Tag Archives: Communication
The Holidays are not meant to make us feel good (So you can stop worrying).
The end of the year has never been an easy time for us humans. Before the last hundred years, you really had to worry about the cold, the snow, the sharing of cramped spaces, and inadequate resources. And something that … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Depression, Mental health therapy, Therapy
Tagged 1%, 99%, celebrations, change, Communication, family, holidays, mental-health, nature, shopping, stress
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Halloween and the masks we never take off.
In this Halloween season of drunk ninjas, lynched bankers and sexy librarians/cats/things, Therapy is Dandy would like to celebrate and give special consideration to the masks that we wear all the time. One could argue that Halloween is actually more … Continue reading
Posted in Mental health therapy, Therapy
Tagged Communication, David Bowie, deception, family, fear, freedom, Halloween, masks, mental health concerns, trust
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When is a reaction an overreaction?
When bad news gets delivered at your doorstep, or when you find yourself in a stressful conversation, how do you generally handle it? Do you quickly respond by escalating the situation? Do you waste no time in defending yourself, your … Continue reading
Posted in anger, Anxiety, Mental health therapy, Therapy
Tagged anger, anger management, anxiety, Clint Eastwood, Communication, emotions, mental health concerns, overreaction, stress, therapy
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Grief and Loss. When you don’t know what to say.
We have all been there. Someone we know—family or friend—, or sometimes a complete stranger shares with us a staggering loss. It could be a death, a job loss, a relationship ending, a change in fortunes, or some other game-changing … Continue reading
Posted in anger, Anxiety, Depression, Mental health therapy, Therapy
Tagged Communication, counseling, counterintuitive, dandy therapy, death, grief and loss, loved one, mental-health, therapy
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Why therapy? It’s a fair question.
If you are the kind of person who still goes to book stores, you can find aisles full of self help books, celebrities and people-who-think-they-are-celebrities offering all kinds of amazing, life changing strategies in less than 300 pages. You have … Continue reading
Posted in Adult Children of Narcissists, anger, Anxiety, Depression, Mental health therapy, narcissism, Suicide, Therapy
Tagged adult children of narcissists, anger, anxiety, Communication, dandy therapy, depression, emotions, men in therapy, mental-health, narcissism, private practice, self employed, therapy
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