Psychological First Aid: 7 Reasons Why you Need Help
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Psychological First Aid for Boomers: 7 Powerful Reasons to Get Help
For most people, the idea of seeking professional counseling is likely to be very intimidating and even unsettling. But if your problems are severe, have persisted for some time, or your personal efforts have been ineffective, it is advisable and advantageous to seek professional help.
How do you know you need help? Here are 7 major symptoms that are usually a signal you need professional counseling.
1. Your thoughts are confused and unreasonable: excessive panic, anxiety, fear, or an inability to cope with daily activities like, work, family or personal care.
2. Prolonged depression, sadness or apathy, specifically feelings of hopelessness, helplessness or loss of pleasure in activities that you used to enjoy.
3. Excessive anger / hostility or wide mood swings that result in erratic behavior or thoughts.
4. Marked changes in eating (binging or purging) or sleeping patterns (difficulty falling or staying asleep).
5. Alcohol or drug use that is affecting job performance, your personal or professional relationships or health.
6. Thinking or talking about suicide, including social isolation and withdrawal.
7. Difficulty dealing with loss as in a divorce, death or change in lifestyle due to illness.
Every day, some form of counseling makes a difference in the lives of people, young and old. Especially for boomers, who are transitioning through their midlife, it is imperative to be aware of the emotional changes you may be experiencing. A trained therapist can help you begin the process of deepening your insights, coping with challenges and creating a happier, more fulfilled life.
Amy Sherman
http://www.articlesbase.com/motivational-articles/psychological-first-aid-7-reasons-why-you-need-help-135578.html
What are the psychological reasons behind men who fantasize of their wife with other men?
What are the psychological reasons behind men who fantasize of their wife being pleased sexually with other men? Lots of talk on risks of actualizing such fantasies it but I’ve not seen any answers that speak to the psychological reasons.
I'm not a psychologist, but this seemed the most logical idea to me.
Seeing his wife please another man, who is physically attracted to her, shows how sexually appealing she is. And since the husband is the one who is with her, it ups his ego to see that he is with a woman that others find attractive and sexually capable.
The more the "other guy" is turned on, the more sexually appealing his wife looks. And by extension, the more manly the husband is for having gotten this woman.
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TO BE HONEST, I DON'T THINK THERE IS ANYTHING PSYCHOLOGICALLY WRONG WITH YOU, IT IS VERY COMMON THAT MEN HAVE THAT FANTASY ALONG WITH THE WIFE WITH ANOTHER WOMAN AND NOW WOMEN ARE ADMITTING THEY HAVE THE SAME FANTASIES TOO. I THINK IT IS NATURAL TO HAVE SUCH THOUGHTS, SOME PEOPLE ARE JUST MORE OPEN TO IT THAN OTHERS AND THEN THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO JUST DON'T ADMIT TO IT. IF YOU ARE HAVING THESE THOUGHTS, I THINK YOU ARE COMPLETELY NORMAL, WE ALL HAVE FANTASIES, SOME JUST GET LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO FULLFILL THEM AND OTHERS HAVE TO JUST THINK ABOUT IT.
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