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All You Need to Know About Using Botox for Mental Health Treatment

Depression, Women's Issues / By Riverbend Counseling

It is estimated that over 16 million adults in the United States suffer from at least one major depressive episode each year. If you are in this group, you may have tried different treatments to help relieve your depression symptoms. The two most common treatments for depression are cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and prescription anti-depressants. But …

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The Truth About Perfectionism and What to Look For

Anxiety, Depression / By Riverbend Counseling

We live in a society that values things that appear perfect. And I suppose there are things that can be perfect. Architects can draw the perfect straight line, mathematicians can solve an equation with a perfect calculation, and a chocolate cake can be perfectly moist. But as human beings, we can never reach a state …

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The Science Behind Hypnosis and Does it Really Work?

Addiction, Anger, Anxiety, Depression, General, Grief, PTSD, Self Esteem, Sexual Abuse, Trauma / By Riverbend Counseling

You’re getting sleepy… very sleepy… …and when you wake up you will cluck like a chicken. This is what many people think of when they think of hypnosis. But hypnosis is much more than a funny party trick. Hypnotherapy has been used for centuries. In fact, in ancient times priests and shamans used altered stated …

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6 Ways That Alcohol Makes Depression Worse

Addiction, Depression / By Riverbend Counseling

A great many alcoholics are also suffering from major depression. Because alcohol can feed our brain’s serotonin receptors, it can make someone feel good for a short amount of time. But eventually the person crashes and feels even worse than they did before. And this vicious cycle continues and is, unfortunately, very hard to break …

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How to Lovingly Parent a Depressed Child

Depression, Parenting / By Riverbend Counseling

Being a parent is the hardest job on the planet. But being a parent of a child with a mental illness can feel unbearable at times. All parents want to do what’s right for their kids, but when your child is sick, either physically or mentally, the desire to “get it right” becomes even more …

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A Parent’s Guide to Teen Depression and Suicide

Depression, Parenting / By Riverbend Counseling

The statistics on teen suicide are staggering. According to the Centers for Disease Control, each year, an average of 8% of American teens will attempt suicide. This makes suicide the second leading cause of death for kids aged 10 to 24. In fact, it is believed that more teenagers die from suicide than from cancer, pneumonia, birth …

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