“Your mind is a powerful thing. When you filter it with positive thoughts, your life will start to change.” -Buddha Meditation has become a common practice in the United States, but it wasn’t always that way. Eastern cultures have embraced this type of holistic practice for thousands of years. Now we are finally discovering the […]
Category Archives: Mental Health
Mental Health, Treatment
Is It Possible to Treat Co-Occurring Disorders Such As Bipolar Disorder and ADHD?
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Dual diagnosis occurs when a person has two co-occurring disorders at the same time. This affects millions of people each year. If you have a dual diagnosis, it’s important that you seek as soon as possible to begin treatment. Dual diagnoses can involve a variety of symptoms which can make it difficult to actively participate […]
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When we’re faced with a traumatic event, stress kicks in. The hippocampus (the area of the brain that stores memories) holds onto the trauma of what happened even years after the event occurred. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a very serious condition that can develop in a person soon after a traumatic event, and it […]
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There are millions of people across the world who have battled with mental health problems or substance abuse and there are just as many, if not more, who’ve also endured trauma. For some people, that could involve a car accident while for others, it could have involved growing up with an ill, abusive, or neglectful […]
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There are two incredibly painful, unhealthy coping mechanisms that our society seems to push on each other over and over again: denial and suppression. Even when we’ve been caught red-handed, right in the middle of a mess of a storm, we’ve been shown and raised time and time again to pretend that it didn’t happen, […]
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If you were to ask most people with borderline personality disorder (BPD), they’d probably tell you that at times they feel too much while, at other times, they feel nothing at all. BPD affects millions of people across the world, and it’s hard to navigate daily life with this disorder if treatment isn’t sought. Undiagnosed […]
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Anxiety has the ability to cripple us and cause us to feel as though we’re losing touch with reality. Depending on the person, anxiety can lead to headaches, insomnia, chest pains, panic attacks, light sensitivity issues, and much more. These symptoms can range in severity, but, without the proper support, it’s possible for those who […]
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Anxiety has the ability to cripple us and cause us to feel as though we’re losing touch with reality. Depending on the person, anxiety can lead to headaches, insomnia, chest pains, panic attacks, light sensitivity issues, and much more. These symptoms can range in severity, but, without the proper support, it’s not uncommon for those […]
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Depression has the potential to make us feel completely worthless and alone. That’s why it’s so incredibly hard for those with depression to push through the fog. Studies have actually shown that depression is one of the largest occurrences for people across the world. Those with depression are at a greater likelihood of battling substance […]
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Mental illness affects millions of people across the United States each year. While our society doesn’t talk about it as often – because it’s considered taboo – so many people can relate to the feelings of being depressed, anxious, paranoid, among other mental illness symptoms. The more that we understand mental illness and what it […]
