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Category Archives: Depression

Breaking the Cycle of Feeling Invisible: The Hidden Toll on Mental Health

Posted by Improving Lives Counseling Services, Inc. | Counseling, Depression, Individual Counseling

Feeling invisible, unseen, or unheard can happen in the home, the workplace, a classroom, a doctor’s office, social settings, or when supervising a team of subordinates. Middle children, very young children, women, victims of bullying, religious and racial minorities, the obese, the soft-spoken, and men short in statue often experience invisibility, “the inability to be seen …

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Senior Citizens Dealing With Mental Health Illness During the Pandemic

Posted by Improving Lives Counseling Services, Inc. | Depression, Individual Counseling

The family is vaccinated, the bags are packed, the car is loaded, and your headed off to your favorite vacation spot. You stop on the way to pick up the grandparents and to your surprise there’s no answer. It’s the first time in over a year you could all be together yet ringing the bell …

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Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

Posted by Improving Lives Counseling Services, Inc. | Depression

Temperatures are cooling, the trees are changing colors, and pumpkin spice “everything” can be found “everywhere”. From toothpaste to beard oil, from deodorant to dog shampoo, commerce is bouncing back with a seasonal favorite. For many, however, the beautiful colors, cool breezes, and alluring smells signal the arrival of a recurring depression, Seasonal Affective Disorder. …

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