Working in bed: Productive by day, sleepless at night
COVID has blended the work and home space. The morning commute is a quick walk across the hall, bedrooms are offices, living rooms are conference rooms and kitchens are the cafeteria or “water cooler” areas. It is tempting to bring our laptops into bed with us, as we spend many hours among blankets and pillows, where we feel most comfortable. These new working arrangements disrupt our routines and affect our psychological balance. Researchers have found that since the onset of COVID the rates of insomnia, generally defined as trouble falling or staying asleep, have greatly risen. What’s so disruptive about […]
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When Self-control is Too Much of a Good Thing
In the picture below most people will see a face in the random placement of the rocks while disregarding the rest of the structure. We tend to seek patterns and carve out order from random situations and may ignore parts that don’t fit into a pattern. Similarly, we may tend to ignore or explain away these features of ourselves that don’t fit our self-concept. We often have a hard time acknowledging the entirety of who we are, negating parts of ourselves which could be helpful in teaching us something new about us. As writer Anais Nin wisely stated: “We don’t […]
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Sleepless in the Land of COVID
COVID-19 has turned everything upside down. For several months we have been limited to “zooming” with family members, grocery shopping with gloves and masks, juggling childcare with working from home and cooking all our meals with no dining out. Some have been separated from loved ones, have lost their jobs or have had to grieve losses of friends and family members. As this new reality stretches endlessly before us, we worry: What is the next step? When do I get to go back to normal? Is it safe? Will I have a job? Is my child’s day care safe? Will […]
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Loving Too Much
Relationships are so complex: they can be most wonderful or can cause so much emotional pain. Sometimes we even equate our pain to true love and measure the level of our love by the intensity of our pain. What is loving too much? While there is no one-size-fits-all description, generally loving too much involves consistently abandoning our own needs and identity to accommodate another person’s wants and needs. How do I know? Here are 7 signs to get you thinking whether you might be in a relationship where you love too much: You place the needs of the other ahead […]
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6 Week Insomnia Bootcamp
Bright Spot Therapy presents: What: A drug-free approach to crushing your insomnia! We work together to teach you about the science of good sleep, develop a specific sleep plan with your sleep doctor, and slay anything in the way of getting you the sleep you deserve. How: We use a treatment called Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) to help you manage the thoughts and behaviors that are standing in the way of you and a good night’s rest. When: Wednesdays at 2:00 pm – 3:15 pm Where: Bright Spot Counseling, 28592 Orchard Lake Rd., Suite 390, Farmington Hills, MI […]
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Change It
We can’t get away from it. Change is simply unavoidable. It’s not easy, and we often resist it. But the good news is, that it’s all part of our growing process: making us more flexible and opening us to new experiences and opportunities. Whether you want to: Learn something new Exercise more often Drop a bad habit Become more social Show more vulnerability Reconnect with people that you care about Rid yourself of a toxic relationship Embark on a new career path Here are 5 key things you need to know about change: 1. Identify what you want to change. […]
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