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TRAUMA & EMDR, ATTACHMENT, RELATIONSHIPS, SPIRITUAL INTEGRATION Michael Hyder, LPC-S, LCMHC, EMDR Certified TRAUMA & EMDR, ATTACHMENT, RELATIONSHIPS, SPIRITUAL INTEGRATION Michael Hyder, LPC-S, LCMHC, EMDR Certified

Mindfulness for Men

I wanted to share some common symptoms and problems that are often (not always of course) present with males who come into my office:

  • They have problems with anxiety and stress, and they internalize and absorb this stress

  • They can’t get out of their head / their mind spins in circles

  • They are more often than not analyzing / thinking / evaluating future tasks or past problems

  • They have become increasingly more angry and irritable and notice that they snap at small, trivial things more than they used to

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