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Living with phobias of any kind can be debilitating. Fortunately, there’s help. Phobic episodes create panic in your mind and can sometimes lead to other compounding health issues. However, there is a difference between the word fear and phobia.

• Fear is a rational and emotional response to a real or perceived threat.
• A phobia is a fear as well as a possible avoidance of an object, activity, or situation that is not a real perceived threat.

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The holidays should be a time for fun and festivities, but for many, it can be a time of substantial stress. Even if you may not celebrate religious holidays, family gatherings bring a special kind of heightened conflict, either internally or externally. Having to buy gifts as well as having various holiday functions for work can all add up to feeling overwhelmed and overloaded. If all that wasn’t enough stress, we also have our family functions to attend.

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After a long day, there’s something grounding about enjoying a good book. Self care includes spending your free time away from the screen, and books are the age-old answer for a means of self care and self-reflection. The age of self-improvement is here, and that starts at the core by managing our emotions. With so many therapeutic books available, it can be hard to choose the right book that will be able to ignite your specific interest or need.

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Gender dysphoria occurs when a person is conflicted between their physical or assigned gender at birth and the gender that person identifies with creating a multitude of mixed emotions and feelings. These feelings can affect a person’s behavior and self-image. The desire to transition to the gender they identify with is a process that affects each person differently.

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Self-esteem is the belief we have about ourselves concerning who we are and our abilities. Having high self-esteem means our ideas are more positive, and we can handle stressful situations in a more confident manner. When we have low self-esteem, our beliefs are more cynical, and we tend to focus more on our weaknesses and mistakes. Having low self-esteem can cripple a person’s sense of wellbeing, but there is hope.

Our inner critic can be influential. However, thanks to treatments such as cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) along with hypnotherapy, those suffering can get the help they need.

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