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How does social media impact mental health?

Social media can have negative and positive impacts on mental health and can be a cause of stress and anxiety.

Social media has had a profound impact on many aspects of our lives, including mental health care. Over the past decade, social media has become a powerful tool for individuals seeking information and support related to mental health issues. However, its impact on mental health care has been both positive and negative.

One of the most significant benefits of social media in mental health care is the increased access to information and resources. Social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram provide a wealth of information related to mental health issues. Individuals can access articles, videos, podcasts, and other resources that can help them better understand their conditions and treatment options.

Moreover, social media has created a new platform for mental health advocacy and awareness. Individuals can use social media to share their stories and experiences, raise awareness about mental health issues, and advocate for policy changes. This has led to a greater understanding of mental health issues and a reduction in stigma.

However, social media has also had negative consequences for mental health care. For instance, it can be challenging to determine the credibility of information posted on social media. Misinformation and harmful advice can quickly spread, leading to confusion and potential harm.

Furthermore, social media can create a false sense of connection and support. Although social media provides a platform for individuals to connect with others who share similar experiences, it can also perpetuate feelings of isolation and loneliness. For individuals struggling with mental health issues, this can be particularly harmful.

Social media can also contribute to the development or exacerbation of mental health issues. Studies have shown that excessive social media use can lead to feelings of anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem. The constant exposure to curated and idealized versions of other people’s lives can lead to feelings of inadequacy and social comparison.

In conclusion, social media has had both positive and negative impacts on mental health care. It has provided increased access to information and resources, created a platform for advocacy and awareness, and facilitated connections between individuals with similar experiences. However, it has also perpetuated misinformation, created a false sense of connection, and contributed to the development of mental health issues. As mental health professionals, it is essential to be aware of these potential consequences and work to mitigate the negative impacts of social media while harnessing its positive aspects to improve mental health care.

Therapy Trauma By Barb Majors 0 Comments

Benefits of Treatment for Complex Trauma

Complex trauma refers to a type of trauma that is prolonged, repeated, or multiple, and often involves interpersonal abuse, neglect, or violence. The effects of complex trauma can be severe and can lead to a range of mental health problems such as depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), dissociation, and personality disorders. Treatment for complex trauma is crucial in helping individuals recover from these debilitating effects.

Some of the benefits of treatment for complex trauma include:

  1. Reduction of symptoms: Treatment for complex trauma can help reduce symptoms such as flashbacks, nightmares, anxiety, and depression. This can lead to a better quality of life for the individual and improved functioning in various areas of life such as work, school, and relationships.
  2. Improved self-regulation: Individuals who have experienced complex trauma often struggle with regulating their emotions and behaviors. Treatment can help them learn skills to manage and regulate their emotions, which can improve their ability to cope with stress and reduce impulsive or self-destructive behavior.
  3. Increased sense of safety: One of the core issues for individuals who have experienced complex trauma is feeling unsafe. Treatment can help them develop a greater sense of safety in their environment and within themselves, which can reduce feelings of fear and anxiety.
  4. Improved interpersonal relationships: Individuals who have experienced complex trauma often struggle with trust and forming healthy relationships with others. Treatment can help them develop skills for building and maintaining healthy relationships, which can improve their overall quality of life.
  5. Enhanced self-esteem and self-worth: Complex trauma can lead to feelings of shame, guilt, and low self-worth. Treatment can help individuals develop a more positive sense of self and increase their self-esteem, which can lead to a greater sense of empowerment and overall well-being.

In summary, treatment for complex trauma can have numerous benefits, including symptom reduction, improved self-regulation, increased sense of safety, improved interpersonal relationships, and enhanced self-esteem and self-worth. It is important for individuals who have experienced complex trauma to seek out appropriate treatment from qualified professionals to help them on their path to recovery.

 
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What is trauma and what do I need to know about it?

What is trauma and what do I need to know about it?

It seems like there is so much we hear about “trauma”.

Trauma can be described as anything that overwhelms the brain’s ability to make sense of what is happening. Chronic trauma can be more than a physical experience. Sometimes something that might be traumatizing for one person might not impact another.

Examples of traumatic experiences are:

• Single traumatic episodes like rape or a car accident
• Repeated trauma like neglect, sexual, physical, or emotional abuse

Chronic trauma experienced as children can have long lasting reactions for adults. Without even knowing it people can have hard time coping with every day stressors due to changes in brain brought on by continuing trauma. Ongoing abuse and neglect rewires the brain to expect those experiences to continue and therefore adapt to them as “normal”.

Some symptoms of trauma:

• Shock, denial, or disbelief
• Confusion, difficulty concentrating
• Anger, irritability, mood swings
• Anxiety and fear
• Guilt, shame, self-blame
• Withdrawing from others/social isolation
• Feeling sad or hopeless
• Feeling disconnected or numb
• Hypervigilance, or being hyper-aware of your surroundings
• Flashbacks and/or nightmares

There are theories that some mood disorders, such as bipolar, depression, and anxiety, can have their roots in trauma. This is not always the case but it is worth considering whether or not trauma plays a part in mental health challenges. That is why a therapist may want to know about a client’s adverse childhood experiences. There are also mind/body connections with studies being done that appear to be linking early trauma with chronic physical pain, like fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, and even rheumatoid arthritis.

What can be done?

Having past trauma doesn’t necessarily mean a life stuck in suffering. Again, more studies are showing that effective trauma treatment does exist and are showing promising results. Some of those treatments include EMDR (Eye Movement and Desensitization Reprocessing) and Internal Family Systems counseling. Trauma treatment is different from “talk therapy” and often includes a more focused, experiential piece. More information about these different options will be coming in future blog posts.

Watch this space for more information on trauma treatment and ways healing is occurring for those suffering the effects of trauma.

Teenage • By Barb Majors 0 Comments

Looking for help is sign of strength

Individual treatment is often termed as psychotherapy, and is meant to help people with their emotional issues, which can range in order of their severity or intensity. The main aim of this form of therapy is to change the quality of life by defining the path of life clearly, and bringing in more clarity. Whether it is the problem of repressed childhood that you are facing, or an emotional breakdown due to divorce, failure or loss of a loved one, a professional psychologist can help you revive your mental health through systematic counselling.

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Self-improvement Therapy • By Barb Majors 0 Comments

Get the most out of your work day

There are many emotional issues that find a corner in our heart, and refuse to die down. With time, these issues can transform into a sort of emotional tumor that impacts negatively on our daily life, such as lack of concentration, enthusiasm, self respect, will to change, encouragement, and so on. These issues can spiral into our lives in various ways and gets channelled into other zones, which can create problems in the relationships, professional life, and health.

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Children Therapy By Barb Majors 0 Comments

Help your child find new friends

Anxiety is something that exists in everyone’s life to a certain extent, and in a way it is medically known to be helpful as well. Because, anxiety helps us stay alert and be reactive to our circumstances, whether joyful or painful. However, when the anxiety reaches the stage where it overwhelms you mentally and physically, and affects your normal routine of life, you need the help of a clinical psychologist.

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Individual Treatment By Barb Majors 0 Comments

It is never too late to go to therapy

We define the goals and objectives of the counselling sessions in a very transparent manner to help patients overcome their problems quickly and effectively, and get the new lease of life they came looking for. We work with the patient as per their schedule, to fix an appointment that is mutually agreeable. We help you embrace life, the way it is meant to be.

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Confidence Individual Treatment • By Barb Majors 0 Comments

Put yourself on the first place

Individual treatment is often termed as psychotherapy, and is meant to help people with their emotional issues, which can range in order of their severity or intensity. The main aim of this form of therapy is to change the quality of life by defining the path of life clearly, and bringing in more clarity. Whether it is the problem of repressed childhood that you are facing, or an emotional breakdown due to divorce, failure or loss of a loved one, a professional psychologist can help you revive your mental health through systematic counselling.

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Anxiety Self-improvement • By Barb Majors 0 Comments

Anxiety treatment for better tomorrow

Anxiety is something that exists in everyone’s life to a certain extent, and in a way it is medically known to be helpful as well. Because, anxiety helps us stay alert and be reactive to our circumstances, whether joyful or painful. However, when the anxiety reaches the stage where it overwhelms you mentally and physically, and affects your normal routine of life, you need the help of a clinical psychologist.

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Couples Therapy • By Barb Majors 0 Comments

Don’t be embarrassed to go on couples therapy

We define the treatment path in couples therapy after patiently listening and carefully understanding the problems couple is facing. Our practical and scientific approach, while balancing and weighing the emotions at stake, helps us bring in the much needed transparency and attachment among the partners. It definitively helps in doing the right thing, and taking the right decision, not only for the relationship, but personally as well.

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