Are You Anxious or Is It Hypervigilance?
Hypervigilance is more than just anxiety If you are a person with anxiety, this probably sounds familiar to you: You have gone to an unfamiliar place or are with people you don’t know well and …
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Managing COVID Fatigue in the Fourth Wave
Managing COVID Fatigue (Chronic Stress) When You Thought the Worry was Over By late spring of 2021, I was breathing an unmasked sigh of relief. Like many people, I felt that the worst of COVID-19 …
New Location and Practice
New Practice and Location! Introducing Inspired Happiness Therapy & Wellness, LLC Stacey Aldridge, LCSW is pleased to announce that her solo mental health practice, Inspired Happiness Therapy and Wellness, LLC will be opening its …
The Tasks of Grief
What Is Grief? We tend to think of grief as a sadness related to death or loss. Grief is actually defined as a reaction to a significant loss. While this loss can be a death, …
The Danger of Emotional Reasoning
Cognitive Distortion Series In this series of blog posts I am going to cover common cognitive distortions aka problem thinking or thinking errors. The way that we think affects our world more than we usually …
Don’t Get Trapped in All or Nothing Thinking
All or Nothing Thinking (also called Black and White Thinking) All or nothing thinking (sometimes referred to as black and white thinking but is the same) is where you see things as all one way …
What You Need to Know About Childhood Emotional Neglect
What You Need to Know About Childhood Emotional Neglect Whether you have heard about childhood emotional neglect before or this is your first time hearing the term, you need to learn about it! Many people …
10 Tips To Make Your Relationship Last During Quarantine
10 Tips To Make Your Relationship Last During Quarantine “…the high stress the pandemic causes within the household can lead couples to responding irrationally, especially while being sheltered together for extended periods of time.” – …
Are You In a High Conflict Relationship?
Unhealthy Communication: Name calling like “stupid” or “b*tch” are signs you are not fighting fairly Bringing up the past Yelling/screaming Button pushing such as “you’re just like your father” or “I always knew I shouldn’t …
Why Am I Depressed?
What Is Causing My Depression? Often, when we realize we are depressed we search for an answer as to why. You have likely heard that depression is caused by a chemical imbalance. That is true …