Author: Shocki, PhD, LMFT, LCSW

Dr Shocki has over thirty years experience in the behavior health field. He has founded and directs the Life Source Center, Inc., located in Plantsville Connecticut. Services include behavior health counseling dealing with relationship issues, persons struggling with various anxiety and depressive maladies and those individuals struggling to develop improved stategies to cope with the world around them. Dr. Shocki has also written a book entitled "Take Charge of Your Life or Someone Else Will" The book is available electronically free upon request at lifesourcecenter @aol.com.

Self Affirmation

SELF AFFIRMATION; A WAY OF BRINGING OUT THE TRUE YOU We talk about self affirmation as a means to a healthier, happier life.  As you are aware, thoughts that enter our minds provoke many feelings that can sabotage the means to achieve a goal of being to appropriately affirm yourself. What you say to yourself can certainly affect your mood and feelings. Exceptions to this would be some type of biochemical Imbalance or physiological illness. Also, people who are predisposed to extreme anxiety, phobias or depression are particularly vulnerable to engaging inRead More