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Experiencing Workplace Burnout. I am trying to talk to employers but getting nowhere.
Workplace burnout is a serious concern and being completely transparent with you, if you are entering every day to work expecting doom and gloom then your mental health can worsen. As you noted already you are feeling the sense of depression. It sounds like you already taking some steps to look for other options and…
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When one spouse wants the marriage over and the other doesn’t, what do you do?
It is not surprising that you will struggle with periods of psychological, physiological, and emotional impairment. The difficult part of divorce is that you are also being asked to make major decisions while experiencing these symptoms. I am unsure if there has been discussion around parenting, finances, sell or relocate your home, and navigate the…
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Why is it so hard to communicate my thoughts and feelings to my spouse?
Ultimately, the past traumas are likely affecting the current relationship. Thus, a few quick communication skills may not resolve the issues. The majority of the work will likely start in therapy where you can begin to address those past events and practice those communication skills more thoroughly. Individuals will often try strategies like suppressing the…
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How to manage physical anxiety symptoms
Managing Physical Symptoms of Anxiety Controlled breathing When we become worried or anxious our breathing rate can speed up. It can lead to many uncomfortable symptoms like dizziness, confusion, numbness, nausea, tingling, breathlessness, and tension. If you want to demonstrate this to yourself, deliberately breathe deeply and quickly for a handful of breaths or until…
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What can I do to make myself feel better
It sounds like things are becoming overwhelming. One way to approach this situation is through self-compassion. Similar to how therapists may approach something like depression, we do not try to make them feel like they are not doing enough. For example, the person cannot just stop feeling a certain way or “snap” themselves out of…
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How can I help my self get past my trauma if I can’t afford to pay for a professional therapist?
Although your mental health is very important, I recognize you also need to meet those financial responsibilities. It is important that you are starting to recognize how the trauma from the past has been affecting you as an adult. You have already started one part of the therapy, which we often call “gaining insight” into…
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How do I deal with extreme stress, anxiety and depression?
First, I think it’s important to acknowledge that this has been a complex situation. Many of these issues will probably not be resolved quickly as you have noticed and you might recognize that it gets hard to always look at the bright side of these situations. I cannot try to reframe the things you have…
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I feel I’ve been in and out of depression. I’ve never gotten help for it.
I would like to provide some general psychoeducation and make some suggestions on how to get started in treatment if you are not already in therapy. I’m going to describe patients who are depressed and a possible way to begin treatment. Ultimately, I don’t know your history and symptoms in enough detail to make many…
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Is it okay not to let go of a past relationship?
It can be a challenging one to answer and often times depends on many other things surrounding the relationship. I will do my best to answer the question generally. First, past relationships have both good and sad moments. It is not necessary in order to move on from a relationship to forget everything that was…
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My wife cheated on me. Heartbroken.
Let’s think about important factors in a romantic relationship. First, is the question “Is this woman the one for you? You may have asked yourself this question a long time ago, but I believe it is still relevant to the situation you are going through now. It may be a time to reflect if she…
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