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Dr Rae Sandler Simon, denver marriage & family therapy, hawaii mental health

Understanding Anxiety, Depression, Thoughts and Moods

Many people have difficulty allowing themselves to fully experience their range of normal human emotions.  We feel sadness, anxiety, anger, shame, or depression and we are told to or learned to avoid feeling them.  Whether we allow ourselves to experience these real moments, or we avoid them with other behaviors, they're still there.  They are present, and they don't go away.  In fact, the emotions we avoid feeling not only remain in some way, they also increase in volume and show up in unexpected and intrusive ways.  

 

Whether you're suffering from panic attacks, anxiety, postpartum depression, long-term sadness, or fluctuating moods, you can and you will feel better.  Learn to understand your experience, and how to improve your overall well being.  I support holistic approaches to treatment, traditional western medicine, and behavioral modifications that help you understand your internal experience and live your best life.

            

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Worried about a friend?

Having scary thoughts?

Click here to talk with someone now.

1-800-273-TALK

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 

988lifeline.org

Call or Text 988

1-800-273-TALK(8255)

Text "ALOHA" TO 741741 - Available 24/7

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Hawaii Cares Local Crisis Line

noshamegethelp.org 

1-800-753-6879

Available 24/7

Online Resources:

National Suicide Hotlines - http://suicidehotlines.com

 

National Suicide Prevention -  http://www.sprc.org

Resource Center                                                

 

No Shame Get Help -   https://www.noshamegethelp.org                                            

Yellow Ribbon -  http://www.yellowribbon.org                                                      

Department of Health & Human Services - http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/suicideprevention

National Strategy for Suicide Prevention           

 

Department of Health & Human Services - http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/dvp/Suicide             

Center for Disease Control & Prevention                                                              

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US Department of Health & Human Service - http://family.samhsa.gov/get/suicidewarn.aspx       

Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services                    

Administration

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If you identify as LGBTiQ+ and are thinking about suicide and in need of immediate support, please call the TrevorLifeline at 1-866-488-7386 or text START to 678-678.  

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Help is available 24/7.

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