Category: Online Counseling

Many studies have been made to show and prove that millennials – young people ages 18-29 – are the most stressed generation. However, it is obvious that the pressure begins long before they are already at the legal age – specifically during the teenage years. This raises a concern not only among the parents of the teenagers but among the society as well.This is mainly because pressure and stress are linked with the development of mental disorders such as depression, anxiety, and anger issues. These mental disorders might result to the danger of committing suicide.

According to Tiffany Young, Ph.D., LPC, “When someone’s mood or symptoms suddenly improve without cause, it can be a sign to concerned loved ones that the person is trying to convince those around them that everything is OK.”… Read the rest...

While it may be easy to find a therapist who can help you cope with your depression or figure out the reasons behind your bad habits, it can be difficult to find a therapist that is solely known for helping people work through their stress. Whether it’s a strangers chat or a qualified therapist, here are some ways that you can find support for stress; even if you’re looking for online therapy free of charge according to BetterHelp and others.

1. Using Online Chat Rooms

There is good news and bad news for this section. The good news is that there are hundreds of different chat rooms online that help with mental illnesses and other emotional issues. The bad news is that there are very few, if any, chat rooms that are specifically tailored to meet the needs of those who need help dealing with and managing their stress. However, there are a few places that you can go to. The first that I highly recommend is 7 Cups of Tea. This website trains each of their volunteers to handle each stranger chat with professionalism and to provide you with valuable resources to help you with your problems.

According to Elizabeth York, M.Ed, LPC, LMFT, “Stress has both positive and negative impact on our lives. The hormones released with stress are used to preserve life and limb from harm.”… Read the rest...

Stress is stress, right? While that may be true to an extent, there are actually different categories of stress which vary depending on what you are currently dealing with in your life. Celeste Campbell, PsyD said “Stress occurs when there is a gap between the current task demands and the resources you have to meet those demands.”

Before you try to search for different types of counseling (shared in this post) based on your stress, take a look at the three categories of stress and their definitions below.

1. Acute Stress

Acute stress is the type of stress that you experience when you are dealing with a situation that scares and exciting or when you are doing a great many things in a short time period. For example, acute stress is the type of stress that you may be dealing with when you are talking to a crowd for the first time or when you have to put together a presentation that will be due the next day.… Read the rest...

Stress and Anxiety, although they seem to be one entity, are two entirely different things. These things, however, do play upon each other and if left unchecked, can cause problems such as General Anxiety Disorder and other serious mental illnesses. If you’re currently dealing with high levels of anxiety because of the stress in your life to the point where you need anxiety attack help or counseling and you want to know more about why you’re dealing with what you’re dealing with, take a look at this post: https://www.betterhelp.com/advice/anxiety/be-calm-and-present-how-to-help-someone-with-anxiety-attack/  or read on to the article below to find out the link between your stress and your anxiety.… Read the rest...

While occasional bouts of stress typically present no problems, dealing with stress regularly can affect both your mental and physical health and present problems such as feeling empty or experiencing headaches.  Is it a fleeting feeling or something more? Read this article: https://www.betterhelp.com/advice/general/i-feel-empty-when-a-lack-of-meaning-is-something-more-serious/.  If you want to learn about the different ways that stress can affect you, take a look at the article below.

The Mental Side Effects of Chronic Stress and Episodic Acute Stress

The effects that too much stress can have on your mind are numerous. From anxiety to depression, here are some of the side effects that you may experience when you are suffering from chronic stress or episodic acute stress.

• Anxiety- Sufferers of long-term stress often deal with anxiety as a result of the fear that they experience during stressful situations. Anxiety comes with its own set of side effects which include excessive sweating, fatigue, nervous energy, intense feelings of dread, heart palpitations, and shaking.

• Depression- On the other end of the spectrum, people dealing with chronic stress may also develop depression. Much like anxiety, depression comes with its own side effects which include fatigue, a lack of interest in things that you used to enjoy, intense sorrow, an increase or decrease in appetite, an increase or decrease in sleeping, irritability, inability to concentrate, slower movements, physical pain, and suicidal ideation.
• Overwhelm- While being overwhelmed pales in comparison to the two side effects listed above, being

Not handling your stress can create even more problems for you down the road. Whether you are avoiding it because you think that it will go away and that no one care, nobody seems concerned or you are trying to handle it but can’t seem to tame it, use this article to help you confront, express, and manage your stress.

“When we are in distress and lack feelings of safety, our thinking brain is hijacked by our emotional limbic system and we move into primitive drives to fight or flight,” says Casey Radle, LPC.

1. Recognize and Evaluate the Sources of Your Stress

You won’t be able to handle your stress if you don’t know where it is stemming from. Take a look at your life and make a list of all of the things that are contributing to the way that you are feeling. Now, look at your list. Is there anything on that list that seems easily manageable? Is there anything on that list that may be a little more difficult to resolve? Make another list but this time make it a list of resolutions for each of the areas in your life that are causing you stress. You will now have a list of your stressors and a list of actions that you can take to help eliminate or lessen the stress in your life.… Read the rest...

Few people who are working or studying will be able to complain about having too much free time on their hands. One of the distinguishing characteristics between successful people – “success” being a word that means very different things to different people – is good time management, which also means planning your relaxation time in order to get the most out of it.… Read the rest...

Every student who wants to perform well experience exam stress. It is inevitable in education life.

Source: anxiety.org

With huge syllabus and curriculum to follow and the immense pressure of family and teachers to meet, exam time is the worst time in student life. According to Elizabeth York, M.Ed, LPC, LMFT “An understanding of the basics of stress management may help.” … Read the rest...