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How to Deal with News and Coping Skills for News Information
Struggling with anxiety from constant headlines? Learn how to deal with news and coping skills for news information, including tips for creating a balanced media diet, breaking the doomscrolling cycle, and finding healthier news consumption habits that protect your mental well-being.
The Nervous System and Trauma: Why You Feel Stuck in Survival Mode
Trauma impacts the nervous system long after the event. Learn how EMDR therapy in Charleston, SC at JoyFeel Therapy helps regulate fight-or-flight responses, reduce anxiety, and restore balance through proven, trauma-informed care.
Overthinking? Here's What Your Nervous System Says
If you find yourself overthinking too often, you probably see the impact on your daily life, routine, and self-esteem. However, overthinking is a signal. Let’s listen and see what your nervous system is trying to tell you.
How Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Affects the Brain & Mind?
No matter how hard someone may try to block out any thoughts, feelings, or associations with the trauma, trauma will find its way back into the present moment.
After a traumatic event, both the body and brain tend to hold onto the defense mechanisms that were put in place, causing a person to experience post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The body and mind fail to recognize if and when the perceived threat has passed.