Understanding Why Your Brain Does What It Does When You Struggle with Anxiety and Depression

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  • Seasonal Affective Disorder: The Reason for the Feeling

    Seasonal Affective Disorder: The Reason for the Feeling

    By Carissa Weber, MA, LPC, CSAC If you live in the northern hemisphere, you know what time of year it is. That’s right, it’s winter! Cold temperatures, snow, and the lack of sunlight are all Hallmarks of this time of year. Along with fabulous road conditions, cold and flu season, and arguing who’s turn it […]

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    February 22, 2022
    depression, how the brain works, Mental Health Coping Skills
    depression, distress tolerance, how the brain works, mental health, neuroscience, seasonal affective disorder, self-care
  • Organization Tools That Work

    Organization Tools That Work

    By Carissa Weber, MA, LPC, CSAC This post contains affiliate links. When you click and purchase something from these links, I earn a commission at no additional cost to you. These commissions are put back into That Darn Amygdala so I can continue to bring you evidence-based mental health information. Thank you for supporting my […]

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    February 19, 2022
    anxiety, how the brain works, Mental Health Coping Skills
    anxiety, depression, distress tolerance, mental health, mental health awareness, neuroscience, self-care
  • Finding Motivation When There is None

    Finding Motivation When There is None

    By Carissa Weber, MA, LPC, CSAC This post originally published on July 21, 2021 here at That Darn Amygdala. It has been updated to show the most accurate and up-to-date research Ahhh, motivation. Motivation seems to be something you have, or you don’t. Have you ever wondered why that is? To me, it feels like […]

    thatdarnamygdala

    February 16, 2022
    depression, Mental Health Coping Skills
    CBT, depression, mental health, motivation, neuroscience, self-care
  • Why Clutter Stresses Us Out

    Why Clutter Stresses Us Out

    By Carissa Weber, MA, LPC, CSAC Have you ever come home and felt stressed the moment you walk in the house? If you are like me, seeing the kid shoes everywhere, being unable to tell what socks on the floor are clean or dirty, and the tumbleweeds of dog hair (I swear I just swept […]

    thatdarnamygdala

    February 9, 2022
    anxiety, Mental Health Coping Skills
    anxiety, clutter, depression, distress tolerance, hoarding, mental health, mental health awareness, neuroscience, overwhelmed, self-care
  • Why your Brain Needs a Routine

    Why your Brain Needs a Routine

    By Carissa Weber, MA, LPC, CSAC This post was originally published on May 21, 2021. It has been updated to reflect the most up-to-date, science-based information to better help you take control In a world that runs on caffeine and deadlines, we often overlook our routines. Sure, we may establish routines for our kids and […]

    thatdarnamygdala

    February 2, 2022
    anxiety, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, depression, how the brain works, Mental Health Coping Skills
    amygdala, anxiety, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, darn, depression, distress tolerance, how the brain works, mental health, mental health awareness, neuroscience, routine, self-care, SMART goals, that darn amygdala
  • Sleeping with Anxiety-Induced Insomnia

    Sleeping with Anxiety-Induced Insomnia

    By Carissa Weber, MA, LPC, CSAC This post contains affiliate links. When you click and purchase something from these links, I earn a commission at no additional cost to you. These commissions are put back into That Darn Amygdala so we can continue to bring you evidence-based mental health information. Thank you for supporting my […]

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    January 26, 2022
    anxiety, Mental Health Coping Skills
    anxiety, insomnia, melatonin, mental health, mental health awareness, neuroscience, self-care, sleep
  • Identifying Anxiety Triggers

    Identifying Anxiety Triggers

    By Carissa Weber, MA, LPC, CSAC Many of you are familiar with the principle of causation, right? You know, that crazy idea that there is an action that causes another action? We see it everyday in our lives: traffic causing us to be late, a red sock in with the whites in the laundry, making […]

    thatdarnamygdala

    January 16, 2022
    anxiety, how the brain works, Mental Health Coping Skills
    anxiety, anxiety help, Anxiety relief, CBT, DBT, mental health, mental health awareness, neuroscience, self-care, self-help
  • Using Your Anxious Energy for Good

    Using Your Anxious Energy for Good

    By Carissa Weber, MA, LPC, CSAC If you paid attention to last week’s post, anxiety has a way of screwing with your ability to show up the way you want to. Even in my professional life, my anxiety has aided in multiple distractions, projects, and lack of boundaries that allows my darn amygdala to say […]

    thatdarnamygdala

    January 12, 2022
    anxiety, Mental Health Coping Skills
    anxiety, distress tolerance, mental health, mental health awareness, Mental health therapy, self-care, self-help
  • Amped up or Shut Down: The Many Sides of Anxiety

    Amped up or Shut Down: The Many Sides of Anxiety

    By Carissa Weber, MA, LPC, CSAC This post was originally published April 28th, 2021. I’m excited to present you a revised version with new science-based information included. We see it all the time in commercials. That one ambitious person working late, always in the office building with every light off except for the ones in […]

    thatdarnamygdala

    January 5, 2022
    anxiety, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, how the brain works, Mental Health Coping Skills
  • New Year’s Resolutions and how to make them work for you

    By Carissa Weber, MA, LPC, CSAC It is that time of year again! The old year is ending and we have aspirations for the upcoming year. Many people decide to use this as a starting point to create change in their life. Even with good intentions, up to 90% of people of people who set […]

    thatdarnamygdala

    December 29, 2021
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