Anxiety
13 Ways "13 Reasons Why" Expands The Conversation On Teens And Mental Health: 13. Teen Mental Health Is More Than Just Being Hormonal
[caption id="attachment_4838" align="alignleft" width="300"] (Courtesy Netflix)[/caption]It's the final day (with the full round-up tomorrow) of the 13 ways the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why expands the conversation about teens and mental health:13. Teen Mental Health Is More Than Just Being Hormonal. Often with teens, we want their mental health to be hormonal because that means it’s just a…
Aug 13, 2017
Yes, People Do Change (Just Not Everyone): An NYC Therapist's Thoughts On Change
In Therapy, The Issue Of Change Is Both Complex And Essential. As a NYC therapist and a human who believes in growth, I can’t imagine an issue of more concern to me than change. My ideas about change can be broken down into a three-part thesis: People change. The world changes. People can change themselves and the world.On the one hand, these seem like simple and self-apparent statements, but the…
Jul 20, 2017
Anxiety: One Little Word, So Many Experiences
We Use The Word Anxiety For Different Experiences. Lately in my NYC anxiety therapy practice, it occurred to me that we use one word–anxiety–to talk about so many different kinds of experiences. This includes angst, dread, worry, fear, panic, agitation, aggression, stress, nervousness, jitteriness, distracted, impulsive, manic, unsettled, concerned, alienated and excited. The list could go on…
May 25, 2017
Panic Attacks And The Upside Of Falling Apart
Panic Attacks: The Upside of Falling Apart. Falling apart is inconvenient. But, in my NYC therapy practice, I find panic attacks can indicate that you need to fall apart–you’re overwhelmed and your body is telling you that in the form of a panic attack. Therapy can be a place to safely allow yourself to do this and to talk about falling apart.By falling apart, I mean allowing yourself to have the…
May 11, 2017
Family-Wide Anxiety
Entire Families Can Feel Anxiety Together. Anxiety is often thought of and talked about on an individual basis. But, entire families can experience anxiety together. These can be divided into two types of anxiety: family anxiety and anxiety that is precipitated by one person but bleeds into the entire family system.Beginning with the former, family anxiety simply means anxiety that permeates…
Apr 13, 2017
Radical Self-care Can Change Your Anxiety
Radical Self-care for Anxiety. Often patients in my NYC anxiety therapy practice want a direct solution to care for their anxiety. They want to feel better in the moment when they feel overwhelming anxiety. Part of that solution is radical self-care. When you practice radical self-care, anxiety can change since, in a sense, radical self-care puts you in charge.What Is Radical Self-care?. By…
Mar 30, 2017
Is Your Body Talking To You?: It Could Be Anxiety
Generalized Anxiety Disorder Can Have Physical Symptoms. In my NYC anxiety therapy practice, many patients come in with physical symptoms, whether panic attacks, IBS issues, constipation or heart palpitations, which can indicate internalized anxiety. These symptoms may have been there for weeks, months, or even, years.These physical experiences can vary widely. Some folks come into anxiety…
Mar 02, 2017
Therapy For Cutting: How To Talk With Your Teen And Help Them Talk About What They Are Feeling
Often when parents seek therapy for teens who are struggling with depression or anxiety, they are also looking for therapy for cutting. Cutting is when someone is takes an object such as a knife (dull or sharp), scissors, a paper clip or another sharp object and cuts themselves with it to create a painful but releasing sensation. Cutting falls into the category of self-harm behaviors, which also…
Feb 09, 2017
Should We Be Mindful?: An NYC Therapist's Response To Ruth Whippman's "Actually, Let's Not Be In The Moment"
As a NYC therapist, I couldn’t help but respond to Ruth Whippman’s recent New York Times opinion piece “Actually, Let’s Not Be In The Moment.” In the article, she points out the problems inherent in the current self-help trend of mindfulness.As a philosopher (so to speak), I’m not sure I actually believe there is such a thing as “the moment.” But as a therapist, I think the activity that people…
Dec 13, 2016
How To Build A Powerful Relationship With Anxiety
Anxiety Can Be Hard To Define (Even In Therapy). Anxiety can mean a lot of different things–both in and out of therapy. When we reference anxiety, we’re often talking about a broad range of emotional and physical experiences. This can include–but is not limited to–stress, angst, trauma, hypervigilance, fear, nervousness, dread and even, a certain sort of enthusiasm or excitement.Anxiety is also…
Dec 06, 2016
DIY Development: Helping Teens Work Through Normal Anxiety
Anxiety is a normal part of teen development that I see in my NYC therapy practice. Between college admission, SAT/ACT prep, stressors of social dynamics in and outside of high school, the first semesters of college and just being a teen, is it any wonder teens are anxious? This is all normal anxiety and this means you can take it on in a mostly self-constructed way. Do-It-Yourself (DIY)…
Nov 15, 2016
The Big Antidepressants Question
As a psychotherapist, I often confront the debate about using medication to treat depression and anxiety in my NYC therapy practice. It is a big question.There’s a perception at times that because we practice a non-diagnostic approach, are critical of the medical model and express concern about how antidepressants and other psychiatric medications are marketed that we’re anti-medication. Not only…
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