by Dr. Agresti | Dec 5, 2020 | Blog
THIS JUST IN! 24/7 NEWS CAUSES ANXIETY! READ ALL ABOUT IT! I remember when I was a kid, my family used to eat dinner after the news. The news used to be thirty minutes. People tuned in and heard about the church bake sale, the plumbing problem being fixed at the...
by Dr. Agresti | Dec 5, 2020 | Blog
I’ve been a psychiatrist for a long time, and my patients say: “I don’t have a problem. I don’t use drugs (alcohol) every day.” Then they tell me some version of the “binge” story, and I’ve seen some pretty severe ones. They might start out by saying: “You know, every...
by Dr. Agresti | Dec 4, 2020 | Blog
Victims of depression describe it as a black curtain of despair coming down over their lives. In truth, lots of people diagnosed with depression have perpetual spells of apathy, where they feel like they have no energy to do anything, or they can’t concentrate. Others...
by Dr. Agresti | Dec 1, 2020 | Blog
I want to share two stories to help those with drug problems — or those with loved ones who have drug problems — see how addiction works and how it can be overcome. My clients, Belle and Bob, were both addicts. Belle managed to dig herself out. Bob did not. At the...
by Dr. Agresti | Dec 1, 2020 | Blog
Marijuana has been used by so many people and is so immersed in our culture that people don’t respect it dangers. Working with adolescents with mental illness, marijuana is the biggest problem, I face as a psychiatrist. Every adolescent tells me the same thing: “It’s...
by Dr. Agresti | Nov 28, 2020 | Blog
How do you know when alcohol is negatively affecting someone you love? What should you do when you suspect that someone you know is suffering from an alcohol addiction? This article will help you discover signs and symptoms so that you can be prepared to take the...
