Everyone has anxiety at times. What is it, exactly? According to the American Psychological Association: “Anxiety is an emotion characterized by feelings of tension, worried thoughts and physical changes like increased blood pressure.” It is fundamentally a fear response, usually milder than full blown panic but with essentially the same physical response – a response … Continue reading Anxious thoughts…
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Inside Depression
Depression is not sadness. It can encompass this feeling and others, but in my opinion it is more a numbing, a stuffing of unexpressed, unprocessed feelings. It is being stuck and going around and round the same old thoughts and feelings without ceasing. It is a darkness and a grey curtain between you and the … Continue reading Inside Depression
The Myth of Security
Bearing in mind recent events surrounding tropical storm Harvey, and another hurricane on the way, this not meant to be insensitive. I am distressed when I see and hear about hardship -- I know what it’s like to have your life turned suddenly upside down. I’ve been collecting poems and quotations since high school, and … Continue reading The Myth of Security
Ruth Mellenthin, LCSW 