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Posted by Improving Lives Counseling Services, Inc. | Counseling
There was a time when man believed the earth was flat, that removing blood from a person could cure any illness, that shock treatments cured impotence, vibrators treated hysteria, doctrine legitimized slavery, and anyone could talk to the dead. Throughout time, mankind’s behavior has been driven by beliefs, opinions, attitudes, and faith. These are important …
Posted by Improving Lives Counseling Services, Inc. | Individual Counseling
“Holding false beliefs or judgements about external realties that are held despite incontrovertible evidence to the contrary” is delusional thinking. Hallucinations, imaginations, visions, illusions, whims, and waking dreams fall into this category as does experiencing something seen, heard, smelled, tasted, or sensed as touch, which isn’t real. The perception of something not present is psychosis, …
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Posted by Improving Lives Counseling Services, Inc. | Mental Health
Thanks to the reduced stigma around mental health, more than 75% of Americans believe in the importance of mental health and mental wellbeing. They’re more comfortable than ever speaking out about their problems and the importance of maintaining good mental health. Unfortunately, due to past racial, cultural, and religious discrimination, many ethnic, minority, and Indigenous …
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Posted by Improving Lives Counseling Services, Inc. | Therapy
Remember when your teacher forced you to role-play with the one kid you disliked most? Or when you were forced to be Juliet to a Romeo you wouldn’t kiss in a thousand years? As an adult, you might have been asked to role-play in a psychology class, a social science class, or during workplace diversity …
Posted by Improving Lives Counseling Services, Inc. | Depression
Are you, or someone you know, avoiding phone calls, failing to respond to the continuous ringing of a doorbell, or letting unopened mail pile up at the door? Is there a lack of interest in things once enjoyed or a refusal to attend school or go to work? Is a once clean home in disarray …
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