Record your thoughts and dreams
Journaling is a helpful way to understand yourself and the journey of your life. We often reveal ourselves by writing about our thoughts and feelings. It is private. No one else ever has to see what you are thinking or dreaming about except you. The insights gleaned will be helpful to you to achieve self understanding. […]
Contemporary Care and Neurostar TMS
Treatment for the mind should always start with the best. Contemporary Care full service psychiatric practice is led by Clinical Director Tarique Perera MD, one of the leading experts on TMS. He is the author of the first clinical guidelines. The Clinical TMS Society was founded by Dr Perera. He also served as the first […]
Change
“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” Leo Tolstoy, Russian authorThe one thing that can change is how we handle things. We can have treatments, medication management, or therapies to engage us with a healthier lifestyle, attitude ,and mental state. Contemporary Care Centers is a full service psychiatric practice […]
Start Your Day Off Right
Start Your Day Off Right When you wake up each morning try to think some pleasant thoughts. If that feels difficult, have a happy photo near your bed, a bouquet of flowers, some small item you can immediately see that triggers a feeling of joy. If you know that the day is going to have challenges, […]
What’s in Your Cocktail?
What’s in Your Cocktail There are many people of all ages that take daily doses of medications. Some meds are for thyroid, high blood pressure, cholesterol, hormone replacement, and so it goes. Many people also take medications for anxiety, depression, and a range of mental health conditions. Be sure that you have an expert, with […]
What We See
What We See Having a broken bone, measles, or polio all have physical displays of something being wrong with our body. Unfortunately mental illness is more subtle. For some individuals masking the pain, hiding the shame, trying to be the best all create a powerful drive to be an actor hiding what is felt and […]
Staying In Touch With Emotions
Do not ignore your emotions. Our body communicates through our emotions and our physical states. Take time to listen. Messages can come from a variety of ways. Stiff neck, headaches, back pain, and upset stomach can be some physical messages. Feeling weeping for no apparent reason, snappish or hostile, foggy minded, lack of concentration, overly active […]
Seeking a More Balanced Life
Seeking a More Balanced Life Is your glass half full or half empty? Do you focus on what is right or wrong? Do you accept someone or judge them? Is anticipation filled with hope or dread. All these are two different sides of the same coin. How we look at our lives, situations, careers, health, families, […]
Train Your Brain for Positivity
Our minds have extraordinary power. Our mind can be a safe haven of rest, calm, encouragement, and Positivity belief. Or sadly our minds can serve as cruel prisons. The prison can take the form of anxiety, depression, PTSD, OCD, chronic pain, substance abuse or psychosis. We can try to manage this with meditation and mindfulness. […]
Mental Health Awareness Month
The COVID pandemic has been a catalyst to a rise of mental health issues. People are dealing with financial struggles, tragedy or trauma,pressure to achieve in a changing business climate, panic caused by dramatic life changes, and lack of support systems.Depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide. But there is hope. Contemporary Care is […]
