Breaking Away From Denial After Loss
Death can be very hard to process when it involves someone you love. Instead of confronting tragedy, some want to pretend it did not happen and live in denial to avoid having depression, anxiety, or [...]
Death can be very hard to process when it involves someone you love. Instead of confronting tragedy, some want to pretend it did not happen and live in denial to avoid having depression, anxiety, or [...]
Being hyper connected is not necessarily a bad thing, until it becomes a problem. Forward-thinking recovery programs are looking at ways to structure rehab settings in a way that support people’s growth and healing, but [...]
Feeling lonely and being alone are two very different concepts. Being alone is the idea that a person can be by themselves, yet perhaps enjoy their own company. Feeling lonely is one of those things [...]
It can be hard to look to a Higher Power when times get hard. You feel like being mad at the world and some take to substance abuse or relapse back into it when challenges [...]
Going back home may be the hardest thing a person can do post treatment. Heading back into reality from rehab can feel like going into the lion’s den, with triggers all over the place. Relapse [...]
Having a stressful day and knowing you may have to fulfill those same responsibilities tomorrow may keep you tossing and turning at night. Unhealthy sleeping can affect your brain, cardiovascular health, immune system, creativity, and [...]
Communication is key component in a successful working family. You communicate with members of the family not just with your words but using language and behavior. If you use negative methods to communicate or avoid [...]
Some medical conditions or medications can cause you to feel emotional numbness. This is when you feel a sense of isolation or an emotional disconnect from everything. You feel like you have no future and [...]
Someone with alcohol addiction may think that it is no one’s business how much alcohol they consume for a certain amount of time. Even though alcoholism is happening to one person, it affects the entire [...]
Anyone can have a mental health diagnosis- including your close relatives. Your relative should feel relieved that there is an explanation for their behaviors and that there is treatment. Now that your relative has been [...]