Protecting Your Mental Health on Thanksgiving
While the holidays are a time of joy and togetherness, they can also be triggering for many, as well as for those dealing with mental health challenges.
Thanksgiving is approaching, along with the change in seasons. Now may be a good time to set up good mental health practices.
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Teenage Depression and Anxiety
A teenager may not have a name for what they are dealing with. They may not recognize that what they are struggling with is depression or anxiety – or both. Some of the symptoms of anxiety and depression in teens may be overlooked as just regular teenage behavior. However, we need to look at these signs in context, while keeping in mind other factors in a child’s life.
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Relationship Red Flags
What You Need to Teach Your Teenagers about Safety in an Intimate Relationship
The teenage years are a rough time for many kids, and a daunting time for parents. Along with the pressure of academics and social integration, teenagers find themselves struggling to navigate romantic relationships. As part of teenage mental health and wellness, pre-teens and teenagers must be educated about unhealthy relationship patterns and behaviors.
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Infertility, Treatment, and Mental Health
Due to the traumatic nature of infertility, mental health conditions are linked with infertility and fertility treatment. Therapy should begin prior to any fertility treatment. Mental health and/or family and marriage counseling is recommended for couples who are facing infertility and using medical intervention to conceive.
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The Trauma Bond
The trauma bond is the dysfunctional attachment a victim feels for their abuser. It develops when there are incidents of abuse and also occasional good times here and there between the abuse. This article focuses on the trauma bond in an intimate partner relationship.
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The Stress Response
People respond to abusive situations in a number of ways. These instinctual methods come from our primitive drive to survive and keep ourselves safe from danger. When we feel scared or under threat, our body goes into defense mode. This article will explore these reactive states and how they affect our mental and physical health.
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Your Partner and Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Individuals with NPD possess neither self-awareness nor the ability for introspection. They perpetrate emotional, mental, verbal, and financial abuse on their partner. It is characterized by the person’s insecurities, need for attention and admiration and the absolute destruction they cause in the lives of those most vulnerable and close to them, their partner and children.
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Guide On How To Help Someone Who Is Suicidal.
Suicide is a serious issue. It's essential to have a plan in place for those who may be suicidal to receive the help they need as soon as possible. You can save a life by helping them escape their pain and depression, even if only temporarily.
This article will guide you through ways to help someone who is suicidal with no prior knowledge on how to handle the situation.
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