Most of our clients here at Thrive Counseling have certain goals that their therapist helps them with. Common goals we see are: Improve relationships Stop feeling depressed or anxious Find a career direction Be more financially stable Get anger under control Learn from a break-up how to be a better partner Understand and stop impulsive, …
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Millennials have been recently dubbed ‘Generation Rent’, due to the price of housing far outstripped both inflation and wage growth. Most young adults can’t afford to buy their own place (even if they wanted to), and so are ‘stuck’ renting a house or apartment. Rents in Denver are high; that’s not a surprise to anyone …
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There’s a lot of worrying about Millennials in the media. People worry about Millennials’ job prospects, their student debt, and on and on. Maybe there’s some mirroring going on here, because it turns out that the mental health issue that is hitting Millennials the hardest is Anxiety. Compared to older and younger generations, Millennials have …
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Anxiety is a normal, common human emotion that everyone feels at some point or another. It’s normal to feel nervous or anxious when faced with certain situations. Common examples are public speaking, a mysterious meeting with your boss, meeting a new roommate, or going on a first date. It’s also normal and healthy to feel …
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Our friends over at Therapy Den recently wrote a great post about how to find a good therapist. Check it out and be persistent util you find the right therapist for you!
4 sneaky signs of depression you might be overlooking Depression is a very common mental health issue. At any given time, estimates are that 5-6% of adults in the US have Depression or are in a Depressive Episode (which is a period of time that someone experiences Depression). The traditional and most obvious signs of …
It’s been a building trend, but it’s definitely here. Colorado and Denver residents are not happy that we’re among the leaders in the nation for suicide. Overall, the Mountain States lead the entire country in suicide. According to the Colorado Health Institute, Colorado’s suicide rate reached an all-time high in 2016, and it hasn’t retreated …
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Let’s face it: It’s really hard to make friends after college I remember making insta-friends in High School and College. It seemed so easy back then, didn’t it? You were thrown together with people your own age with generally few time commitments. You serendipitously run into your friends on campus, in classrooms, or at parties. …
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What is Cutting and Self-Harm? Cutting, also called Self-Harm or Self-mutilation, is a relatively common behavior. There are many different kinds of Self-Harm: -cutting yourself with a knife or razor -Burning yourself with a lighter or match -Hitting yourself -Pulling your hair Any kind of behavior that causes yourself physical pain can be a kind …
It’s true, men get therapy too. Thrive Counseling has been helping folks in Denver since 2013, and we have seen the share of our clients that are men rise over the years. Men struggle with many issues just as much as women do (in some cases, even more so). But we know that Men have …
When is the last time you did one thing. Only one thing. You just washed the dishes, or had a long dinner with a friend (without checking your phone), or read an entire blog post (without skimming it)? We are all distracted. The world has become full of distractions and therefore, the temptation to multitask …
The longest-running study of human well-being and happiness is the Harvard Grant Study. The study began in 1939 with a group of 268 male undergrads. Researchers have been following them ever since, asking them questions about their lives and interviewing them to find out how they grow and develop in their lives. The study itself …
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