Mental Health Tips and Information
Understanding Perfectionism
In today's fast-paced society, the pressure to excel in every aspect of life can be overwhelming. Whether it's achieving top grades, excelling in our careers, or maintaining picture-perfect relationships, the pursuit of perfection has become ingrained in our culture. While striving to be the best can be motivating, it often leads to a detrimental mindset known as perfectionism.
A Fresh Start in 2024: Try Therapy for Improved Wellbeing
As we step into the promising horizon of a new year, many of us reflect on personal growth and resolutions to enhance our overall well-being. If you've been contemplating positive changes in your life, considering therapy is an excellent way to invest in your mental health. In this blog post, we'll explore the benefits of starting therapy in 2024, particularly for those in Colorado seeking counseling and anxiety therapy.
Why do I feel worse after therapy?
It happened again. You’ve come home from another therapy session. And even though this one was good and you felt like you got some good stuff off your chest, now all you can think about is how empty, sad and anxious you feel. You try to do the things that your therapist told you to do; focusing on the present moment, breathing, maybe even some tapping, but none of it is working and all you can think of is that you feel so much worse than you did before you went to therapy today.
If this happens to you, know that you’re not alone. There’s nothing wrong with you as a client. And while it's normal to sometimes feel worse after therapy, it's not something that you have to endure every week. To learn more about why sometimes you feel worse after therapy and what to do to feel better, continue reading below.
How do I stick to my New Year’s resolution?
It's a common trope that New Year's resolutions are a one-way ticket to failure. Yet, every year the topic comes up again. New Year's resolutions don't have to fizzle away by March. If you want to find out how you can stop the anxiety of the new year and create a New Year's resolution that you can reach, continue reading…
How Do I Know if I Have Imposter Syndrome?
Imposter Syndrome is being talked about everywhere now, from the BBC to Instagram to the New York Times. While imposter syndrome is not a diagnosable mental health disorder, it is a very real form of anxiety that affects many people. Often they don't even realize they are struggling with it. One of the more insidious aspects of anxiety and imposter syndrome is that it makes you think that you are the problem. So, how do you know if you have imposter syndrome? And if you do have it, can it be cured?
What is Performance Anxiety at work?
Your boss tells you that you're going to take the lead on the presentation to the Board. Immediately, you start to sweat. Your heart races. You can't think. You spend nearly every moment thinking about the presentation, imagining the worst-case scenarios, trying to focus... but you can't. And when the moment comes... you can barely even breathe. What is happening to you?