Having a loved one with anxiety can feel confusing and infuriating. You may not understand why they do some things. Fortunately, there are people who understand those suffering from anxiety. In fact, mental health treatment programs can help your loved one to learn strategies to handle their anxious thoughts and break free of their intense …
How to Prevent RelapseRecovering from a mental illness or substance abuse is a formidable feat. But the process is not a straight line. In fact, you will have good and bad days throughout the process. Regardless of the type of day you have though, you must continue to live in recovery daily. Unfortunately, you will …
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Isolation is taking a toll on the collective mental health of our society. This is where perception is paramount. Social media proclaims that people are taking advantage of this exorbitant amount of time. They are investing in their physical health, the cleanliness of their home, de-cluttering years of refuse, and the like. This is a …
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Time is your friend in quarantine. When deciding how to fill your time sober in quarantine be innovative. Focus on your sobriety. Don’t focus on how you began abusing drugs or alcohol. Stifling your feelings is not going to help. Pretending it’s not there can cause a relapse. When you’re faced with a trigger like …
Everyone suffers from loneliness from time to time. However, many are experiencing loneliness more intensely and more often than they previously have. Coping with loneliness during quarantine is a factor, by and large for everyone. If we are still in the workplace, chances are the workforce is diminished. We are not seeing the people we …
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It wouldn’t be difficult to assert that 2020 has been a high-stress time for many of us. There is no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has presented the most challenging social issue of our lifetime. We are experiencing the same stress that all people are under. You can’t understand the effects until it’s over. We …
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Staying sober during coronavirus is your ultimate goal. This is how you stay strong for yourself and your family. The return to society, once quarantine is lifted, will be dramatic depending upon where you reside in this country. Over 39 states have experienced some level of shut-down. Don’t let your stress levels reach traumatic proportions. …
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As COVID-19 forces more and more people to stay home for extended periods, depression and anxiety symptoms are likely to worsen. Sadly, these issues may trigger real physical and emotional health issues and even increase a person’s risk of drug addiction. Therefore, the benefits of anxiety treatment should not be ignored because it may help …
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Often, we think of mental disorders as causing substance use disorders. Sometimes, however, it’s the drugs that cause the resulting mental condition. Mental disorders from drug use typically happen over time. When someone abuses a class of drug such as opioids or benzodiazepine for a long period, it causes changes to take place inside the brain. As …
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Excessive drinking could lead to a variety of short and long-term side effects. The severity of the issues depends on how much alcohol a person consumes each day and other factors like family history, any co-occurring mental health issues, and personal stresses that could drive a person to start drinking too much. At Promises Five …
