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Six Symptoms of Pandemic Fatigue The coronavirus pandemic is going on one year since it began heavily impacting our lives. This pandemic hasn't just brought challenges to our physical health, such as the threat of the illness itself, but it's brought many challenges to our social and emotional health as well. Because of this, many people have changed their lifestyles to combat the th...
How to Handle a Difficult Ex-Coparent Being a co-parent after divorce with kids is not the easiest water to navigate. Learning how to be a co-parent to your child can be more difficult than learning how to be a strong, effective parent. This is because the initial relationship is not present and essentially two very different individuals are parenting one or more children. The hardest challenge is getting two co-p...
IS YOUR WORK ADDICTION TAKING OVER YOUR LIFE? Am I addicted to work? Is my job running my life? Is work always on my mind? These are just some of the basic questions one may ask if you are facing job or career-related addictions. Work addiction is a real but less discussed addiction in the mental health community where the need to always perform tasks comes from a fear of not being successful or what others in your work m...
Mental Health and the Medical Field As the New Year is in full swing, one thing to ask yourself as a medical field worker is how is your mental health doing? A question our anxiety therapists have been asked is do doctors/nurses go to a therapist? Our answer is always the same which is - are they human, then yes! The follow-up question our professionals typically have to this is where does a doctor/nurse/surgeon...
Having a Financial Addiction When it comes to an addiction anything can spur the behaviors and cognitive thinking that proceeds with it. We at Orlando Thrive Therapy reference addiction mainly with being consumed with the thoughts and actions that are disrupting daily living. Financial addiction can be that when you are consistently worrying, prioritizing, and putting financial gain over your mental well-...
How to Connect with Others Connecting with others may seem like a challenge to you due to feeling as though you are missing something or unsure if you are even able to connect with people. Building an emotional connection with people is not an easy task and it takes time to do. One of the biggest things you may be thinking is “How are others looking at me or judging me?” or if a thought such...
Work Addiction Causing You To Lose Sight Of What Matters Most? Work addiction got you feeling like you don’t have a life anymore? Do you find yourself bringing work home with you every night? Does your significant other often complain to you that you're addicted to work and don’t have good boundaries at the job? Work addiction is an all-too-common theme that can have you feeling like you identify with work too much and don...
Couple’s Therapy is a Commitment One of the most important things I tell the couples I work with when they start Orlando couples therapy is that the process is meant to be therapeutic and beneficial, but not always easy. There are points during marriage therapy or relationship counseling that will be emotionally straining for a partner. Many times when a couple is seeking help for relationship issues, there h...
Why You Should Stick with Therapy… Even When It's Hard Are you tired of leaving your therapist's office feeling drained and exhausted? Do you feel like you are repeating yourself when you are talking to your therapist? When it comes to individual or marriage counseling in Winter Garden, you may feel as though your sessions are becoming increasingly harder and more draining on your emotions. Although these fee...
How to Choose Between Your Health and Your Finances during the Pandemic Are you someone who needs to leave the house to make a living? Do you spend time worrying about putting food on the table for your family due to the financial strains caused by the pandemic? Whether you are a manager at a manufacturing plant, a postal worker, or a waitress at a busy restaurant, you may have found yourself wondering if keeping your job is more impor...