KD HOLMES, MS, LPC, EMDR CERTIFIED

is being an overachiever bad

Venn Diagram of success, female experience, and mental health

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NAVIGATING SUCCESS, MENTAL HEALTH AND THE FEMALE EXPERIENCE

In today's fast pace and often unrelenting world, where success is measured through tangible achievements and milestones, it is imperative to focus...

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Overachieving cycle | goal-anxiety-compulsive behaviors-to relief- repeat

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What is so Wrong with Being an Overachiever?

One of the fundamental pillars of my therapeutic approach focuses on adults who find themselves entangled in the intricate web of anxiety and...

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KD Holmes, MS, LPC | New Year's Resolution 2023

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How to Choose the "Right" New Years Resolution?

What if for your New Year's resolution you did not choose something that was perfectionistic, self-hating, idealistic, and counter to how you live...

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KD Holmes, LPC | sleep and mental health

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How is Your Sleep?

During my first session with a client (also known as “the intake session”) I always ask no matter what the mental health issue—

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Overachieving Therapy

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How Can I Stop "OVER" Achieving?

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 and Overachieving

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My Story Through OverAchieving

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 on Overachieving

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Why Would I Want to Change My Overachieving?

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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Overachiever Balance

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Beyond overachieving! Wait Is there any other way?

1. Looking at the Consequences of Living this Way Most individuals do not even think it is a problem to be an overachiever. They attribute their...

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