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Anxiety comes in many forms, and the first step to relieving its negative impact on your life is by facing your fears. In an age where social approval is endlessly sought after, many of us struggle with the fear of not being enough. Society asks us to excel at work, maintain a variety of relationships,…

The world is full of advice; media sources, relatives, friends, and coworkers all have their opinions about how to confront the trials you are facing. The Bible says in Proverbs 13:10, “Through insolence comes nothing but strife, but wisdom is with those who receive counsel.” We want to seek wisdom, but whose counsel can be…

Dear clients of Stonebriar Counseling Associates, Stonebriar Counseling Associates is informed of the coronavirus concern and is keeping up to date with the new development and precautions from the CDC. Our primary goal is our client’s health and safety while still being able to provide our services. In light of growing anxieties around the new…

Substance abuse is the leading cause of accidental death in the United States, and the opioid crisis our country is facing is only compounding the issue.  From 2002 to 2015, there has been an almost three-fold increase in deaths from opioid overdose, with use of the powerful painkillers reaching commonality by uninformed doctors over-prescribing the narcotics with a…

Emotional or psychological abuse is a term that people use a lot and sometimes the behaviors they are referring to do not qualify as emotional abuse. The term emotional abuse has become commonplace to describe behaviors that people do not like. Emotional abuse is an attempt for one partner to control another using emotion. This…

Most people associate the term “grief and loss” with death. But what about the ending of a long-term relationship with someone who was once very close to you? What if your house catches fire and you lose irreplaceable items or even a position at work you worked hard for was given to a fellow employee?…

Recent surveys regarding Americans with addictions to controlled substances, puts the number above 21 million people over the age of 12. In addition to that are the unnumbered addicts who have not yet sought assistance for their recovery, or even yet identified their illness. It is apparent that addiction is a staggering issue facing families today,…

Millions of Americans suffer from a variety of mental illnesses. Not only is a mental illness diagnosis difficult for the patient, it’s also emotional and challenging for family members. Many people are unsure how best to support their loved ones suffering from mental illness while also struggling to cope with the diagnosis themselves. If you…

If you suffer from anxiety, then you know you can’t just tell yourself to get over it. That’s not how it works. There’s a constant stream of whispers burbling up from a dark place inside your mind, and some days it can seem like the harder you try to block your ears, the louder it…

Psychotic disorders are severe mental health issues that effect the mind and one’s thinking patterns and perceptions. Some of these disorders include and schizoaffective disorder. Psychosis can also occur in bipolar disorder, in people with brain tumors, and be drug-induced. Symptoms The most common symptoms of psychotic disorders include hallucinations, delusions, distorted thought patterns, unusual…