What Is Depression? Depression is a brain disorder and a state of mind. The umbrella of depression includes: bipolar disorder, postpartum depression, post-traumatic stress syndrome, anxiety disorder and suicide. What Is Depression Awareness Month? Why is it important? Depression Awareness Month is an annual observed month. The month of October brings awareness to Depression as... Continue Reading →
¿Qué es la depresión? La depresión es un trastorno cerebral y un estado mental. El paraguas de la depresión incluye: trastorno bipolar, depresión posparto, síndrome de estrés postraumático, trastorno de ansiedad y suicidio. ¿Que significa el mes de concientización sobre la depresión? ¿Por qué es importante? El Mes de Concientización sobre la Depresión es un... Continue Reading →
“Depression is a lonely, desperate battle to feel alive.”-anonymous. Depressed, an emotion, a state of being, a mental health condition. Everyone is capable of feeling the emotion of being depressed, everyone is capable of developing a mental health diagnosis that categorizes as a mood or depressive disorder according to a set of criteria. Yet,... Continue Reading →
Welcome to Counseling Live presented by Olive Branch Counseling Associates in Tinley Park, Illinois! On this blog my colleagues and I write about current and ongoing mental health topics and techniques that can benefit the community towards better mental health. In an effort to continue educating the community I wanted to start this series where... Continue Reading →
Picture this: you’re laying in bed and suddenly you see a dark figure at the end of your bed, and it is just staring at you. You go to scream and run but you realize you can’t. You’re paralyzed. You make every effort to move and scream out, but you’re stuck and absolutely helpless. Sounds... Continue Reading →
Trauma and the suffering it can cause does not have to last forever. As if going through the traumatic event(s) was not enough already, some individuals experience residual effects that maintain the pain and suffering of what was already experienced. Just as trauma is not a one-size-fits-all concept, neither is the treatment of it. There... Continue Reading →
Welcome to a new blog series. Where we will help educate parents and children about mental health in children and about diversity. It is important to not just teach parents, but even children about mental health and diversity in the world today. About the Author of the Book Jenny Is Scared!” The author of this... Continue Reading →
Have you ever jumped at the sound of a door slamming or started running at the sound of a siren? Many, if not all of us have experienced this in response to a trigger. This is the just the start of what we are talking about today. Welcome back and hello! In one of our... Continue Reading →
PTSD is characterized as exposure to a traumatic event, natural disaster, serious injury and sexual violence (American Psychiatric Association 2002) As someone goes through these events they can not stop thinking about them. The event begins to take over, and every thought that a person has takes them back to the traumatic event. Today we... Continue Reading →
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