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Holidays, Family Relationships and Stress

Actually, with some practical tips, you can minimize the stress and depression that often accompany the holidays. You may even end up enjoying the holidays more than you thought you would. Recognize holiday triggers Learn to recognize common holiday triggers, so you can disarm them before they lead to a meltdown:

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Holiday Health

Boost your Mood Are you finding yourself a bit blue in the holiday season? Stress? If so, you're not alone. Holidays are typically full of to-do lists, good things & sometimes unmet expectations or loss. Not only can this be extremely stressful, it can stir up uncertainty. Do what you can to lessen the anxiety and depression if this is something you are experiencing.

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Work Life Balance

As responsibilities mount and options narrow, we are inundated with news and evidence conce ing changes. Difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension may induce a response in us of feeling stress. Stress is a term we use to describe both the physical and psychological state. Experiencing stress includes a state of alarm and adrenaline production, short-term resistance as a coping mechanism, and exhaustion.

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Who Pushed your Button?

The Source of our "Buttons" 1) Our experiences, following emotional injury the pain of the experience is in our memory and we have an area of sensitivity. If something in the present reminds us of the past experience, (any sense) that button gets pushed. 2) Our brains, we are each wired differently. If we are introverted, being pressed for information may push a button. If we are verbal and open, the other person withdrawing from us may push a button. Know what type of communication processor you are; http://revelationcounseling.com/Blog/ctl/Edit_Entry/mid/437/EntryID/2.aspxrnr

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Are You Too Defensive?

For healthy relationships we must become more and more aware of ourselves, how we relate in both our strengths and shortcomings. If we step back and try to observe our own interactions, we want to avoid over-engaging in DEFENSE MECHANISMS. Denial: claiming/believing that what is true to be actually false. Displacement: redirecting emotions to a substitute target. Intellectualization: taking an objective viewpoint. Projection: attributing uncomfortable feelings to others. Rationalization: creating false but credible justifications.r

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Trauma Treatment; EMDR

Discover EMDR Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a psychotherapy approach, well researched and proven effective for the treatment of trauma. EMDR is a set of standardized protocols that incorporates elements from many different treatment approaches. To learn about the development and history of EMDR see http://www.emdr.com/ and http://emdria.org/.

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12 Self-Care Tips

1. Allow your feelings - If you have recently experienced loss or you can't be with loved ones, realize that it's normal to feel sadness and grief. It's OK to take time to cry or express your feelings. You can't force yourself to be happy just because it's the holiday season. 2. Reach out - If you feel lonely or isolated, seek out community, religious or other social events. They can offer support and companionship. Volunteering your time to help others also is a good way to lift your spirits and broaden your friendships.

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Relationship Intimacy

Relationship Intimacy

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TRAUMA COUNSELING

Trauma Counseling

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Coping With Stress

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CHILDHOOD STRESS

CHILDHOOD STRESS There are many steps parents may take to reduce the stress children are experiencing in out culture. The following bullet-points represent areas of life that may be modified to increase the security and comfort in our childrens lives. * Provide a safe, secure, familiar, consistent, and dependable home. * Be selective in the television programs that young children watch (including news broadcasts) which can produce fears and anxiety. * Spend calm, relaxed time with your children. * Encourage your child to ask questions.r

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ANGER MANAGEMENT

Anger is a normal human emotion. Often, anger occurs in response to a need to protect. Perhaps protecting someone or something, or we might be protecting our pride, opinion, or power. Anger becomes a problem when the expression of anger verbally and behaviorally begins to negatively affect relationships and the quality of life. Problem anger disrupts or interferes with the sense of self or normal routines. Anger management issues may cause physical aggression, negative verbal responses, serious health conditions, drug use and other negative consequences.

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