DON’T WAIT TIL IT’S TOO LATE
If someone you know and love is contemplating suicide don’t wait to seek medical help. Intervention can be a crucial life saving action. Warning signs: Changes in behavior such as researching ways to die on the internet, withdrawing from friends and family, extreme mood swings, risk taking: fast driving, drugs and alcohol, saying goodbye and […]
Know The Difference
Know The Difference, Our bodies are a complex an amazing and complex machine. There are times when we might be upset and think the stress is causing us to feel nervous, restless and experience a rapid heart beat. Is it a heart attack? Do we suffer a hormonal imbalance such as hyperthyroidism? Adrenal glands make […]
The Prison Door Is Open
Have you ever felt you were locked somehow in an emotional prison? Nowhere to turn other than the prison wall or bars? Is life closing in, suffocating you? Locked in, trapped, unable to make your own decisions? Lack of mental wellness can feel this way. In reality you have become your own jailer. The decisions you […]
TRAUMA
Trauma comes in many forms at any time in our lives. Children experience loss of a parent from death or divorce. Illness strikes and the individual and family all are affected. Reversals of fortunes occur. Fires, floods, hurricanes happen and damage and loss are the result. Life is messy. The trauma of it can feel […]
DEPRESSION OR ANXIETY OR BOTH?
Frequently both depression and anxiety present themselves together. Do you worry excessively? Can you be peaceful? Is focusing difficult? Do you have thoughts of suicide? Is terror plaguging you? If any of these concerns are part of your life, seek help from a qualified psychiatrist. Contemporary Care Centers is a full service psychiatric practice employing […]
DOES THE PIT HAVE A BOTTOM?
Depression can feel like a bottomless pit. It seems impossible to climb out of. The darkness envelops you and no one is there to help. There are many factors that contribute to depression but take heart – there are medication management protocols, therapies and advanced treatments such as TMS and Spravato – esketamine to deal […]
HELP YOUR BODY FIGHT
Your immune system needs your help and support to stay healthy. Constant stress from worry about COVID, Monkeypox, loss, or family matters will weaken the immune system. This can lead to a vulnerability to a myriad of viruses. The more prolonged the stress the weaker the body is to fight the effects. Help yourself by taking […]
KNOW WHAT IS REALLY GOING ON
It is important to have the correct diagnosis. One should never think unless they are a trained medical professional that they are equipped to understand what is happening inside the body. So often people think “oh it will just go away” or “my Aunt suffered from this- it runs in the family.” Be proactive regarding your health. […]
THOUGHTS
Do your private thoughts enhance or diminish your life? It is important to live in the real world of experiences. Be present in the moment. Fantasy is fun for letting the imagination out to play but getting stuck in an unreal world can become harmful and dangerous to your mental wellness. Good thoughts help to […]
GREET THE DAY
Each morning we have the opportunity to start fresh. It is a new dawn and a new day. How we set ourselves up for the new day can impact the entire set of experiences we will encounter and how they will be handled. Seneca, one of the great ancient thinkers, had a practice of envisioning […]
