Aug 21, 2013 | Articles, Christian Counseling, Depression & Anxiety
My observation, and it is just an observation not anything based on research, is that Christians with OCD tend to obsess over “spiritual matters”. Specifically, many of my clients manifest their Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) through chronic,...
Aug 12, 2013 | Articles, Depression & Anxiety
This Op Ed piece, SSRIs – Nightmares by the Dozen, is filled with anecdotal stories about the horror’s of anti-depressant medication. The first problem I see is the nature of stories: for every one horror story of a person committing suicide or homicide, I...
Jul 31, 2013 | Articles, Depression & Anxiety
“Do you feel better now?”, my wife asked. “I could tell you were worried”. No. Not really; not much better. I woke up one Saturday morning a while back to find the middle finger of my right hand swollen to about three times it’s normal...
Jul 30, 2013 | Articles, Depression & Anxiety
There are several different kinds of depression. The most common is major depressive disorder. Major Depressive Disorder, sometimes called major depression or clinical depression, is the most common type of depression. So common, in fact, it is sometimes referred to...
Jul 27, 2013 | Articles, Depression & Anxiety
Anxiety Disorders affect about 40 million American adults age 18 years and older (about 18%) in a given year, causing them to be filled with fearfulness and uncertainty. Unlike the relatively mild, brief anxiety caused by a stressful event (such as speaking in public...
Jul 22, 2013 | Articles, Depression & Anxiety
Imagine suddenly feeling like you might be having a heart attack. Your heart is pounding, you feel weak and faint. You may feel dizzy and find yourself sweating profusely. Chest pains are accompanied by nausea and perhaps a tingling or numbness in your hands. People...
Jul 15, 2013 | Articles, Depression & Anxiety
What is depression? Depression, Clinical Depression, Major Depression; all of these are terms used – often interchangeably – for a Major Depressive Disorder. Everybody feels sad occasionally. Feeling low, sad, or down are usually temporary, fleeting...
Jun 22, 2013 | Articles, Depression & Anxiety
Every time I see my primary care physician he talks to me about a healthy diet, sufficient sleep, and regular exercise. Since I’m in to see my doctor a minimum of once per quarter (to help keep asthma managed and under control) I hear this advice a lot. “Eat right,...
May 13, 2013 | Articles, Depression & Anxiety
The short answer is you don’t HAVE to do anything you don’t want to do. Perhaps a better question is “will anti-depressant medication help me overcome my depression, or can I do it with counseling or therapy alone?” There is some evidence that suggests medication just...
