Category: Mental Health
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How to Help Someone With Mental Illness Who Doesn’t Want Help
In this blog post, we’ll discuss how to help someone who doesn’t want help, reasons why they might not want help yet, and how to navigate situations dealing with psychosis.
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Codependency: What’s It All About?
By Tian Dayton, Ph.D. The word codependency touched a nerve when it first plowed its way into our everyday vernacular. Initially, it grew out of the twelve-step term co-addict, which was a way of describing the spouse of the addict; however, as it didn’t tell the right story, it morphed into co-dependent. It was a…
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Coping With Anxiety: Ways to Calm Your Mind and Regain Control
While anxiety can be overwhelming, it doesn’t have to control your life. If you’re ready to feel more like yourself again, try these anxiety coping mechanisms.
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Why Co-Occurring Disorders Are Common & How to Treat Them
Learn why co-occurring disorders—addiction and mental health—are so common, how they interact, and why treating both is key to recovery.
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Inpatient, Outpatient, or IOP? How to Choose the Right Treatment
Selecting the right program depends on the level of care required and where you are in your recovery journey. Explore the most common treatment options here.
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The Role of Shame in Addiction
Shame and guilt are deeply intertwined in addiction, often acting as the emotional drivers that keep people stuck in a harmful cycle. Here, we define that cycle and give guidance on how to break it.
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5 Ways to Practice Self-Forgiveness in Recovery
Self-forgiveness is essential for healing and moving forward in recovery. Use this insight to learn how to practice it in your own journey.
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What is Emotional Dysregulation? Definition, Symptoms & Treatments
If you or a loved one experiences frequent mood changes or has trouble managing emotions, you may be dealing with emotional dysregulation. Here’s what that means and what you can do about it.
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Why Is January the Peak Month for Depression?
For those suffering from clinical depression, January can be an extremely troubling period of time. In fact, the third Monday of January is often cited as the most depressing day of the year, called “Blue Monday.” Family dysfunction or unresolved childhood trauma can play a big role in depression after the holidays. The holidays tend…
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What Is Passive Suicidal Ideation?
Explore passive suicidal ideation, its causes, risks, and how early intervention and mental health treatment can help prevent escalation and promote healing.
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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…