by Arbor | Apr 30, 2017 | Articles
Definition: Bipolar Disorder I is a form of major depression. It is characterized by one or more manic episodes usually followed by a major depressive episode. This cycling between mania and depression is where the term “manic-depression” comes from. These manic...
by Arbor | Apr 28, 2017 | Uncategorized
Feelings can be scary. Intense emotions, like rage or grief, can feel overwhelming or out of of our control. But if we can step back from our experience and look more closely at what we feel, we find that other, more tender emotions lie beneath that intensity,...
by Arbor | Apr 21, 2017 | Articles
Definition: An array of stress-induced syndromes that occur within 3 months after exposure to a distressing (traumatic or non-traumatic) event, such as marital or financial conflict in adults, family conflict, school problems, death of a family member, sexuality...
by Arbor | Apr 20, 2017 | Uncategorized
“My roof is leaking. The roofer is estimating the repair may cost $5,000. Not to mention the money outlay to fix the stained ceiling. Tuition payments begin in a mere four months, and despite our creative finagling of loans, grants, savings and begging the college for...
by Arbor | Apr 15, 2017 | Articles
By Lisa Aranas, MA, JD, LCPC Am I just sad, down, feeling blue or am I depressed? And what does it mean when I hear that someone is suffering from depression, anyway? If we haven’t already, at some time in our lives we will experience some event that will cause us to...
