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Unlock the Mental Health Advantages of Self-Employment

Posted by Improving Lives Counseling Services, Inc. | Counseling

Embarking on a journey as your own boss can significantly enhance your mental well-being by granting you the autonomy to choose projects that align with your passions. This transformative experience goes beyond task selection, fundamentally redefining your daily lifestyle with a renewed sense of purpose and fulfillment. Let’s delve deeper into this profound shift in …

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Faith vs. Belief: A Comparative Analysis

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 …

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Understanding Psychosis: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment

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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Mental Health Services For Native Americans

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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