As the grip of post-holiday wintertime clamps down on North America, it’s all too common to allow the shorter days, frigid temperatures and stress of getting back to work push us into isolation, both physically and mentally. In Denmark, where the average temperature in January is about 28 degrees Fahrenheit and 0 degrees in February, […]
Waking up on the wrong side of the bed may have more to do with diet than most people might think. One of the key factors in regulating mood and avoiding anxiety, depression or a general malaise in mood or outlook is eating foods to boost neurotransmitters in the brain. Foods don’t actually contain neurotransmitters. […]
The environment a child grows up in is not the single determining factor for their overall health and well-being as an adult. For example, countless children of alcoholics leave home to become productive adults who never struggle with alcohol or drug abuse. In other words, the child of a banker robber won’t necessarily become a […]
Bipolar Disorder is a mental health condition causing extreme mood swings between emotional highs and lows. It was previously referred to as manic depression because the highs present as either manic or hypomanic and the lows are accompanied with an intense depression. Like most mental illnesses, there’s a negative stigma associated with bipolar disorder. In […]
At its most basic, Bipolar Disorder is a mental health condition associated with periods of elevated mood, known as mania or hypomania and, on the other end of the spectrum, periods of depression. A complex and difficult condition to deal with, it takes an experienced mental health practitioner to distinguish and diagnose either Bipolar I […]
Identifying the difference between symptoms of depression and stress can be tricky. There are certain overlaps that might lead a person to think they’re just “stressed out” when, in fact, they’re suffering from depression and vice versa. Knowing the difference between stress and depression will help clear the path toward proper treatment. In broad strokes, […]
Living with stress is ubiquitous with being human. Stressors are normal and include everything from too much physical exercise to an imminent work deadline. Successfully meeting that work deadline might land someone a promotion, which is exciting and stressful. Not making the deadline might jeopardize a person’s job, which is scary and stressful. In other […]
Self-injury or self-harm is a response to severe emotional distress. Intentional, non-suicidal injuries are a way for a person to mirror psychological pain with physical pain. In some cases, the physical injury has a temporary calming effect and, in others, a self-inflicted wound is a means of “feeling something” to combat emotional numbness. For more […]
Change is never easy, but it’s even more complex when there’s a seismic shift in the federal government’s ideology and policy. Under the new administration, Republicans are pushing the American Healthcare Act in an effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act passed during the Obama Administration. If the Republican-sponsored bill passes in its […]
Amidst news of the Trump administration transitioning into the White House and constant pundit chatter about a deeply divided country, President Obama signed The 21st Century Cures Act on December 13, 2016. The bipartisan effort is perhaps one of the most comprehensive pieces of legislation aimed at finding solutions for addiction and mental health disorders. […]
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