Depression

28 Sep

By Carrie Heinze-Musgrove, MA, LCPC, therapy, Comments Off

Regrets.

Why is it that we know what we want but still don’t do it? Do you wish you’d been a little braver? Do you wish you would have trusted in yourself more? Do you wish you had taken more risks, settled less or spoken up more? While the status quo is not particularly fulfilling, it … Continue reading »

19 Sep

By Carrie Heinze-Musgrove, MA, LCPC, depression, therapy, Comments Off

Feelings

The more you hide your feelings, the more they show. The more you deny your feelings, the more they grow. Tell me your story. Carrie

18 Sep

By Carrie Heinze-Musgrove, MA, LCPC, depression, Comments Off

Get Started. Go.

There are number of factors that keep us from making the positive changes we desire in our lives. There is fear of failure, complacency, fear of success, distractions, negative pressure from others, feelings of inadequacy, familiarity, laziness and fear of the unknown; to name a few. But for most of us, the inability to change … Continue reading »

16 Sep

By Carrie Heinze-Musgrove, MA, LCPC, depression, therapy, Comments Off

Sadness vs Depression

What is the difference between sadness and Depression? Watch my short video.

13 Sep

By Carrie Heinze-Musgrove, MA, LCPC, anxiety, depression, Comments Off

Do you want to just drive away?

Sometimes, the fear of facing ourselves just the way we are is overwhelming. So we run. We run from our problems, our pain, our disappointments, our challenges and our issues and sometimes, we run from life itself. We keep running and live a denial type of existence that quickly becomes second nature. However, being numb … Continue reading »

10 Sep

By Carrie Heinze-Musgrove, MA, LCPC, therapy, Comments Off

The cards you’ve been dealt.

We all go through things in our life that we don’t like. There are things that we have no control over. There are families we are born into, missed opportunities, problematic situations or things others have done to us that we have no control over and wish we could change. Nonetheless, you have to be … Continue reading »

08 Sep

By Carrie Heinze-Musgrove, MA, LCPC, depression, therapy, Comments Off

The middle of nowhere.

Have you felt like you are lost in the middle of nowhere? Like everything around you is just a blur, like life is moving so fast around you and you are stuck in one spot? There are times when you feel like you don’t know who you are, you try to figure out your purpose … Continue reading »

04 Sep

By Carrie Heinze-Musgrove, MA, LCPC, depression, therapy, Comments Off

Is this just sadness? Depression explained.

What is the difference between sadness and clinical depression? www.carrienet.com/depression

18 Aug

By Carrie Heinze-Musgrove, MA, LCPC, depression, 1 Comment

The silence is deafening.

What does silence mean? Silence can mean many things. It can mean yes, no, agreement or disagreement. It can imply contentment or dissatisfaction, safety or fear. Toxic silence is used when you feel hurt, angry or upset by something another person says or does. Because letting them know how you feel makes you vulnerable, or … Continue reading »

31 Jul

By Carrie Heinze-Musgrove, MA, LCPC, depression, therapy, Comments Off

Losing yourself along the way.

Have you ever felt like disappearing from your life? Have you ever wanted to escape everything and just run away? Leave your relationship, your job your family and friends and just disappear? But are you running away from something or running towards something? Does it even matter? Sometimes we lose ourselves along the way. Where … Continue reading »