Knowing when and how to set boundaries with people, situations and environments is highly important to your mental health. Boundaries can be described as the rules and limits that you establish for your security and well-being around others. In order to feel safe and comfortable, you should express and make it known how others should […]
How to Ask For Help with Mental Health
Mental health is a problem that many people all over the world deal with. Issues with mental health can develop from many different factors, whether it is home life, work-life, or even your social and romantic life. The biggest issue when individuals are struggling with mental health is that they do not ask for help […]
What is Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)?
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a form of cognitive behavior therapy that is designed to help people learn to manage their emotions by letting them recognize, experience, and accept them. The goal of DBT is to help people change unhelpful behavior and ways of thinking while accepting who they are. DBT can treat mood disorders, […]
What is Harm Reduction Counseling?
The concept of harm reduction was initially founded and introduced in the 1980s, as an alternative to abstinence-only focused interventions for adults with substance abuse disorders. Since then, the practice has evolved and is seen as revolutionary in the field of addiction. Harm reduction services aim to reduce the negative effects of drug use on […]
Myths About Substance Abuse Recovery
While a person may get through a recovery program and stay clean for a while after, nobody can force an addict to recover. An addict can only begin the recovery journey when they admit that they are powerless over the substance, and their life has become unmanageable. Such rigorous honesty, admitting our addiction and seeking […]
What to Do if Addicted to Gambling
Compulsive gambling is a disease and the sad reality is that there is no cure for it. Not only does gambling affect the person who is addicted, but it also affects the lives of those around them as well. Whether you are gambling all the time, binge gambling, or just can’t stop, the time to […]
Is Setting Goals Good for Mental Health?
We cannot be happy with life or happy with others unless we are happy with ourselves. The existentialists will claim that happiness comes from within, rather than from external influences which at best bring us temporary happiness. Happiness comes from having a true sense of purpose. Poor mental health can stem from a lack of […]
Recognizing Seasonal Affective Disorder
It is normal for people to go through a biological shift as the seasons change. The change in internal body clocks, and our circadian rhythm, causes the body and the brain to be out of synchronicity with daily routines and schedules. Studies suggest the imbalances are greater in people living further away from the equator. […]
Warning Signs of Gambling Addiction
Gamblers Anonymous defines gambling as any betting or wagering, for self or others, whether for money or not, no matter how slight or insignificant, where the outcome is uncertain or depends upon chance or skill constitutes gambling. If gambling is more than an occasional fun activity for you, you may be a compulsive gambler. In […]
What Is the Meaning of Sobriety?
When you hear the word sobriety there are probably a few different things that come to mind. The most common idea people have about sobriety is abstinence from illicit drug use or, sober living. While this idea is not completely wrong, it is also not actually accurate either. We will go over the meaning of […]
