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How Adolescents and Adults Can Model a Healthy Relationship with Stress
The teen years are a hard time for you and your adolescent, which can add stress to your relationship. During these years, they will push limits, seem moody, and can blow your mind with how often they answer your questions with one-word answers. Connecting and building healthy relationships during this time can be challenging, but it isn’t impossible. Read more
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Benefits of Online Counseling: What It Is and How to Get Started
Calm Blue Waters Counseling, PLLC would like to share a few unique benefits of online counseling that one might find helpful. Read more
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Are You Suffering From an Eating Disorder or Disordered Eating?
Find out the differences between an eating disorder and disordered eating. Read more
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Is Teletherapy Right For You?
Do you ever feel like you want to talk to a professional counselor but you don’t have the time? Or maybe there is no therapist in your area that deals Read more
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What is Seasonal Affective Disorder?
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) affects an estimated 10 million people in the United States, with up to 20 million more experiencing some depressive symptoms. It presents as similar to depression Read more
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What is ARFID?
Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) is a relatively new diagnosis, introduced in the latest edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-V). As a result, it has not been Read more
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Is it an Eating Disorder or OCD?
Eating Disorders and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) share many similarities. They are both disorders of control. They involve obsessive thinking and compulsive behavior. They are disruptive and debilitating. It is not Read more
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Treatment For Adolescents With an Eating Disorder
Eating disorders are a serious problem among adolescents. It is estimated that approximately five percent have diagnosable eating disorders but many more have non-specific symptoms that signal problems with disordered Read more
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Impact of Technology & School on Social Anxiety in Adolescents
Describes the impact of technology and school on social anxiety in adolescents. Read more
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Adolescent Stress Management Techniques
Adolescents face multiple stressors, as they balance the demands of school, sports, and friendships. They are also undergoing developmental changes and beginning to separate from their parents. The teenage years Read more
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How Social Media Impacts Eating Disorders
Although social media itself is not the sole cause of an eating disorder, it has fueled individuals to engage in disordered patterns of eating. According to research, “media is a Read more
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Motivation for Treatment and Eating Disorders
Eating disorder treatment is a journey when someone not only re-establishes their physical and mental health but also experiences profound personal growth. Like any other journey, things aren’t always simple. The key Read more
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Eating Disorders and their link to Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Eating disorders are sometimes characterized by obsessive, repetitive thoughts and compulsive, ritualistic behaviors. Research has shown people with eating disorders are more vulnerable to co-morbid diagnoses such as anxiety disorders Read more
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How Eating Disorders and Depression go Hand in Hand
Eating disorders and depression often go hand in hand. In order to recover, both need to be addressed. Depression can often be caused by stress, and we call it situational depression. Read more
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Disordered Eating
Disordered eating is a way to describe a range of irregular eating behaviors that may or may not warrant a diagnosis of a specific eating disorder. Eating disorders, such as anorexia Read more
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Panic Attacks
Panic attacks typically occur when a person is under stress. The stress can be physical, like being run down, or emotional, like a significant life change. Read more