The answer is yes. The answer is no. Many report feeling an instantaneous sense of relief when they pick up the phone and make the call for help. Getting on the plane, arriving at the treatment center, walking in the… Read More ›
Category: Treatment
Why The Attachment Of Toxic Romantic Relationships Can Be A Detriment To Recovery
You’re always connected to someone you love. This is as much a literal fact in the brain as it is a philosophical fact for getting through a breakup. No, you’ll never forget someone you fell in love with and developed… Read More ›
Why Aren’t There Medications For Eating Disorder Treatment?
Each month there is a new breakthrough in psychopharmacology for the treatment of mental health disorders. Alcoholism and addiction, substance use disorders, are constantly being tried against various medications. America loves medications, for good reasons. For many people with many… Read More ›
Addiction Requires Assessment Not Arrests
The ideology that addicts are criminals and need to be punished for their crime is thankfully fading away. Increasingly, the much more accurate ideology that people who struggle with addiction are living with an untreated mental health disorder is taking… Read More ›
People With ADHD Have Different Brains, Research Shows
ADHD, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, operates at a fast pace. Many have found that their ADHD is not as much a deficit as it is a gift. They can process faster, think faster, conceptualize faster, are more creative, can connect… Read More ›
Should Pain Management Be Treated With The Same BioPsychoSocial Approach As Addiction?
People who live with chronic pain, chronic back pain, and lower back pain, don’t like hearing they are addicted to their pain. Many holistic healers who follow the philosophy of Eastern traditions believe that is true. Bring this up with… Read More ›
Differentiating Two Types Of Trauma: Interpersonal And Accidental
Trauma happens in two primary ways. First, it can happen as a blatant and intended act against another person. When someone is abused in any way, they are experiencing interpersonal trauma. Second, trauma can happen indirectly, by way of an… Read More ›
How Can You Treat Negative Thinking In Depression?
Ruminating thoughts, feelings of impending doom, and pessimistic negativity are all hallmarks of depression. Learning how to live with and change negative thinking in depression is a primary ingredient in a recipe of successful recovery. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Cognitive behavioral… Read More ›
How Do You Stay Strong During Mental Health Treatment?
Going to treatment helps when the mental health disorder you are living with becomes too much. However, just walking through the doors of a treatment center is not a magical cure all. The coming days will take a lot of… Read More ›
Are You Blaming Yourself? It’s Time To Forgive And Move On
Self-condemnation is a powerful tool. We have leverage on ourselves our entire lives when we believe we’ve done something worth punishment. No matter our victories, accomplishments, or joyus, we will always have that lingering sense of guilt there. Reminding us… Read More ›