Exploring Self-Worth, Sexuality & Relationships

These posts explore experiences that often bring people to therapy, including shame, anxiety, sexuality, dating, relationships, and the emotional impact of a genital herpes diagnosis. My hope is that something you read here helps you better understand yourself, your experiences, or the ways you relate to others.

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Anxiety Can Feel Crippling--More on Coping

Anxiety can feel crippling. It can interfere with sleep, your ability to focus at work, or doing things you enjoy because your mind is worrying. Anxiety can make everything on the inside feel so confusing. You might find it difficult to figure out how to create steps to address the problem or decide where to put your focus so you can move forward. You might feel “all over the place” mentally or you can’t think about anything else because of how worried you are about something you may have no control over.

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