Emotional check-ins can help you recognize, identify, and understand what you’re feeling and what prompted you to feel that way. When your emotions are rising, it’s important to know what’s behind that response before you can begin to address those feelings. Here are ten questions to ask yourself while journaling to improve your emotional wellness…
Stress & Anxiety
Staring at a Crossroads: How to Make a Major Decision
When you come to a major crossroads in your life, you might approach it in several ways. Sometimes, you might make a quick, impulsive decision and hope for the best. Other times, you may take so much time considering your choice that you get mired in indecision and anxiety. No matter which decision-making style you…
Overcoming Imposter Syndrome: How Therapy Can Help
Feeling like you don’t belong where you are, or that you’re undeserving of your accomplishments? Well, you’re not alone. NYC can be a stressful place to live and work, even without imposter syndrome eating away at your self-confidence. But you can defeat this pattern of thinking and begin to live a full life with a…
How To Deal With Social Anxiety After Social Distancing
Last year was incredibly weird for many of us. If you’re struggling with social anxiety after months of avoiding human contact, you are not alone. Many of us are still feeling like we are finding our footing with the ever-changing variables surrounding the pandemic. If you feel nervous being in a larger group or find…
Why Can’t I Fall Asleep? Physical Effects of Anxiety
Anxiety is a normal response to stress in our lives. It is a feeling of apprehension or fear of what is to come. We may experience these feelings at different times in our life, such as an upcoming job interview, travel, an exam, marriage, addition to the family, or any life-changing events. The anxiety in…
Under Too Much Stress? Here’s What to Do About It
Stress is everywhere, and when it’s situational usually not something to concern yourself with and can be a good thing; however, when stress gets overwhelming it can cause major problems. With COVID-19 as the dominate systematic stressor, therapists and psychiatrists have seen a vast increase in people seeking help. Stress affects people differently. Some overeat,…
Why Am I Stressed All the Time? A Guide to De-Stressing
There are many stressors that can cause anxiety, such as COVID-19 and the uncertainty of it all, especially being a woman attending higher education, a working woman, or a mother of school-aged children in NYC that needs to adjust to changing times. Other stressors can include estranged relationships, financial problems, and world events. Throw in…
What Does Anxiety Do to Your Body? Symptoms Explained
Anxiety doesn’t just affect your mind; it can have a significant impact on your whole body. This can explain a lot of symptoms that might feel alarming if you’re not sure what’s going on. Often, physical symptoms are short-term, such as a pounding heart. It’s common for them to ease as you learn to understand…
What Are the Most Common Symptoms of Anxiety?
Anxiety affects different people in different ways, but there are generally some common threads. Maybe you’re feeling stressed and nervous all the time. You could be restless, tense, and unable to sit still. It could come with a sense of panic. Perhaps you’re struggling to concentrate. Or maybe you feel like you have an elephant…