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If you’re diagnosed with bipolar disorder, it’s really important to work with a mental health professional rather than try to manage the condition on your own. However, research has shown that self-help strategies that are planned with your mental health practitioner can make a huge difference in managing your bipolar disorder. Changes in mood canContinue reading “Living with Bipolar Disorder”

One of the hardest things to do is watch a loved one who is exhibiting signs of depression. You know something is wrong, but you don’t know what it is. You try to remember if they told you about any situations or relationships that may have caused the issue, but you can’t come up withContinue reading “Ways to Respond to a Loved One Exhibiting Signs of Depression”

Love Be there for them and show how much they mean to you. Support Support them emotionally and encourage them. Listen Listen to what they have to say and be attentive. Exercise Encourage physical activity and playtime. Conversation Help your child to open up and have conversations. Patience Try not to pressurize your child, andContinue reading “Your Child’s Mental Health”

What Is It? Since 1949, May has been mental health awareness month. For 70 years now, it has served served as an annual reminder to increase understanding of mental health issues and to take down stigma. The fact that 1 in 5 people will be affected by mental illness in their lifetime emphasizes the needContinue reading “Mental Health Awareness Month”

BROKEN GIRL Broken girl, she sat all alone,The memories had flooded in,She wanted to crawl into a hole,She didn’t know where to begin. She cried inside, broken a little more.She couldn’t cover up the feelings.She pushed the memories out the door.She needed a way to find her healing. She tried so hard to breathe.She feltContinue reading “Broken Girl”

IMPRISONED She was locked away without the keyShe’d been hiding away from all to seeStuck inside the prison of her mindShe longed for freedom she couldn’t find Her tortured, hollowed heart was brokenCarrying the burden of pain unspokenSeeking vengeance on all who wronged herHer heart was closed behind a locked door Not a soul allowedContinue reading “Imprisoned”

How can lovers feel love and hate in the same week or even an hour or be devoted for years and then cut off all good memories? This is a manifestation of the defense called splitting, first coined by Freud. It starts in infancy. To separate from our mother (or earliest caretaker), we must make senseContinue reading “Understanding a Jekyl and Hyde Personality”

The title of this post may sound a bit strange, but in reality, many bereaved are afraid to ask for help because they don’t want to be a burden. There are still others who feel they can grieve on their own because everyone has told them they are strong and will “get over this.” Really?Continue reading “It is Okay to Ask for Help?”

I got flowers today. It wasn’t my birthday or any other special day. We had our first argument last night. He said a lot of cruel things that really hurt me. I know he was sorry and didn’t mean the things he said. Because I got flowers today. I got flowers today. It wasn’t ourContinue reading “I Got Flowers Today”

Tele-therapy is available to you! Call us today at 830-372-5989. We offer sessions by Zoom or Teleconference as well as in-office visits. 2 locations to serve you. Seguin and New Braunfels. For those outside of of Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe and Hays Counties. Those outside of these counties, we offer sessions by Zoom or teleconference. NoContinue reading “NO NEED TO HANDLE THINGS ALONE”