Long Island Counseling Blog
According to the National Institute of Mental Health, “an estimated 12.5% of U.S. adults experience specific phobia at some time in their lives.” If you suffer from an irrational fear or choose to avert certain situations based on preconceived fears, then you may be suffering from a phobia. There are an endless amount of phobias,…
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Anxiety is a common occurrence that plagues millions of Americans each year. In fact, according to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, “anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the U.S., affecting 40 million adults in the United States age 18 and older, or 18.1% of the population every year.” Worse yet,…
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A false self develops to accommodate the unspoken needs of a parent who’s continued love and support are connected to the child’s ongoing accommodations. A false self persists in the child long after the parent’s mandate is relevant and long after the child has grown. Tragically, a false self interferes with living an authentic and…
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The problem with psychoanalysis is that it defies easy definition. We start with Freud who privileged a segmented mind at war with itself, and move through more than 100 years of theory and practice to arrive at the present. Today, psychoanalysis is a very broadly practiced treatment modality. At its most cutting edge, Freud’s main…
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Marriages fail. In fact, the American Psychological Association tells us that 40-50 percent of all marriages end in divorce. Why? Here’s an explanation . . . I want to try to write here about the unlikely union of Joe, the only child of middle-class parents and the object of his father’s distain for much of…
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Mental disorders can significantly impact an individual’s day-to-day life in such a way that it can be difficult to complete simple everyday tasks. This can be incredibly frustrating, and can cause individuals to have a false sense of the world around them. Although personality disorders tend to develop in the early teenage and adult years,…
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Why do partners argue? What’s at the heart of anger? When it comes to perspective, we can say that when a person’s perspective is felt to be disregarded, it causes resentment. When difference is not recognized, it, too, causes anger. Too much of this sort of relating can lead a person to feel they’re in…
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In part one of our two-part series, we briefly discussed three easy ways that you can reduce the effects felt by depression. While getting back to an optimal state of physical and mental health may be difficult, with the proper tools and knowledge at your disposal, you can minimize the impact that depression has on…
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Depression is a debilitating mental disorder that can cause individuals a significant deal of both physical and mental distress. Those suffering from depression know just how big of an effect it can have on their wellbeing, as days become harder to get through, activities seem far less enjoyable than they normally would be, all while…
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Blame is different from holding someone responsible. Blame has a punitive quality, designed to do more than identify and hold someone responsible. Blame looks to inflict pain. BLAME vs. RESPONSIBILITY: Blaming someone very often carries with it the wish to make them feel bad. As I wrote above, this added component distinguishes blame from simply…
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