What Not To Do: 7 Habits that Can Make Your Anxiety Worse

Posted by Gina Petrella in Anxiety, Blog When you’re struggling with anxiety, it can sometimes feel like it takes over your whole life. While there are things you can do to manage your symptoms of anxiety, there are also things that can make it worse. Everyday habits could be triggering your anxiety symptoms more than you realize. So, what are some of the things you could be doing that make your anxiety flare-up? How can you put a stop...
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6 Tips for Transforming the Self-Talk that May Be Driving Your Depression

Posted by Gina Petrella in Blog, Depression Self-talk can fuel what you think and what you do more than you might realize. While it can be positive and encouraging at times, it can also be negative. Unfortunately, that can drive feelings that lead to anxiety and even depression.  Negative self-talk is very powerful and can be difficult to ignore. But, it isn’t impossible. You’ve probably heard the saying that you “are your own worst...
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Why You Might Respond Best to Online Treatment

Posted by Gina Petrella in Blog, Online Therapy Though things may slowly be starting to return to normal (or a “new normal”), there is no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted so many lives in different ways.  For months, terms like “social distancing” and quarantine were the norm. Even now, not every establishment is fully open. Unfortunately, that left a big gap in mental health treatment options.  What’s worse is that it’s...
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Chronic Anxiety Often Has Its Roots in Childhood Trauma – How?

Posted by Gina Petrella in Blog, Trauma Trauma isn’t easy for anyone, no matter your age. But, for a child who is learning about the world and their place in it, any type of trauma can be especially jarring. So much so, that it can impact the way they see themselves and the world around them.  Unfortunately, many children who go through a traumatic experience still see signs and symptoms of that situation years later. As a result,...
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5 Ways Going Outside Can Help Manage Your Depression

Posted by Gina Petrella in Blog, Depression Have you been “sheltering-in-place” indoors? Are you withdrawing from loved ones? Do you feel too low to face the outside world? You’re not alone. But it may feel like it. Depression loves to have you all to itself. The effort of trying to manage your symptoms can keep you hunkered down and under the covers. Unfortunately, you may also be keeping yourself far away from the...
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When Terror Disturbs Your Sleep—How to Manage Anxiety Attacks at Night

Posted by Gina Petrella in Anxiety, Blog Each day, we can encounter situations that upset us. Sometimes, those situations have serious potential to cause panic. You might feel like you went from 0 to 60 in a heartbeat. Especially if you’re someone who is already struggling with anxiety. But what about when that kind of panic and/or fear occurs at night? Anxiety attacks, if left unchecked, it can disturb your sleep on a regular basis....
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