Mental Health articles and news
Do you ever feel depressed starting in autumn and experience these blue moods through the winter months? Maybe you find yourself in depressed moods that show up in predictable cyclical patterns. Seasonal changes or cyclical biological shifts can affect your mental health. For example, the less sunny months of a year tend to be related … Read more
Anxiety is the most common type of mental health issue around the world. During the COVID-19 pandemic, uncertainty and anxiety have affected everyone. For people in recovery from addiction, it is crucial to observe your state of mind and stop anxiety in its tracks before it causes your recovery journey to backslide. When you feel … Read more
Nearly everyone feels stressed from time to time, including young children. Stress is necessary for our survival instinct: stress hormones trigger the body’s “fight or flight” response, leading to rising heartbeats, quickened breaths, and tightening muscles. However, too much stress can be dangerous. In today’s fast-paced world, most people agree that stress can negatively affect … Read more
Have you ever tried to write down your thoughts and emotions when going through life’s challenges? For a long time, people have used journaling to cope with life’s challenges, including anxiety, stress, injustice, and disease. Its therapeutic benefits are well-known and manifold. Those who journal often experience uplifting freedom and relief. They develop more self-awareness … Read more
Scientists and counselors often used a life course paradigm to categorize the entire spectrum of recovery into five stages: pre-contemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, and maintenance. However, within the action stage, when you enter into treatment, this part of recovery can also break down into four additional stages: withdrawal, honeymoon, the wall, and adjustment. Among these, … Read more
Addiction recovery is a long journey. It is certainly not a linear process but rather one with bumps along the way. Based on research and holistic treatments, generally, there are a few distinct stages to address challenges in recovery. They are known as “the stages of recovery.” These stages help highlight the different factors that … Read more
Scientific research on addiction and the human brain has long revealed that the biochemistry and anatomy of neurons alter their pathways when a person uses substances frequently. Some drugs may even have a long-term or permanent impact on the brain. However, some scientists and healthcare professionals contend that this neurological theory is deterministic or fatalistic … Read more
Do you realize the need to rebuild your life after deciding to enter a recovery program? Do you wonder what it looks like to embark on this rebuilding journey? The word “rebuild” may indicate a big project, and in some ways, it is. From managing your cravings to use to healing the social relationships that … Read more
Families are places where loving relationships and trust are meant to flourish. However, in reality, destructive patterns abound in families, and some get passed down from one generation to the next. Tragically, dysfunction in one generation can beget dysfunctions in the next. Unfortunately, the human community continues to produce fractured families. However, this does not … Read more
Are you mentally marinated in the past? Do you find it hard to move past what happened? Are you buried in past hurts and nagging regrets? Is this mental habit hindering you from fully engaging in the present? Or sometimes, you cannot stop rehearsing some scenarios and conversations in the past. You end up beating … Read more
