Sleep Anxiety: Why Do You Get a Rush of Anxiety When Falling Asleep?
Sleep anxiety makes it incredibly hard to fall asleep and stay asleep. It manifests as stress, nervousness, or fear surrounding falling asleep. Anxiety is the most common mental health condition in the U.S. and sleep anxiety is becoming increasingly more common. What is Sleep Anxiety? Sleep anxiety means an individual has fear or worries surrounding […]
How to Deal with Crippling Anxiety?
Crippling anxiety can make it hard for you to function in day to day life. It can be triggered by social settings, unknown factors, driving, and more. Everyone’s condition looks different, but knowing how to deal with crippling anxiety can make it easier to function daily. Anxiety is the most common mental health condition in […]
What is Crippling Depression? – Symptoms and Treatment Options
Depression is a debilitating mental health condition. Crippling depression is the most severe form of the condition. The condition is most often associated with acute sadness and hopelessness – lasting for long periods of time. Understanding crippling depression will help you recognize symptoms and signs in yourself or a loved one. Education allows for early […]
10 Symptoms of High-Functioning Depression
Depression is a mental health condition that is often associated with acute sadness or hopelessness. However, it can also come along with many other symptoms and signs. Signs of functional depression may be harder to spot. High functioning depression means that an individual is struggling with depression symptoms but they are still able to function […]
Understanding Schizophrenia
24 million people, or 0.32% of the worldwide population are affected by schizophrenia. It is a complex condition. Doctors diagnose most people between the ages of 16 and 30, typically after their first episode of psychosis. Hallucinations, delusions, and disorganized thinking and behavior often accompany this condition. People diagnosed with this mental health condition require […]
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a psychological treatment modality that can be used to treat depression. It’s based on the belief that thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are all connected. If we change thoughts and behavior, we can improve overall well-being. We achieve this by developing coping mechanisms and building skills. What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy? […]
The Deep Connection Between Trauma and Borderline Personality Disorder
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a serious mental health issue that affects at least an estimated 1.6% of all American adults. It is a mental illness that affects a person’s ability to control their own emotions, which can result in impulsive behaviors, poorly developed relationships with others, and poor self-esteem. It is an issue that […]
Schizophrenia Art Therapy: Turning Creativity into Healing
Schizophrenia is a serious mental disorder that causes people to think, feel, and act in abnormal ways. Art therapy can be transformative in helping someone with schizophrenia recognize, express, and process their symptoms with another person without having to rely solely on words. Schizophrenia art therapy provides space for difficult experiences to be seen in […]
Meditation Benefits for Mental Health: An Overview
The meditation benefits for mental health are compelling and increasingly noted by the mainstream medical community. Leading medical centers around the country, like the Mayo Clinic, praise the benefits of meditation for mental health for individuals who experience stress due to their mental health condition or simply as a fact of everyday life. Meditation has […]
Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder: An Overview
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a mental health condition defined by the National Institute of Mental Health as a disorder that “severely impacts a person’s ability to manage their emotions.” Intense mood swings and emotional outbursts can cause issues in the way they feel about themselves and their interpersonal relationships, and it can increase impulsivity. […]
