The American lifestyle has become so over saturated with stimuli: work, school, social media, the internet, kids, spouses, friends, deadlines--the list of the average person's daily responsibilities can be overwhelming. It's all too common that our wellness and mental health needs end up taking a back seat to everything else in life. However, if we fail to take a moment to "mind ourselves", stress can accumulate to a dangerous level before we are even aware of it. Even more true is that everyone reacts differently to challenges and stress -often developing symptoms of anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues.
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Two of the most diagnosed mental health disorders in America, anxiety and depression, whether they are occurring concurrently or separately, can become serious obstacles to living a healthy and productive life. Depression is found to affect roughly 10% of the U.S.’s 18 or older population. The known struggle of overwhelming apathy and sadness that comes with depression can disrupt someone’s life by persistently clouding them in negative thoughts. This can severely limit us both internally and externally; depression can leave us exhausted before we even get out of bed; it can make the simplest pleasures seem completely unattainable.
Anxiety
It just happens and you don't know why; you cannot explain it and most times you feel like you can't prevent it. For some, your body feels as tense as a tight rope and you just can't turn off the endless noise in your head; for others, anxiety might make you feel and act irrationally, even when you know you're being rational. But for most, anxiety is a pit in your stomach that takes over your days, keeps you up at night, causes you to worry hours, days, or months before it matters. As anyone suffering from anxiety knows, living like this can be like torture.
Depression
Are you having to put on your "happy face" day after day? Those experiencing it know how tiring it can be to live with depression. It can be a struggle just to muster the motivation to get out of bed in the morning. It may seem like all your efforts are hopeless and your self-esteem may be nonexistent. The aches and pains, the lack of energy, and the feeling that you are helpless to do anything about it, can make getting through just one day with depression totally exhausting.
At Minding You, we can teach you the tools to help cope with anxiety and/or depression, as well as the stress of everyday demands. As you and your therapist explore the symptoms you experience and their sources, your therapist will help you learn to identify irrational thinking and teach you how to redirect that energy into more productive, healthier thoughts and beliefs.
Your treatment is individualized and various treatment modalities may be incorporated into your counseling sessions. For example, mindfulness practices, such as structured breathing exercises and simple meditation, can help you become more aware of your mind-body connection, better understand your needs, and develop your stress resistance. Alternatively, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), is a common approach we utilize in therapy that has been celebrated as a highly functional tool in the treatment of both anxiety and depression.
Using individually tailored approaches, you will learn structured coping techniques; you can learn to re-frame your destructive thinking patterns while evaluating and adapting your behaviors so that they better align with your personal core values and beliefs. Furthermore, in learning about the reasons behind why you are experiencing what you are experiencing, you and your therapist will discover what is controllable and uncontrollable in both your inner and outer environment. This will help you in figuring out what you can do to help yourself.
A meaningful counseling relationship can help bring the light back in to your life. Take a step towards reclaiming your wellness and call Minding You today.
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