Paul Heiman Therapy Blog
Wednesday, October 9, 2019
8 Good Reasons to See a Counsellor
There are many ways to increase health in our lives. Seeing a counsellor can play a unique role in your overall wellness plan. I recently heard someone liken going to counseling both to going to the doctor’s office and to taking a class. Counseling has the unique capacity to help relieve negative symptoms by addressing something that is already going wrong, while bringing in something new to enhance what is already there.
As you consider your options for good health here are 4 reasons you might want to see a counsellor.
4 Common Questions About Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar disorder is a term I hear many people use conversationally or as slang, without understanding what it means. But bipolar disorder is more than just wide mood swings. Learning accurate information about this disorder is the first step to getting help for yourself or others who may suffer from it.
Here are some experiences or characteristic feelings often reported by people with bipolar disorder.
Monday, May 13, 2019
What to Say (and Not to Say) to Someone Grieving a Suicide
What to Say (and Not to Say) to Someone Grieving a Suicide
Suicide can leave the survivors with anger, confusion and guilt, and even well-intentioned words can cause pain.
Thursday, March 7, 2019
New Study: How does Screen Time Affect Grades?
What effects can phone screen time have on students? At first glance, it may seem harmless but when we decided to take a closer look, we found a strong correlation between too much phone time and lower grades.
Tuesday, February 12, 2019
6 Practical Ways for Treating Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Thursday, January 24, 2019
Thursday, September 29, 2016
Depression Is Poorly Diagnosed and Often Goes Untreated
For Gay and Transgender Teens, Will It Get Better?
Wednesday, September 28, 2016
More Child Suicides Are Linked to A.D.D. Than Depression, Study Suggests
From He to She in First Grade
But we didn’t want his or his castmates’ creative output to be curtailed by a lack of costume choices, so we also included high heels, a pink straw hat, a dazzling fairy skirt and a sparkly green halter dress.
He was thrilled with these presents. He put on the sparkly green dress right away. In a sense, he never really took it off.
For a while, he wore the dress only when we were at home, and only when we were alone. He would change back into shorts and a T-shirt if we were running errands or had people coming over.
Then we would come home or our guests would leave, and he would change back to the sparkly green dress, asking me to tie the halter behind his neck and the sash around his waist.Wednesday, September 14, 2016
If you know someone who might be suicidal, here are 12 helpful suggestions.
One study suggested that about 15% of Americans will have suicidal thoughts in their lifetime. About 40,000 Americans die by suicide each year.
I could tell you more statistics too, like how more than half of those are by firearm or how men are three and a half times more likely to die by suicide than women. I can tell you a lot of statistics. And those statistics are important. But for most of us, they're just numbers.
But when it's not just numbers — when it's your dad, spouse, or someone you love who you think is in danger — what the heck are you supposed to do?
This is a situation that, unfortunately, some of us might have to deal with one day. And it can be incredibly scary.
Thursday, August 25, 2016
11 Ways to Calm a Child’s Repetitive Anxious Thoughts
“What if I have no friends to sit with at lunch?”
“What if I have no friends to sit with at lunch?”
“What if I have no friends to sit with at lunch?”
One anxious thought can repeat in the mind like a vicious broken record. Are you familiar with this phenomenon?
If you’re a parent of an anxious child, you might even hear this thought repeated out loud. What can you do to help? When nothing in your verbal toolbox seems to break the cycle of repetitive anxious thoughts, try the power of physical touch. A hug can actually activate the parasympathetic nervous system and soothe a child’s chattering mind.