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Does Therapy Help with Addiction?
Therapy is an integral part of recovery. It helps you gain a deeper understanding of your thoughts, emotions, behaviors, and underlying issues contributing to the addiction. This self-awareness is essential for making positive, long-term changes. Treating addiction is approached with a combination of evidence-based therapies and techniques to guide and support you on the road…
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The Importance of Routine for Adults with ADHD
If you’re a person with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), juggling the responsibilities of day-to-day life can be overwhelming. Adult ADHD is particularly challenging because you’re most likely balancing a family and career. Creating and maintaining a routine can seem like trying to mix oil and water—the impulsive, unpredictable energy of ADHD symptoms and the…
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The Link Between Psychotic Disorders and Substance Abuse
A psychotic disorder is a mental health condition characterized by a profound disruption in a person’s thinking, emotions, and perception of reality. Substance abuse can worsen psychotic symptoms and, sometimes, can be the direct cause of the disorder. The use of illegal drugs, prescribed or over-the-counter medications, alcohol, or other mind-altering drugs is linked to…
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What Nutrient Deficiencies Cause Anxiety?
Nutrition and mental health are closely connected. What you eat has a huge impact on how you feel, and many vitamins and minerals have a direct impact on your mental health. Our nervous system requires many essential minerals, nutrients, and fatty acids to help us function properly. If there are nutritional deficiencies in your diet,…
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Why Alcoholics Can’t Recover On Their Own
Those who haven’t experienced alcoholism themselves may be inclined to believe that someone with a drinking problem can solve it if they simply stop drinking. As much as that is true (drinking is the behavior designated as the problem), the underlying dependency and all that is mentally and biologically involved make quitting drinking all the…
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How To Know If Your Teen Is Depressed
Growing up comes with many challenges, especially in the teenage years, as hormones change and social experiences become more and more complex. Unfortunately, some teens may develop mental health problems or disorders, such as depression. What percent of teens are depressed? Depression is increasingly prevalent among teenagers, especially girls. Pew Research Center reports that “In…
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How To Help An Addict or Alcoholic You Love
What is it like to be in love with an addict or alcoholic? The hard truth of the matter is that a lasting relationship with a person with an addiction is impossible so long as their addiction goes untreated. The highest priority for a person with a substance use disorder (SUD) is the object of…
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How to Calm An Anxiety Attack
Anxiety is common for many people, but some may feel it more intensely than others. It is typically related to stressors or the anticipation of stressors that induce symptoms such as worry, distress, and fearfulness. Some of the most common anxiety-related disorders are: Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) Panic Disorder Social Anxiety Disorder Specific Phobias Agoraphobia…
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Grounding Techniques for Anxiety
Feeling anxious about feeling anxious? Anxiety is common among everyone, though some experience greater degrees of it than others. Anxiety levels vary based on genetics, brain chemistry, traumas, stressors, and life events. These factors influence how anxious we feel. Based on your unique combination of factors and your current life stage, you might have some…
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