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KD Holmes, LPC: Mar 23, 2021 10:08:09 AM
This is a question parents often ask when they call to set up an appointment for their teen. Teenagers are often emotional, "difficult" to be around, isolate in their rooms, and with today's social media epidemic - they tend to "always" be on their...
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KD Holmes, LPC: Feb 23, 2021 8:48:17 AM
I wish I could say that my inner wisdom led me to recognize the need to cease my overachieving tendencies and that I promptly did so. My...
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KD Holmes, LPC: Feb 1, 2021 10:34:20 AM
Well this is one complicated question, but I will attempt to sum it up as best as I can. Overachieving is made up of habits, personality traits,...
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KD Holmes, LPC: Jan 18, 2021 3:29:17 PM
Overachieving is comprised of emotional urges, habits, and so much lost time. I was constantly consumed by the urge to achieve, while outwardly it...
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KD Holmes, LPC: Jan 10, 2021 10:38:55 AM
This specific type of anxiety and depression is difficult to change because most individuals don't want to change something that brings them...
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KD Holmes, LPC: Jan 4, 2021 11:12:12 AM
I see so many clients who have no idea that overachieving is a part of their mental health problem. They come to me with so many achievements, yet...
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KD Holmes, LPC: Dec 3, 2020 12:19:34 PM
Stress is common during the holidays, but imagine the holidays with a Zombie Apocalypse, we would all be affected by such an extreme crisis. Now the...
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KD Holmes, LPC: Nov 24, 2020 9:30:53 AM
In my office and in my personal life, I am reminded of how difficult holidays are for most humans, without the 2020 extras. Thrown into the mix now...
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KD Holmes, LPC: Nov 17, 2020 8:58:32 AM
Gratitude is an oldy-but-goody thought practice that can change your mental focus from the glass is half-empty to half-full. It's an example of one...
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KD Holmes, LPC: Oct 20, 2020 9:48:28 AM
I have been called "nervous" since I was a child. I would venture to say that large doses of caffeine and chocolate probably did not help my...
