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Anger/Stress/Crisis Management

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Sleep Deprivation And Emotional Balance

Sleep Deprivation

As I mentioned in a prior post, emotional balance can be enhanced by three basic behaviors that are often disregarded or sabotaged in our busy life. We are so focused on doing more in less time. I am referring to these essential needs of eating, sleeping and exercising.

We always pay, sometimes dearly, for our shortcuts. We pay out of our pockets billions of dollars to the diet industry, more billions to the exercise industry and again more to the medical and pharmaceutical industry for sleep deprivation. We also pay, in the long run, with health issues that lead too many of us to a premature death. We lose our quality of life, our family life, we lose!

Of course, the question that remains is about what comes first: the need to have more and to do more or the emotional imbalance. For instance, when I tell myself that I must have the latest iphone otherwise I will feel distraught and depressed, I drive myself to work more. However, I could also tell myself that I feel distraught and depressed because I work too much therefore, in compensation, I will buy the latest iPhone.

The consequence is always the same: overworked and depressed. No time to eat properly, no time to exercise and certainly less time to sleep. Stress is the cause of most anxiety and depression disorders and the first cause of stress is due to the lack of sleep. The numbers are staggering with 30 percent of adult Americans sleeping less than six hours a night.

Emotional symptoms of sleeplessness or insomnia include irritability, sloppiness, lack of focus, heightened emotionality, loss of motivation and general fatigue. I certainly fit the format, at times…What about you? I also like to understand why I feel like that, simple curiosity, because, regardless, I am still responsible to modify my lifestyle.

According to a recent study, author Talma Hendler of Tel Aviv University in Israel found that the amygdala, a brain region associated with emotion, was responsible for emotional dysfunction in presence of sleep deprivation. The amygdala is no longer able to “prioritize”. Every emotional stimulus takes equal importance. It explains the emotional chaos we experience when facing intense fatigue.

Her team of researchers also found unusual activity in the anterior cingulate cortex, a brain region believed to regulate the amygdala. These parts of the brain usually “fire together,” but without adequate rest, these brain regions fire out of sync. As a result, it is harder to control our emotional responses.

So there… we must get as close as possible to 8 hours of sleep every night…one time, no cheating! Sleeping in blocks of time induces a reduction of 30 percent of positive mood whereas sleeping less but in one session only decreases our positive moods by 12 percent according to Johns Hopkins’ researchers.  The more we sleep and the better we sleep play a vital role in maintaining a positive emotional balance in our daily lives. Sleeping is not a luxury, it is necessary!

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Anger/Stress/Crisis Management

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Grief Therapy

Grief Therapy

Grief is often associated with feelings of yearning, sadness, regret, anger and guilt, among others. Some people may feel a sense of relief, while others can experience a sense of meaninglessness. Emotions are oftentimes surprising in their mildness or strength, and they may also be confusing, like when a person misses a heartbreaking relationship.

Grief therapy aims to help people cope with mourning and grief as a result of loss of loved ones, or with other major grief-triggering life changes. As a professional counselor, I believe that everyone expresses and experiences grief in their own way, which is often shaped by culture. It is common for grieved persons to withdraw from their family and friends and feel helpless; some might laugh. Some may be angry and wish to take action.

During grief, thoughts can vary from “it’s my fault” to “there’s nothing I can do about it”, or from “it wasn’t her time” to “she had a good life.” They can be soothing or troubling, and grieved people can bounce between various thoughts as they try to make sense of their loss.

Il n’y a pas de douleur comme le chagrin qui ne parle pas. – Henry Wadsworth.

(There is no grief like the grief that does not speak. – Henry Wadsworth)

Grief Counseling Made Easy…

My e-Counseling service is designed to help those who are grieving to swing back to their normal lives in the quickest time and most professional way possible. You only need to have an internet-enabled device to access my website for this and a host of other amazing counselling services that I offer. A complete line of counseling based on solution-focused consultations is available for grieving individuals, groups and families. My grief therapy will enhance your emotional, spiritual, and physical growth, and bring you relief. Professionals, athletes, and artists looking to reach their full potential and optimize their life experience can also benefit from e-counselling.

You will learn about different grieving behaviors that run from laughter to crying, and from engaging in silent activities, such as writing, exercising, or cleaning to sharing feelings. Some people prefer keeping their feelings to themselves, and others find comfort in other people’s company, particularly with those who might be similarly hit by the loss.

No one grieving way is better than the other. Some people are stoic and seek distraction from their thoughts others are more emotional and plummet into their feelings. While many complicated and difficult emotions are most often associated with the process of grieving, experiences of joy, humor, and contentment are not absent during this hard time.

When grieving the loss of a loved one, be it to the dissolution of a relationship or death, one of the many challenges associated with this, is trying to adjust to the new reality of having to live in their absence. Often, this usually requires creating a new routine, developing a new sense of identity, and even envisioning a new future. As a qualified counselor, my job is to help you with all these important elements that are needed to make you live a normal life again through the e-counselling service available on this website.

With the help of my professionalism in grief therapy, as well as support from close friends, you have everything you need to find the strength to start rebuilding your life.

Get in touch now

 I know it is often difficult for people to reach out and ask for help. The one thing that helps most people through any difficult situation is to be able to talk to someone about it in a confidential and non judgmental way.

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Child Adolescent Counseling

Child Adolescent Counseling

Children do go through different stages before they can be said to be an adult. Every stage is essential and comes with a lot of challenges that parents at times, struggle with. One of the stages that can be very tricky and need constant monitoring and guidance of the child is adolescence. It is at this stage that children start experiencing a lot of physical and emotional changes in their life. The bond between the children and their parents begins to weaken as they try to establish their identity. Their mind starts to mature up and they need to socialize and spend more time with others their age.

Les enfants rendent votre vie importante. – Erma Bombeck.

(“Children make your life important. ~Erma Bombeck “)

Counseling Made Easy…

Counseling helps teenagers learn more about how to control their emotions. This can either be done by a parent, teacher or a counselor. However, research indicates that very few parents can effectively counsel their children due to the bond that already exists among them. It is therefore very advisable to take your child to a trained counselor. The way we communicate and approach issues in a large extent determines the way adolescents will react. The way you communicate and also approach any issue in a large extent determines the way the adolescent would understand.

Therapy has proven to be effective in dealing with teen issues. During therapy, adolescents learn to understand their character traits and their emotions. They also learn to understand the difference between what they can control what what they cannot. Managing their emotions is the first step towards making constructive decisions that will impact their future positively. Therapy also provides a safe environment for adolescents to open up about their personal life, therefore, helping the therapist to guide and support them in their daily life. Apart from that, therapy can also make the adolescent open up about their personal life, anything that may be bothering them, which makes it easy to guide guide them.

To many e-Counseling is the best option for teens as they don’t have to meet with the counselor physically.  Your Children now have the luxury of getting the full guidance and counseling in the comfort and security of their rooms without fear.

Get in touch now

 I know it is often difficult for people to reach out and ask for help. The one thing that helps most people through any difficult situation is to be able to talk to someone about it in a confidential and non judgmental way.

New Post has been published on https://stcroixsupport.com/e-counseling/grief-therapy/

Grief Therapy

Grief Therapy

Grief is often associated with feelings of yearning, sadness, regret, anger and guilt, among others. Some people may feel a sense of relief, while others can experience a sense of meaninglessness. Emotions are oftentimes surprising in their mildness or strength, and they may also be confusing, like when a person misses a heartbreaking relationship.

Grief therapy aims to help people cope with mourning and grief as a result of loss of loved ones, or with other major grief-triggering life changes. As a professional counselor, I believe that everyone expresses and experiences grief in their own way, which is often shaped by culture. It is common for grieved persons to withdraw from their family and friends and feel helpless; some might laugh. Some may be angry and wish to take action.

During grief, thoughts can vary from “it’s my fault” to “there’s nothing I can do about it”, or from “it wasn’t her time” to “she had a good life.” They can be soothing or troubling, and grieved people can bounce between various thoughts as they try to make sense of their loss.

Il n’y a pas de douleur comme le chagrin qui ne parle pas. – Henry Wadsworth.

(There is no grief like the grief that does not speak. – Henry Wadsworth)

Grief Counseling Made Easy…

My e-Counseling service is designed to help those who are grieving to swing back to their normal lives in the quickest time and most professional way possible. You only need to have an internet-enabled device to access my website for this and a host of other amazing counselling services that I offer. A complete line of counseling based on solution-focused consultations is available for grieving individuals, groups and families. My grief therapy will enhance your emotional, spiritual, and physical growth, and bring you relief. Professionals, athletes, and artists looking to reach their full potential and optimize their life experience can also benefit from e-counselling.

You will learn about different grieving behaviors that run from laughter to crying, and from engaging in silent activities, such as writing, exercising, or cleaning to sharing feelings. Some people prefer keeping their feelings to themselves, and others find comfort in other people’s company, particularly with those who might be similarly hit by the loss.

No one grieving way is better than the other. Some people are stoic and seek distraction from their thoughts others are more emotional and plummet into their feelings. While many complicated and difficult emotions are most often associated with the process of grieving, experiences of joy, humor, and contentment are not absent during this hard time.

When grieving the loss of a loved one, be it to the dissolution of a relationship or death, one of the many challenges associated with this, is trying to adjust to the new reality of having to live in their absence. Often, this usually requires creating a new routine, developing a new sense of identity, and even envisioning a new future. As a qualified counselor, my job is to help you with all these important elements that are needed to make you live a normal life again through the e-counselling service available on this website.

With the help of my professionalism in grief therapy, as well as support from close friends, you have everything you need to find the strength to start rebuilding your life.

Get in touch now

 I know it is often difficult for people to reach out and ask for help. The one thing that helps most people through any difficult situation is to be able to talk to someone about it in a confidential and non judgmental way.

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Mediation

Mediation Counseling

No matter how huge our personal differences are, we must always exercise caution to ensure that our emotional thoughts never run out of control. I am a professional counselor who has dealt with many mediation issues, and the assurance I give to my clients is that we can offer them realistic solutions that can transform their lives.

The conflict management therapy services offered apply to people who may be having conflicts running in their marriages, business partnerships, relationships, and many other familiar situations. My intention is always to adopt realistic solutions that can ensure that both sides of any conflict always come into an agreement. I have excellent strategies that can lead to quick results, and that aspect has enabled us to be successful in many of our mediation sessions. The e-counseling platform offers convenience in that I can establish easy communication links with my visitors, and that close professional interaction ensures that I thoughtfully understand the conflicts that the clients may be trying to solve.

La paix n’est pas l’absence de conflit, mais la capacité à y faire face – Mahatma Gandhi.

(“Peace is not the absence of conflict but the ability to cope with it .”)

Counseling Made Easy…

Regular counselor-client interaction is the key to having a successful mediation process. Through the e-counseling platform, I can establish routine contact with all clients, and monitor the level of progress made by the solutions that I have given. For clients who prefer office therapy sessions, scheduling is flexible and does take into account the needs of the clients. A visit to the office will give the feel of an environment that you need to make the problems you have disappear from your life.

For many years I have been offering mediation counseling services, and have met all kinds of challenges, and that kind of exposure has enabled me to be prepared when it comes to dealing with diverse conflict solutions. As a professional I have been highly trained and possess vital skills on how conflicts can be best managed without having unnecessary and damaging situations. I can come up with solutions which clients can find easy to follow.

Get in touch now

 I know it is often difficult for people to reach out and ask for help. The one thing that helps most people through any difficult situation is to be able to talk to someone about it in a confidential and non judgmental way.