by Nathan Driskell, MA, LPC | Jan 9, 2016 | Therapeutic Word of the Day
“Refers to emotional expression. Someone with little or no affect has difficulty expressing emotions.” It is easy to confuse affect with effect. Effect is the result of an action while affect is an emotional expression. A common symptom of Depression and...
by Nathan Driskell, MA, LPC | Jan 8, 2016 | Therapeutic Word of the Day
“Impossible to describe unless you experience it. Social Anxiety is crippling and should not be ignored.” Social Anxiety is a difficult concept to understand. For those who have not experienced it, it can be baffling. How can someone be so afraid to talk...
by Nathan Driskell, MA, LPC | Jan 7, 2016 | Therapeutic Word of the Day
“Resolutions come and go, but true goals last. Make goals for the year, not resolutions.” We are all guilty of it. A new year comes around and we make resolutions of things we want to do in the new year. A week or two goes by and we abandon our...
by Nathan Driskell, MA, LPC | Jan 6, 2016 | Therapeutic Word of the Day
“Life is offensive at times, get used to it. To shelter yourself from it will destroy your life.” Guess what? Life is offensive. At times, you will be offended, disgusted and altogether tired of life. This is normal. As we are all different people, with...
by Nathan Driskell, MA, LPC | Jan 5, 2016 | Therapeutic Word of the Day
“There is no such thing. To succeed in life, you must be strong. If you worry about being offended, you will accomplish nothing.” I am sorry to say, but our youth of today are destroying themselves with social justice and extreme political correctness....
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