How Addictive is the Ketamine? Symptoms & Treatment
By Anna Raab, M.A. Counseling, BCN Ketamine, like any other drug of abuse, has the potential to be addictive, and long-term usage can lead to addiction and other severe consequences. Ketamine is a dissociative anesthetic medication that has been used in medicine to treat anesthesia, pain, and depression. Due to its euphoric and hallucinatory properties, it […]
The Perfect Storm of Pain
By Anna Raab, M.A. Counseling, BCN A few months ago, I wrote an article called Transcending Fear. The quarantine had just begun, unknowns, fears, and shutdowns were paralyzing to many. In the article I wrote about how we would ultimately have two choices as to how to respond. Would we be better or broken; would […]
Transcending Fear
By Anna Raab, M.A. Counseling, BCN As I’m sitting here writing this article I am, like most of you, isolated and uncertain. I am aware that this article will run in about 30 days, after the stay at home measures will likely be lessening, and we are slowly emerging back into a world that will […]
What is a Narcissist!
By Anna Raab, M.A. Counseling, BCN In an age of ever-increasing drama and selfie centered lives, the word Narcissist is being heavily thrown around! But what is a Narcissist, really? Is every person with an inflated ego or posting a few too many selfies a Narcissist? No, they aren’t. Yes, some people with these traits […]
ADHD
By Anna Raab, M.A. Counseling, BCN New Year’s Resolution: FOCUS. GET ORGANIZED. FINISH PROJECTS. MASTER TO-DO LISTS. LISTEN BETTER… “BUT I JUST CAN’T!!! EVERY YEAR I FAIL… I FEEL LIKE SUCH A FAILURE. I KNOW I’M SMART; I HAVE THE IDEAS AND THE KNOW-HOW… I JUST CAN’T FULFILL MY POTENTIAL!!” IF THIS IS YOU, OR […]
Best Kept Secret in Mental Health, Part 1
By Anna Raab, M.A. BCN, Abundant Living Neurofeedback and Counseling Part 1: The Brain is an Electrical Organ In this article I am going to begin to explain the mental health technology that literally saves lives. With this tool I’ve been able to resolve suicidal depression, anxiety, ADHD and so much more. I have been […]
Best Kept Secret in Mental Health, Part 2
By Anna Raab, M.A. MFT, BCN Part 2: Mapping the Electrical Universe In my last article I began an introduction into the world of Neurofeedback by explaining the mechanisms of the brain as an electrical organ. I explained that the brain is an electro-chemical universe, and that in order for that universe to be in […]
Best Kept Secret in Mental Health, Part 3
By Anna Raab, M.A. MFT, BCN Part 3: Normalizing Brain Wave Activity In my last article I explained how we “map the electrical universe.” Through brain mapping, or creating the electrical traffic map, we are able to measure the brain’s electrical activity in order to assess abnormalities and how they are affecting the individual. I […]
Best Kept Secret in Mental Health, Part 4
By Anna Raab, M.A. Counseling, BCN In my last three articles I’ve been able to explain some of the key aspects of Neurofeedback Therapy. I’ve brought to the forefront that the brain is electrical, that brain wave balance is at the foundation of mental health, how brain wave activity can be mapped, and the basic […]
Depression
By Anna R. Raab, M.A., BCN Owner and Director of Abundant Living Neurofeedback and Counseling Depression can be very misunderstood and even difficult to diagnose. We’ve all seen the commercials of someone sitting on the side of their bed, crying, unable to start their day and in pain… but that represents a more extreme form […]
Grief: When the Unthinkable Happens
By Anna Raab, M.A., BCN, Abundant Living Neurofeedback and Counseling This article is dedicated to the victims and survivors of the recent I-35 tragedy. I write this with tears and a pure heart hoping to say something that will help give words of comfort to anyone who has or is experiencing the unthinkable. I am […]
The Anxiety Epidemic: The Syndrome of Uncertainty
World renowned life coach Tony Robbins believes that the need for certainty is our number one human need. “Certainty is our need to feel in control and to know what’s coming next.” I found it very interesting that certainty is the antonym of anxiety, along with words like assurance, security, trust, and peace. On the […]
Triggered: Understanding Warning Signs of PTSD
By Anna Raab, Abundant Living Neurofeedback and Counseling “I’m so triggered!” is a statement I started hearing my teenagers say a couple years ago, usually in a joking manner. However, PTSD is no laughing matter and affects many people who aren’t even aware that their symptoms are trauma related. In addition, many people do not […]