The Lifeworks Group, Inc.

By: Christine Hammond, LMHC It seems like yesterday when you held your child for the first time and stared in to their eyes with wonderment, awe, and intense love.   It was a magical, miraculous moment when all things seemed possible and they could become anything they wanted to be.   You poured optimism into them daily and began dreaming of the adult they would one day become and all the accomplishments they would achieve. But something happened.   Perhaps it was a medical condition that would forever alter the possibilities of becoming an Olympic athlete.   Or perhaps it was a behavioral issue that would preclude them from attending certain schools.   Or perhaps it was a developmental disorder that would significantly change their interaction with others.   Or maybe it was simply fear, anxiety, obsession, depression or an addiction that would leave a lasting imprint, forever revising your dreams. Whatever the cause, the dreams you first dr...

By Chris Hammond   Have you ever found yourself in a small tight space like a storage closet, a closed MRI, or an elevator and out of nowhere you felt like you were going to lose it?   Suddenly your breath seems lost, your palms and underarms sweat, your heart races, you feel light-headed and your stomach does flips.   The next thing you know, you are looking for a way out and analyzing how fast you can escape.   Then you become angry because you have not escaped yet and the desire to run away fast is so ove rwhelming that you could scream.   If so, you might have experienced an anxiety attack. The problem with anxiety attacks is they happen when you least expect it or worse, when you really don’t have the time to properly deal with it.   But it cannot be ignored.   If you chose to ignore the anxiety attack and deny its existence, it will come back again and again with a vengeance.   The best plan for action is to revisit your last ...