Tag: cognitive behavioral therapy

CBT Practices You Can do at Home

October 25, 2017 Avalon Malibu Mental Health Therapy

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, is a technique used in therapy to help people change negative habits of thinking into more positive, productive ones. Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy states that the way individuals perceive a situation is more… Read More ›

Can I Relax if I Don’t Use Drugs for my Anxiety?

September 29, 2017 Avalon Malibu QA Anxiety

Anxiety can be debilitating, and can make a person question everything, from relationships to future events. When someone suffers from anxiety, they often feel unsure of the cause for it. This can cause the person to build on another layer… Read More ›

Borderline Personality Disorder and Co-occurring Addiction/Alcoholism

September 27, 2017 Avalon Malibu Addiction Personality Disorder Borderline Personality Disorder

According to the National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI), borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a condition characterized by difficulties in regulating emotion. This leads to severe and unstable mood swings, impulsivity and instability, poor self-image and rocky personal relationships. With… Read More ›

Can You Die from a Panic Attack?

September 26, 2017 Avalon Malibu QA Anxiety

Panic attacks can be very debilitating, with symptoms of racing heart, feeling weak or faint, tingling or numbness in hands/fingers, sense of terror, feeling sweaty/having chills, chest pains, breathing difficulty, and more. For a person amid a panic attack, perceptions… Read More ›

Dangers of Ambien Addiction

September 25, 2017 Avalon Malibu Addiction Prescription Drugs

Ambien (also known as zolpidem) is a sedative/hypnotic used to treat insomnia. This type of drug affects chemicals in the brain that may be unbalanced in people who have sleep issues. Zolpidem and other sedative medications have been used as… Read More ›

How Long Should I Stay in Treatment for Primary Mental Health?

September 21, 2017 Avalon Malibu Mental Health QA

The negative symptoms of a mental illness can be overwhelming. Sometimes people are diagnosed at an early age, but oftentimes people discover that they have a mental illness as they get older. As one enters recovery, treatment is individualized and… Read More ›

Body Dysmorphic Disorder – More Than a Body Issue

September 18, 2017 Avalon Malibu Mental Health Eating Disorders

Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) is more than a body image issue. It is normal to feel a little conscientious about the way you look whether you wish you had a smaller nose, a tighter stomach, or have smooth, wavy… Read More ›

What Is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?

August 28, 2017 Avalon Malibu Therapy

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy written in sky

Cognitive behavioral therapy is rapidly becoming the “wonder therapy” of the treatment world. Mental disorders, physical disorders, even social disorders are being helped by regular cognitive behavioral therapy. The therapy method is so effective that programmers have “taught” AI “bots”… Read More ›