to time and it’s a sign of strength and intelligence to know when to
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