College Students and Higher Rates of Mental Illness
Among young adults as an age group, college students may be more at risk for developing a mental illness than those that are non-students. Mental illness can interfere with a student’s schoolwork, social life and overall self-esteem when they are dealing with the pressures of college along with symptoms of depression or anxiety. In a […]
How Holiday Stress Affects Mental Illness
Although the holidays can be a happy time for some and a chance to celebrate with family and friends, others find the time of the season to be stressful. It is common for people to experience depression and anxiety during the holidays and this time of year can even be dangerous for people suffering from […]
Alternatives to Self Medicating In Dealing With Anxiety
Anxiety can be a deeply destabilizing and disempowering condition. If you find your nerves getting in the way of the kind of life you really want, it can be easy to simply reach for whatever will help soften the fearful feelings and make you feel back in control. While it is understandable why someone suffering […]
Schizophrenic Hallucinations and the Brain
People who suffer from schizophrenia can sometimes experience hallucinations in different forms and degrees. Hallucinations and delusions are known as “positive” symptoms that seem completely real to one who suffers from them. These symptoms can be most prominent in the early stages of schizophrenia and are often provoked or aggravated by stressful situations such as […]
How Meditation Can Help With Binge Eating Disorders
Most people have heard about how beneficial meditation can be when it comes to reducing stress, encouraging focus, and fostering a greater sense of well being. Meditation has helped people struggling with a variety of issues, including eating disorders. Experts have found that treatment for binge eating disorders can especially benefit from a regular meditation […]
Social Anxiety And Addiction
Social anxiety can be described as an irrational fear of social situations that is so persistent that it begins to interfere with a person’s life and well being. Social anxiety commonly involves a fear of being judged, scrutinized, or being embarrassed in front of others. A person who suffers from social anxiety will often also […]
Self-Inventory Without Self-Blame
Addiction is often perpetuated self-deception, in which excuses, denials,and justifications keep you from realizing the full extent to which drugs or alcohol are affecting your behavior and disrupting your life. Yet at the same time, substance abuse is often closely tied with traumatic events, hard things that happened in your past that still cause pain […]
Developing Self Awareness During Recovery
Making the choice to quit drugs or alcohol is only the first part of building a new life of balance and well being. The next phase of recovery involves working on one’s emotional intelligence, which is a key part of a good recovery. Emotional intelligence can be defined as the ability to understand and handle […]
5 Common Fears in Addiction Recovery
It is normal for most people to feel some hesitance and fear when going into early recovery. In fact, people experience fear throughout different stages of their recovery even after being sober for a significant amount of time. People often leave rehab full of worry, wondering what will happen when they are living alone trying […]
Recognizing Anxiety Disorders in Children
Anxiety can sometimes be a normal part of life even when it comes to children growing up Occasional fears like being held by a stranger, being anxious on the first day of school, or being afraid of clowns should not alarm parents. A child can experience fears once in a while but when consistent anxieties […]