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It’s a new year and you can’t seem to get motivated to get up and make good on any goals or resolutions you set for yourself. You may be suffering from fatigue, which is usually a sign of a larger problem.
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Have you ever thought about taking your own life? There are so many people who have considered it, and an ever-growing number of those who make this unfortunate choice these days. I have some suggestions to help keep you from becoming a statistic, and hopefully to also turn your life around as well.
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Are you one of those folks who others talk about having a bad temper? Maybe you’re not and you find yourself getting incensed about current events and how others (or yourself) are being treated and struggle to get out of it without feeling like doing something destructive to others or yourself? If you identify with this last question, you may very well have a problem with survival rage.
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If you’ve ever had a major loss, you probably know how sad or upset someone can be after such an experience. When these losses aren’t dealt with in a healthy manner, they can lead to major depressive episodes and become serious mental illness. Getting help can then be the difference between life and death, and who you seek out can make all the difference in the world.
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Do you find yourself getting into spells of self-loathing emotional pain that make you want to hurt yourself or think about it all the time? If so, you could be at risk suicide and have untreated depression or bipolar disorder. If that’s the case, I have some suggestions that I hope you will take to heart.
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Ever wonder what you can do to get out of a blue mood? Or to help cope with major depression? Well, there are some tried and true ways to help overcome depression without medications.
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Are you someone who has a challenging time during the holidays? Does someone you love or care about have a hard time at this time of year? If so, then be sure to read on and know that even though it can be a challenge, the holiday blues are nothing that needs to rule this otherwise festive season.
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Do you ever wonder why you start feeling so sad and depressed at the same time every year? Well, it could be because of the ‘dis-anniversary.’
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Do you have people in your life who tell you that they think you are depressed? Do you hear what they’re saying and think ‘I don’t know what they’re talking about?’ or wonder how that can be the case. Maybe you agree with them, but don’t want to admit it. If this sounds like something you’ve experienced, you may be depressed and not realize it.
Read moreThis is an interview with Mike Kampschaefer, PsyD, who is a noted therapist and psychoanalyst in the Oklahoma City area. He is an expert on childhood issues and their impact in later life, as well as being my brother.
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It is a gentle form of therapy for people who tend to be easily intimidated by typical forms of therapy, such as Exposure Therapy, traditional talk therapy, and even EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing). All of these require the client to revisit the event that is troubling them in some degree of detail. Image Transformation Therapy (ImTT) enlists the body to help work through the issue(s) that the mind won’t or can’t get a grasp of. By visualizing a color in the body that represents the trapped pain or fear, it removes the burden of the client to revisit a painful memory or situation and helps to resolve it.
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