co-occurring disorders; anxiety and depression

Coping with Co-Occurring Disorders: Anxiety and De...

Written by Becky Reiter, M.Ed., LPC; April 26th, 2017; Posted in Anxiety, Depression and with tags: anxiety, co-occurring disorders, depression

An individual may have two chronic disorders or illnesses at once, a situation known as comorbidity. The interactions between the illnesses frequently impact the way one or the other affects the individual and certainly makes them even more challenging to heal. In many cases, comorbidity happens with someone who has a mental illness and a …Read the rest…

10 Everyday Things You Can Do to Overcome Depression

Written by Alexandra Marshall, M.Ed., LPCi; March 20th, 2017; Posted in Depression and with tags: depression, emotional health, self care

The moment you open your eyes every day, you engage in a fight. You protect yourself from pervasive, negative thoughts that inundate your mind. That battle rages, draining you of time and energy, until you finally fall back asleep at night. Is this the way your days go? What can help you struggle less? Things …Read the rest…