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The Counselor live discusses the newest addiction sweeping the world, Cell Phone Addiction.  Call, email or text in your questions and concerns to Sheldon today.  The Counselor live is available every day Monday through Friday starting at 10AM. Negative Effects Of Phone Addiction Chronic phone use is a recently developed form of addiction. The American Psychiatric Association does not of...

Obsessive Compulsive Disordered is ruled by intrusive thoughts called, obsessions that cause anxiety and force the person to perform compulsions for relief. OCPD is ruled by perfectionism and detail . Unlike individuals with OCD, people with OCPD are not self-aware and can hurt the people around them. Take the OCD test  www.talkitary.com Parents pay attention and put a stop to it early.  Sheldon S...

Parents it is your duty to catch this while your children are young. In addition, OCD often begins in childhood while OCPD usually starts in the teen years or early 20s . People with either OCPD or OCD are high achievers and feel a sense of urgency about their actions. They may become very upset if other people interfere with their rigid routines. Q&A Can you get OCD as a teenager? Between 1%...

Just like with adults, common side effects can include pain at the injection site, fatigue, headaches, muscle and joint pain, and fever . Side effects are usually mild and should only last 1-2 days. Severe allergic reactions, such as anaphylaxis, have been rarely reported following receipt of COVID-19 vaccines. Please add comments below and tell The Counselor Live what you think about the conversa...

According to the CDC websites and Our World DATA  Coronavirus (COVID-19) Vaccinations 68% of the world population has received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. 12.75 billion doses have been administered globally, and 3.53 million are now administered each day. 22.7%  of people in low-income countries have received at least one dose. The Our World in Data COVID vaccination data To...

Interesting facts about the Corona virus discussed today on the Counselor live with Sheldon Stovall.  The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic has affected hundreds of thousands of people. Data on symptoms and prognosis in children are rare. A systematic literature review was carried out to identify papers on COVID‐19, which is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavir...

If someone breathes in the virus, it gets into their nose and then attacks their lungs. Some people who get COVID-19 (like older adults and people with other health problems) may have trouble breathing and need to go to the hospital. Luckily, most kids who catch the coronavirus only get a little bit sick. Did You Know? COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective. All children ages 5 years and older s...

Grieving the loss of a loved one during the coronavirus pandemic. You might be angry, frustrated or upset not to have had the chance to say goodbye in person, or to be there when your loved one passed. Their death was possibly sudden, so you might feel overwhelmed and unprepared. Perhaps you feel isolated from your normal support networks, and found the funeral service especially hard given restri...

Grief and loss counseling on Spotify. The Counselor live discusses the 5 stages of grief and takes questions from teens and young adults regarding the shooting. “Grief is a most peculiar thing; we're so helpless in the face of it. It's like a window that will simply open of its own accord. The room grows cold, and we can do nothing but shiver. But it opens a little less each time, and a li...

“Grief is a most peculiar thing; we're so helpless in the face of it. It's like a window that will simply open of its own accord. The room grows cold, and we can do nothing but shiver. But it opens a little less each time, and a little less; and one day we wonder what has become of it.” The Counselor Live discusses issues with loss and talks with families that lost loved ones from the Covi...