by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Aug 13, 2022 | Addiction, Anxiety Treatment, Counseling, Eating Disorders, Medication, Psychotherapy
Social anxiety disorder (SAD), also referred to as social phobia, is characterized by an intense fear of public situations. It is the third most prevalent psychiatric disorder, following substance abuse and depression. Women and men are equally likely to develop SAD....
by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Aug 15, 2019 | Alternative Treatment, Anxiety Treatment, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Depression, Eating Disorders, Happiness, Natural Remedies, Stress Management
Yoga benefits your emotional and mental health in a number of ways. First, it moves you from the sympathetic nervous system to the parasympathetic nervous system, or from flight-or-flight to rest-and-digest. You typically have less anxiety and enter a more relaxed...
by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Jun 14, 2018 | Addiction, Eating Disorders
In the United States, 20 million women and 10 million men suffer from a clinically significant eating disorder at some time in their life, including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, or EDNOS (eating disorders not otherwise specified). EDNOS,...
by San Jose Counseling Therapist | May 13, 2018 | Eating Disorders
One the most significant differences between fasting and anorexic behavior is the belief that the anorexic does not fast voluntarily. In contrast to the restricting eating seen in anorexia nervosa, the non-anorectic person is making the choice to fast for medical,...
by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Aug 31, 2017 | Alzheimer’s Disease, Anxiety Treatment, Counseling, Dementia, Depression, Eating Disorders
Depression among caregivers is so common that there is a term for it: caregiver depression. This particular type of depression can take a serious toll on a caregiver and affect the caregiver’s ability to care for a loved one. Although the bulk of research involving...
by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Aug 17, 2017 | Anxiety Treatment, Depression, Eating Disorders
Research has shown that obesity markedly increases the risk of depression. One study of more than 9,000 adults concluded that depression, and other mood and anxiety disorders, were about 25% more common in the obese people studied than in the non-obese. Several...
