by Taylor Bennett | Jul 8, 2019 | College, Counseling News
College can prove difficult for many different reasons: the most obvious is the stress and strain that come with performing well academically. But there are other stressors that prove significant. The stress that comes with balancing school work combined with the...
by Casey Ribek | Jul 3, 2019 | Counseling News, Family, Stress and Anxiety
Any life transition can come with an unhealthy dose of stress. And when you feel overwhelmed, you might find that performing necessary tasks becomes nearly impossible. When you’re going through a major move, this kind of knee-jerk reaction is expected;...
by Priyanka Upadhyaya | Jun 27, 2019 | Counseling News, Memory
A cardinal feature of depression, like other mental health conditions such as anxiety or trauma, is difficulty with memory: remembering, recalling, and—sometimes in severe cases—recognizing people, things, tasks, memories, events, and to-dos. Often, people with...
by Taylor Bennett | Jun 17, 2019 | Counseling News, Social Media
Those who seek social support on Facebook when stressed are more susceptible to Facebook addiction. This, according to researchers at Ruhr-Universität Bochum in Germany.The research team conducted an online survey of 309 Facebook users between 18 and 56 years old....
by Taylor Bennett | May 21, 2019 | Counseling News, Food, Stress and Anxiety
Overindulging in high-calorie foods when you’re stressed can lead to faster weight gain.When stressed, some of us cope by eating fatty, sugary foods. This might satisfy us in the moment, but a new study from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research says doing so can...
