Do You Need Counseling?

What if the anxieties you are experiencing get worse, not better? Are you feeling as if:

You are stuck or overwhelmed?

You have no one to turn to?

You are unable to come to conclusions or make decisions?

You are becoming progressively angry and hostile?

Innocent or Guilty?

Even though the recognized causes of divorce can be listed, the situation is rarely cut-and-dried. The obvious isn’t necessarily the case. On the surface, it may appear that there is one guilty and one innocent mate. Therapists frequently find that the so-called innocent spouse, deliberately or not, actively contributed to the end of the marriage through negative, provocative, or withholding behavior.

Medication Safety

Drug research and development has provided us with medications that can cure or at least relieve the symptoms of many ailments. When treating different symptoms with several different medications, the probability of side effects increases.

Pharmacists are helping to avoid problems by counseling clients about their medications, specifically what they are used for, and the possibility of side effects. When you pick up your prescriptions, let your pharmacist know what other medications you are taking, especially if you have prescriptions from more than one doctor.

Remember that over-the-counter medications are drugs. Antihistamines, decongestants, antacids, and diarrhea medications are particularly likely to combine with prescription drugs and cause side effects. If you are taking any of them, give this information to your pharmacist.

Signs of Emotional Abuse

There is a wide range of behavior that can be considered emotionally abusive. During a divorce, each spouse will discuss these issues with an attorney. Does your spouse:

Play psychological games?

Ignore your feelings?

Call you names?

Manipulate you with lies and contradictions?

Blame you for everything that goes wrong?

Make physical threats?

Use money as a weapon?

Violate your privacy?

Manipulate you through the children?

Maintain a Healthy Diet

Divorce is not conducive to optimal digestion. How you eat your food can be almost as important as what you eat. For instance, try not to eat if you are upset. Eat in the most pleasant atmosphere you can create for yourself. If you have children, try to have at least one meal a day as a family.

Finding a Therapist

To find the right therapist, you can ask for recommendations from other professionals such as clergy, doctors, and lawyers. Additional assistance can be found through:

Community mental health agencies

Family service centers

College counseling centers

School counseling services

YWCA/YMCA

Hospital out-patient clinics