Schizophrenia is a serious mental health condition that can significantly interfere with how a person functions. It’s important to recognize the common warning signs of schizophrenia and address them as early as possible. Although it can be unsettling to witness the development of this condition in someone you love, a schizophrenia treatment program can help […]
Going to mental health rehab can be both challenging and deeply rewarding. When mental illness is at its worst, everyday life can seem overwhelming. Reality can be distorted, so sometimes people in treatment or family members have understandable fears about what post-rehab life will be like. However, with preparation and focus, there are ways for
People often experience feelings of anxiety when they feel they are in danger. It’s a natural reaction to the sense that you may be in trouble or about to face a stressful situation. They differ from panic attacks, which can be a side effect of a diagnosed anxiety disorder.For most people, anxiety is short-lived and
Breaking generational trauma begins with recognizing patterns and understanding their source. When someone experiences a traumatic situation, and its effects are passed to their children, grandchildren or other family members, it becomes generational trauma. If you’re being affected by generational trauma, you may not have experienced the initial event, but you’re still feeling repercussions from
The mental effects of trauma can be short-lived or long-lasting, but they aren’t uncommon because traumatic experiences aren’t rare. If you’ve experienced trauma, you aren’t alone. The National Council for Behavioral Health reports that 70% of adults have experienced at least one traumatic event.An article on various types of trauma explains that one way to
We all know the effects of stress on health and wellbeing because we experience them. We can’t always predict when they’re going to hit us, though, or how hard. Sometimes we can’t even predict what’s going to make us feel stressed out in the first place. What we sail through on one occasion can derail
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Understanding How Your Environment Affects Your Mental HealthThe environment affects your mental health in diverse and sometimes unexpected ways. Broadly defined, your environment includes the surroundings and conditions you live in, and it can impact you through both physical and psychological means. These are some of the many environmental factors that can affect your mental
Feeling Impulsive? It Could Be Your Mental HealthMost of us can remember a time in our lives when we behaved impulsively and faced the consequences as a result. But what happens when impulsive behavior becomes excessive? For many, impulsive behaviors are a symptom of an unmanaged mental health disorder. Isolated incidents of impulsivity happen to everyone.
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A key symptom of borderline personality disorder (BPD) is that individuals have trouble managing their emotions effectively. They feel things deeply, and their moods may change rapidly. It differs from other disorders involving unstable moods, such as bipolar disorder, in that mood states in BPD may only last a few days or even just a
Whether you have a physical disease or a mental health condition like bipolar disorder, managing your symptoms, especially when your diagnosis is new or not well controlled, is likely to take a lot of your focus and energy. It can take so much of your focus that it can start to seem like it defines
