Twelve Sneaky Signs of Anxiety
Sneaky signs of Anxiety We all know what anxiety feels like, or worse, what flat-out panic feels like. But there are other uncommon signs of anxiety that people often overlook.
How to Find the Best Therapist for you in Denver
When you really want to make changes, meet your goals, improve your relationships or resolve nagging issues, research shows that the most important thing to make therapy or counseling effective is something call “goodness of fit.” That’s a Psychology term for how well you and your therapist ‘click’ together. You know what it feels like …
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16 Crucial Questions to Ask Yourself before Giving Up
When everything is awful and you are not okay, you probably feel like giving up. That’s normal, that’s human, and we’ve all been there. But before you give up (whatever that means for you) here are 16 questions to ask yourself: Are you hydrated? If not, have a glass of water. Have you eaten in the …
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Here’s What a Healthy Relationship with Food Looks Like
We all want a healthy and balanced relationship with food and our diet. But what does that look like exactly? It’s hard to see what balance looks like among fad diets and the latest food trends. Here’s some markers of a healthy relationship with food. A healthy relationship with food should be balanced and flexible. …
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Why Discipline is More Important than Motivation
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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How the High Rents in Denver Affect your Mental Health
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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The Mental Health Issue that is hitting Millennials the Hardest
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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What’s A Normal Level of Anxiety and When Is It a Problem?
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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How to Find a Good Therapist
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!
Four Sneaky Signs of Depression
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 …
In Denver and Colorado, the Suicide Rate is One of the Highest in the US
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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It’s Hard To Make Friends After College: Here’s How
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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