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Life's Doorways...
Doorways are transition points between here and there -- boundaries that separate an environment from another, the familiar from the novel. As we move from one environment to another, the move shifts our way of thinking, our sense of being...
As we go through life, we come face-to-face with many doorways - some we will cross while others we will forego in lieu of different paths. Whether or not we cross each doorway that comes along our way, one thing is certain: each comes with it an opportunity to learn and to grow, to shift our way of thinking, to change our way of being...
Franco Espeleta Santos, M.A.
Written by Frank E. Santos, M.A.
June 25th, 2011
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The Surgeon General Report published in 1990 estimated that 20% of the U.S. population suffer from a form of mental illness in any given year. That’s one in five Americans! This estimate did not include non-diagnosable situations where someone would consider consulting with a therapist. These non-diagnosable situations include marital/couple counseling, parent-child conflict, and other problems with relationships (or the lack thereof).
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Written by Frank E. Santos, M.A.
Depression is a common, but serious mental illness.
While people occasionally feel sad or “blue,” to be diagnosed with what is commonly known as depression — a form of mood disorder — is to have a persistent feeling of helplessness and/or hopelessness, worthlessness, and excessive guilt. Other symptoms of depression include lack of energy, inability to concentrate, lack of appetite or overeating, inability to sleep (insomnia) or oversleeping (hypersomnia), lack of interest in activities that previously had been the source of pleasure (anhedonia), lack of energy, and thoughts of suicide. Unlike regular sadness, depression can last for weeks and, for many, even years.
Written by Frank E. Santos, M.A.
April 17th, 2011
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In our culture that is driven by material ownership, oftentimes we associate the things we possess, and sometimes even people we choose to surround ourselves, as the sole determinant of who we are. In discussions, lacking anything of substance to say about ourselves, we cite the accomplishments of our friends, cars, jewelry, clothing, home we own, our latest electronic purchase(s), the attractiveness of our spouses and children, and just about everything. Everything else that is except ourselves.
Written by Frank E. Santos, M.A.
March 29th, 2011
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Despite the amount of mental anguish some experience, they hesitate to see a therapist for fear of stigma. Fear of stigma is so prevalent that one would think that there is an unwritten understanding in our society that to see a therapist one must have lost his or her sanity. It is sad, but the truth of the matter is that people hold on to what is bothering them if only to put on a brave face and not let the next door neighbor know that something is wrong.
