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Get Help for Addiction and Mental Health During the Holidays
The holidays tend to shine a spotlight on issues that may be easier to downplay during other times of the year. With all the memories and challenges that seasonal festivities can bring up, the last thing you want to lose is your sobriety during the holidays.
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Childhood Trauma Linked to Mental Illness
Is mental illness caused by childhood trauma? It turns out that the early traumatic experiences you dealt with as a child can actually have a lasting impact on your life as you come of age. But these experiences can manifest themselves in adulthood as more than just difficult memories. For some people, childhood trauma can…
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Olympic Athletes & Mental Health
An elite athlete’s competitive drive and whatever-it-takes sacrifices are often publicly lauded as they achieve success, especially among Olympic athletes. Yet in recent years, Olympic athletes and hopefuls are increasingly prioritizing their mental health despite the immense pressures they face. As a result, society is realizing that mental health in Olympic athletes should be just…
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All About Panic Disorders & Psychosis
Although panic disorders and psychosis are distinct, they also overlap. How do you know whether you are struggling with panic disorder, psychosis, or both? Consider the following information and seek professional help to evaluate your own risk.
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Detox and Neurofeedback
Drugs and alcohol have evident, lasting effects on our brains, effects that linger even after they leave our systems. But with the right support, recovery can lead to a life, and a brain, that are as balanced or better than they were before addiction — even if your addiction is complicated by co-occurring mental health…
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The Mental Health Toll of Politics
You turn on the news and immediately feel your heart rate quicken. The political division leaves you feeling agitated and anxious. You are annoyed — annoyed that you feel this way — that others do not agree with you on politics, and that you can’t even take in the news anymore without it affecting your…
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The Importance of Family in Addiction Treatment
While recovery is ultimately an individual journey, having the support of family can make a huge difference in your success. Not everyone has family to support them, and not everyone’s family is supportive. But if you have family willing to walk with you, it’s important to know how your addiction affects them, as well as…
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How Do You Know: You Need Help?
When life is hard, it’s tempting to “tough it out” and hope things get better on their own. But ignoring problems rarely creates a solution. When it comes to your mental health, this is especially true. Professional help exists for a reason, and it can give you back an emotionally and mentally healthy life.
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Childhood Abuse is More Prevalent Than You Think
Childhood abuse and neglect have a genuine impact on mental and physical health. Whether the abuse was a one-time incident of inappropriate sexual interaction or a situation involving ongoing belittling, neglect, or violence by a parent, the toll abuse takes on a child is significant.
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The Magic of Nutrition and Exercise
If your eating habits regularly trend toward the indulgent, processed, or sugary, it’s not just your physical health that’s impacted. Research from Harvard Medical School shows that nutrition and mental health are also interconnected.
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Claudia Black’s “Undaunted Hope” Shares Stories of Inspiration
Dr. Claudia Black’s new book Undaunted Hope is not just filled with stories of addiction and recovery; it’s brimming with tales of lives made new, of trauma understood and uprooted, and of the personal transformation that can come from asking for help and receiving it. Meadows Senior Fellow Dr. Black/(for CBC:)Meadows Senior Fellow Dr. Black…
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Mental Health Support for Suicidal Ideation
Suicidal ideation is when a person is contemplating suicide, which may involve imagining how they would commit suicide, what the world would be like without them, or fantasizing about ending their pain through suicide. Suicidal ideation can arise from difficult life circumstances such as poverty or abuse, mental illness, poor physical health, trauma, or even…