Category: Anxiety

When Anxiety Isn’t Anxiety: How Trauma Is Often Misdiagnosed

When Anxiety Isn’t Anxiety: How Trauma Is Often Misdiagnosed

The Symptoms Look Familiar—But the Cause May Not Be Many people come to therapy believing they have anxiety.  Or they are told they have anxiety by a physician, social worker, or someone else they trust.  They describe: Racing thoughts Trouble sleeping Feeling...
When Anxiety and Depression Don’t Go Away — What’s Underneath?

When Anxiety and Depression Don’t Go Away — What’s Underneath?

You’ve tried coping strategies. You’ve tried talking about it.  Maybe you’ve even tried medication. And it helps… but it doesn’t fully go away. Why Some Approaches Only Go So Far Many people do all the “right” things: They learn coping skills They talk things through...