Social support can help with depression and anxiety

Many people with Depression and Anxiety use self-isolation to cope. This is often one of the worst things they can do.

Dallas, TX (PRWEB) January 31, 2013

"Many people with Depression and Anxiety use self-isolation to cope," says Dr. Pam Garcy, a Dallas Psychologist. "This is often one of the worst things they can do," she says.

Dr. Garcy, who teaches graduate students in psychology, offers 3 tips for helping depression and anxiety using the social support of others:

1. Learn to take a compliment. "When you are isolated, you are less likely to get positively reinforced," says Garcy. Positive reinforcement, the sense of being rewarded, can come in the form of smiles, praise, and acknowledgment, all of which can elevate your mood.

2. Share your ideas. "When you are isolated, you are less likely to check your ideas against the ideas of others, and your mind can run away with ideas that don't help," Garcy adds. Decreasing isolation allows you to have conversations and "check" your ideas out. This may prevent you from making unhelpful choices.

3. Get a new perspective. "When you're isolated, you are less likely to get the social support you need to improve your mood, and your depression and anxiety can worsen," Garcy elaborates. Social support is widely known to buffer stress. Obtaining this support can connect you to resources, encourage you, give you new ideas to try out, and can reveal new ways to cope with your problems.

To learn more about how you can decrease your isolation and overcome some of the effects of depression and anxiety, Dr. Garcy is announcing her first workshop called Emotional Healing Activator which will take place on April 6, 2013. She has two other workshops which will follow these, and all three will be designed to support those with depression and anxiety.

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Pamela D. Garcy, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist, lifecoach, and bestselling author residing in Dallas, Texas. She helps clients to gain greater wellbeing through methods outlined in her books and workshops. Dr. Garcy also enjoys applying tenets of Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy in novel ways to support her clients in their personal development and emotional healing. If you'd like more information about her Emotional Healing Workshops and books, or to schedule an interview with Dr. Pam Garcy, please call Dr. Garcy at 972-248-3861 or e-mail Dr. Garcy at drgarcy (at) aol (dot) com. A video explanation of her workshop for Depression and Anxiety can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekHEpMQKCfQfeature=youtube_gdata

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