Most parents of adolescents go through a period of time when they feel that their teen has turned into an alien. Sometimes it is just normal adolescent development, and sometimes it is a more serious problem such as; substance abuse, anger, depression, or anxiety. In either case there are some basic things parents can do [...]
If you’ve ever had a friend or family member who was depressed or have been depressed yourself for any length of time, you know how debilitating it can be. Sad, moody, angry, anxious, isolated; I could go on and on with words that describe how miserable it is. The bottom line is: It’s not the [...]
My talking about alcohol and drugs here today is not as much about the addiction to those drugs as it is about the relationship they have with depression. One former client wrote in her journal: “Friday, Dennis told me I shouldn’t drink, because if I do, I might commit suicide. When I’m sober, I’m safer than when drunk. Now [...]
When I started thinking about writing “Behind the Mask”, I realized that there was certainly more than one kind of mask. Masks come in as many different forms as there are different people. We all come from different cultures. Even if the culture is the same, families live that culture in different ways, so every [...]
