Moving Forward Blog
How Sexual Abuse Affects Self-Esteem
& How To Change That
Sexual abuse is one of the most traumatic things that can happen to a child. If it happened to you, you live with one of its worst after-effects: low self-esteem. This article is on how sexual abuse affects self-esteem and how to change that. Feeling bad about yourself is a terrible thing to live with.…
Need Persistent Depression Treatment?
6 Things To Look For
You’ve been depressed for a long time. Your depression doesn’t let up. Now, you’re wondering if maybe this is the time to get some help. But, you don’t know what kind of help to look for. Or what kind of treatment really helps persistent depression? Maybe you’ve been in therapy before or maybe even many…
What Eating Disorders
Are Really About
& It’s Not Food
Your life may be focused on food. Yet, believe it or not, food is not what eating disorders are about. Yes, they are about hunger – or that you’re not supposed to have it. But, the problem is with your emotional hungers, not physical ones. Hunger is a complicated thing. Maybe you’re not supposed…
Effects Of Childhood Trauma
& What You Can Do About It Now
Childhood trauma has deep psychological effects. You might feel like it’s affected your brain, but what’s happened to you leaves psychological scars. And, those scars mostly affect your mind, not your brain. You live in fear. That’s the reality. And, it’s a stressful way to live. It’s a sign that you’re experiencing Post Traumatic Stress…
Do You Have
An Anxiety Diagnosis?
7 Things To Think About
You just saw your doctor and you’ve been given an anxiety diagnosis. But what does that mean? You have no idea what to do next. Here are 5 things to know if you’ve been given an anxiety diagnosis. They just might be important food for thought. What Is Anxiety? You might not have been exactly…
How Sexual Abuse
Affects Future Relationships
If It’s Untreated
You’ve lived with the after-effects of sexual abuse for too long. Now, you’re wondering if it’s affecting your relationships. The answer is yes. Here are some reasons why. Sexual abuse makes it hard to trust. You’re never sure if someone wants to use you. If someone appears caring and kind, do they really want to…
Stuck In A Creative Block?
5 Steps To Get Out
Here you are again. Staring at a blank page. A brand new empty canvas. Audition pages; challenging you to come up with a take that can’t be resisted. You’re stuck. It’s frustrating. You don’t like this one bit. So, what do you do? If you’re stuck in a creative block, how do you get out? Could…
What If Your Depression Is Persistent?
4 Things A Psychotherapist Must Do
Does your depression go on and on? That means your depression is persistent. And, that’s a very hard thing to live with. It’s sometimes almost impossible to wake up in the morning to face another day. You finally get up, put on a good face, go to work or school. You do your best. But,…
Can Eating Disorders
Cause Depression?
Here’s Why It’s Not That Simple
You’re Caught In A Vicious Cycle You’ve been wondering, can eating disorders cause depression? You’re feeling pretty down. Food is all you have on your mind and it’s really hard. Whether your eating disorder is anorexia, restrictive eating, binging and purging, or just plain binging, you’re trying desperately to control what you put into your…
Starving To Disappear
What Are You Making
“Go Away”?
“I want to disappear.” That fantasy of being skinnier and skinnier to evaporate into a numbing, relieving, nothingness is more complicated than it seems. Starving yourself is, on the surface, directed towards food and your body and whatever “fat” you feel you don’t have control over. You want to get rid of it for good.…
“Alternative Facts”& Self-Lies
When Reality Is Just
Too Hard To Swallow
Isn’t a fact a fact? Well, Kellyanne Conway, the President’s Chief Advisor said the most mind boggling thing on MSNBC Sunday morning, 1/22/17. When asked by Chuck Todd how she could argue with facts about the numbers at Trump’s inauguration, Conway said she was presenting “alternative facts.” But, a sum is a sum. Right? So,…
Is There A Bully In Your Head?
Meryl Streep’s words at the Golden Globes struck a note. They made me think not only about people who bully other people, but also about bullying voices that occupy some people’s minds. Especially in persistent depression. In her speech, Streep said: “This instinct to humiliate…gives permission for other people to do the same. When the…
Clicking For A Therapist
What Should You Look For?
You’re looking online for a therapist, but you have no idea what therapist or kind of therapy would be right for you. So, what should you look for in a therapist? I dislike the word “should.” But I couldn’t think of a better one to offer a bit of advice about how to look for…
Retreat From Life
Boxes, Shells & Bubbles
Are you wondering why you retreat from life when you don’t know how to manage uncomfortable feelings? You’ve probably heard people say: “I feel boxed in. I’m going into my shell. She’s retreated from life. He lives in a bubble.” Maybe you feel this way yourself. But, how easy is it to stop and think…
