September 2015 - Rochna Hazra, LPC

Symptoms of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Symptoms of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Obsessive-compulsive disorder or OCD comes under the umbrella of anxiety disorders where people have unwanted and repetitive thoughts, images, ideas and sensations. These thoughts, ideas, images or sensations are categorized as obsessions. They occur over and over again and feel out of the person's control. It's important to note that the person does not want to have these ideas and usually understands that these thoughts, ideas or sensations are not necessarily logical. The person then feels the need to do something (compulsions) to neutralize, counteract, or make their obsessions go away. While these actions/activities or rituals [...]

By Rochna Hazra, LPC|2017-12-07T21:57:20+00:00September 28th, 2015|Anxiety|Comments Off

Myths About Postpartum Depression

Myths About Postpartum Depression Myths surrounding postpartum depression not only make treatment difficult. It makes identification and diagnosis difficult as well. Myth 1: Women with Postpartum Depression will hurt their kids Fact: One of the most common and harmful myths about PPD is that these moms will hurt their children. This is because whenever we have a news story about a mom hurting or killing her children, we hear mention of postpartum depression. But in reality, moms who hurt or kill their children, suffer from postpartum psychosis as opposed to postpartum depression. Postpartum psychosis is rare: where one in 8 [...]

By Rochna Hazra, LPC|2017-12-07T21:57:21+00:00September 14th, 2015|Depression|Comments Off

Physical Signs of Alcoholism

Physical Signs of a Drinking Problem Marge was looking forward to seeing her adult son after almost two years. Greg has been living in Europe on assignment with his wife and two little boys. Marge was delighted when he called to say that the family would be coming home for thanksgiving break. However, since Greg arrived a day before Thanksgiving, Marge has been somewhat disturbed by some of the things that she noticed in Greg. Greg’s face looks flushed, his eyes are always bloodshot and he has gained a significant amount of weight. On the morning of Thanksgiving [...]

By Rochna Hazra, LPC|2017-12-07T21:57:21+00:00September 1st, 2015|Alcoholism, For Spouses|Comments Off