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Posted by Improving Lives Counseling Services, Inc. | Mental Health
As evening approaches and skies begin to darken, the sun peacefully sinks in an array of beautiful colors unaware of the negative effect its fading can have on 6.7 million Americans. Sundowning, a symptom of Alzheimer’s and dementia, is not a disease but a dementia-related behavior. “Although the exact cause is unknown, sundowning may occur …
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Posted by Improving Lives Counseling Services, Inc. | PTSD Counseling
June is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) month. Though many hear PTSD and think of the military, “whether you’re directly involved in an incident of gun violence, you’re a witness to a shooting, or simply hear about the events on the news, you can become traumatized or develop symptoms of PTSD.” Traumatic events linked to PTSD …
Posted by Improving Lives Counseling Services, Inc. | Individual Counseling
If your family member or close friend is one of the 21 million people in the U.S. dealing with mental illness or substance abuse, then you know how heart-wrenching an experience it can be. Since only one in 10 substance abusers opt for treatment, and only 32% of people experiencing common mental health problems seek …
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Posted by Improving Lives Counseling Services, Inc. | Mental Health
The person who seems to be ever changing, who with little notice appears to be a completely different person, who displays memory loss, delusions, personality changes, disruptive behaviors, and a change in traits, beliefs, and moods might be suffering from dissociative identity disorder (DID), a difficult to diagnosis mental illness, more commonly known as multiple …
Posted by Improving Lives Counseling Services, Inc. | Mental Health
We’ve all been there. We’ve all had those moments where we’ve been struck by life that we’re not sure if we can get back up again. But we always do. And we always come out stronger for it. If you’re feeling like you need a confidence boost, look no further. Today, Improving Lives Counseling Services …
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