Just as someone from a physical addiction may relapse and return to their addiction because of a trigger, someone with a mental illness can relapse. Relapse is defined as the recurrence of any disease that has gone into remission or… Read More ›
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Promising Treatments for PTSD
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health issue that arises after someone has experienced a traumatic event. Symptoms of PTSD often include nightmares, flashbacks, emotional numbness, hyperarousal such as difficulty sleeping, feeling jumpy, and more. War veterans often experience… Read More ›
What Does Present-Awareness Mean?
In a study conducted by the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, between the years 2002-2012, approximately 18 million Americans practiced meditation. Mindfulness and meditation are common practices used to ground us and gain perspective on our lives. When… Read More ›
Is There Such a Thing as a “Normal” Person?
“Normal is an illusion. What is normal for the spider is chaos for the fly.” -Morticia Addams from “The Addams Family” The term “normal” is perceptual and subjective, and may mean something different depending on the context of the situation.… Read More ›
What are Panic Disorders?
Paula had her first panic attack 5 months ago. She was at school preparing for a health science presentation and suddenly felt a wave of fear come over her. The entire room started spinning and she felt like vomiting. Paula… Read More ›
What are the Most Common Co-Occurring Disorders?
“Addiction begins with the hope that something “out there” can instantly fill up the emptiness inside.” According to a study conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (2014), approximately 43.8 million people ages 18 and older experience… Read More ›
Investigation Techniques for Solving your Problems
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” – Albert Einstein Problems surround us every day – from small problems, such as managing an angry customer at work, to larger issues, such as… Read More ›
Intensive Outpatient Therapy
Intensive outpatient therapy (IOP) is a form of treatment often used by individuals who do not need immediate detoxification. Others may use this form of treatment after they have detoxed. This form of therapy provides more structure and intensive care… Read More ›
How Xanax Addiction Became so Popular
Xanax first appeared in the market in 1981, and was a follow-up medication to Valium, which also helped with anxiety and was very common during the 1970’s. What made Xanax so popular is it’s marketing of helping people with panic… Read More ›
What are Some of the Techniques Your Therapist Might Use?
For those of us who have taken the courageous route to overcoming our problems and obtaining skills to help us better manage our lives, therapy is likely a plausible component to our success. Many of us seek therapy in hopes… Read More ›
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