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People living in Charlotte NC 28226 face a unique set of behavioral health challenges dictated not by poverty, but by prosperity and the associated pressures of perpetual achievement. The analysis confirms that high performance and professional success often mask profound underlying conditions, including high rates of anxiety, depression, and substance use, rooted in pressures …
Divorce is a painful, stressful, and oftentimes traumatic event in the lives of those affected by it. Anxiety and depression are common for the spouses and even the children involved when two people divorce. Many people reach out to therapists, friends, and family to help them work through the pain and learn to live with …
The following strategies are used to improve skills in each area of Emotional Intelligence. Some of the areas explored are: Self-awareness, is the ability to recognize an emotion as it “happens”, is the key to EQ. Most of us are on “auto-pilot” experiencing emotions all throughout our day, but never really realizing that the emotions …
When you hear the word “addiction,” the first thing that pops into your head is probably drugs or alcohol. Gambling or sex addictions might also register as types of negative habits. Or perhaps even the digital obsession many have with their devices. But video game addiction? Is there really such a thing? Is It Really …
Nearly 7 percent of, or approximately 15.7 million, American adults are affected by depression. Many of us are no longer shocked by that statistic as we may have loved ones who have struggled with depression or had encounters with it ourselves. However, many of us would be shocked if we understood the extent to which depression …
Lasting Love: More Than Just a Feeling Neurobiologists have discovered a chemical is released in the brain when a couple falls in love. This chemical is called phenylethlamine and it functions in the body much like an amphetamine — thus explaining the superhuman feelings of a couple in these early stages. Young couples often make …
Invest in Your Future: Why Every Couple Needs Pre-Marital Counseling Read More »
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have been increasing at an alarming rate over the past 20 years. As the fastest growing developmental disability, it is estimated that 1 in every 88 births will now be affected – this equates to around 50,000 children every year. Parents, psychologists, and neurologists have been scrambling to come up with …
Gluten Sensitivity Linked To Autism: The Brain-gut Connection Read More »
Do you know anyone who constantly loses her car keys? Or maybe their glasses? You know the type – the potential absent-minded professor type or the chronic daydreamer who appears forgetful, careless or even apathetic. We all know someone like that. At Access Counseling, we prefer the term Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) because ADHD highlights …
What if I told you there’s a way to improve your memory, reduce stress, and increase your ability to learn… and best of all, you can do it from YOUR COUCH. Sounds crazy, right? Well, it’s true – and there’s scientific proof. I’m talking about meditation… but not the kind where you sit cross-legged on …
Your brain is only about 3 pounds, or about 2 percent of your body’s weight. Yet, it uses 20 to 30% of the calories you consume, 20% of the oxygen you breathe and 25% of the blood flow in your body. A piece of brain tissue the size of a grain of sand contains 100,000 …
