Stress just seems to be part of our lives like eating and breathing. There are more demands placed on us over shorter time periods than perhaps ever in the history of mankind. In the days of old, stress was usually from physical danger. If you were a pioneer for example, then the seeing of indians would definitely cause stress as the pioneer surely feared physical harm. This type of stress is called the flight or fight reaction. However, in modern times most of our stress is mental and not physical. Yet our bodies have the same reaction to mental stress as they do to physical stress.

A phone counseling session is just like a sit-down counseling session. You set an appointment, and at that time, your therapist calls you on the phone and give expert counseling advice for 50-60 minutes. The difference is that you don’t meet face-to-face.

There is still a lot that most people do not fully understand about stress and that is everything that it can do to you. Stress is a natural thing that everyone will go through at one point or another, but having stress all the time can be extremely dangerous to your mental, emotional, and physical [...]

The rate of anxiety in the United States is growing in a fierce way. Many first reach out to their doctors for help. This is good and bad. What do most doctors do? They prescribe medications. There is a time and place for anxiety medications, but it should never be the first course of anxiety treatment.

12 Step Program success blow away high cost treatment programs. W In just my city, Indianapolis, Indiana, there are over 300 different 12 Step meetings every week. The Promises, which are a part of the original AA Big Book actually come true for those willing to put in action the steps. What’s their secret?