Caregiver depression and caring for someone Spiraling from caregiver into caregiver depressionCaring for someone else can be the most rewarding thing you do in your life. But no matter how much you love them, it can also be the hardest thing. Some of you are caregivers professionally. You go to work each day to help
August 21, 2020
Experiencing senior depression and aging Senior depression and the forgottenWhen I was in high school, I volunteered as a Candy Striper at the local hospital. And if you’ve never heard of a Candy Striper, they are hospital volunteers who work directly under the nurses. We helped restock any of the carts with linens and other
August 14, 2020
When being tired is not just a lack of sleep Am I tired or is this exhaustion caused by anxiety?We all lead very busy lives these days. We are multitasking more and have higher work demands. In addition, we have more social obligations (although perhaps less so during these quarantine days) and less free time.
August 7, 2020
Learning to set boundaries The anxiety alert system for lacking boundariesWhen I first got help for my anxiety, I was surprised to learn that one of the most important things I had to do in order to fight my anxiety was learn to say NO. It turns out that I was perpetuating a cycle that
July 31, 2020
OCD – Obsessive Compulsive Disorder What we usually see on TV about OCDDo you remember the episodes of Friends where Monica cleans the apartment obsessively? Or Sheldon Cooper’s quirky knock in the Big Bang Theory? We’ve all seen the media’s interpretation of what OCD looks like. A lot of the time, it seems like a
July 24, 2020
Uneasiness about midlife anxiety How does midlife anxiety happen?The other day, my husband and I were at a Chinese lunch buffet. Somehow we got to talking about age and he was just joking around and said: “Well, in a couple of years you’ll be over the hill.” That didn’t really sit well with me. For
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