Depression and anxiety are often caused by factors outside of our awareness, under the surface of our inner ocean. Her narcissistic mother treated her as though she was an extension of herself and related to Susan based on how well she served the mother's own needs. Susan's own needs, if expressed, would result in rejection or risk to her relationship with her mother.
In therapy, she worked to eliminate this underlying belief and started to live a more enjoyable life, prioritizing her own needs in her relationships. They seek out therapy in hope (often beneath the surface of awareness) of becoming free from the constraining effects of their painful past. Therapy is ideal for you if you're committed to mastering the unconscious obstacles standing between you and your biggest goals.
In therapy, she worked to eliminate this underlying belief and started to live a more enjoyable life, prioritizing her own needs in her relationships. They seek out therapy in hope (often beneath the surface of awareness) of becoming free from the constraining effects of their painful past. Therapy is ideal for you if you're committed to mastering the unconscious obstacles standing between you and your biggest goals.
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So much learned during childhood to cope with family dynamics, school, etc. create a force preventing the adult from thriving. The very beliefs that helped sustain equilibrium in childhood become self-limiting and constricting. These are at the root of adult stress and often operate beneath the surface of your awareness.
Each day is a challenge. Getting out of bed takes all the energy saved up during the night - if there was restful sleep. Waking up during the night wanting to scream out loud happens frequently. Just saying, "I need to get a grip" doesn't usually help. Having a friend or relative say, "Get over it" isn't helpful either.
Do you find yourself worrying about anything and everything, fearing that the worst will happen? Anxiety serves a purpose in people's lives when it is adaptive and helps improve a person's functioning and wellbeing. Unhealthy chronic anxiety can impair a person's functioning and interfere with their well-being as well as cause significant distress.
Has your heart been shattered into a million pieces, you worry how you will survive the days ahead, or wonder how you will ever find love again? Many people are thrown into difficult transitions, which require them being able to adapt and change to the new circumstances. When transitions are causing stress, anxiety, or depression, the help of a trained therapist can help you get to where you need to be.
Is your behavior carving a path of destruction in your relationships? Is your pattern of drug or alcohol use leading to negative consequences (i.e., relationships, job, DUI, etc.)? I need that hot stick - or Mary Jane - or whatever the most current slang is for a marijuana cigarette. Who chooses to have their relationships fall apart because of being drunk and losing a job?
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