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Alcohol Abuse

How Alcohol Abuse Impacts People with Schizophrenia

Each day seems to present new levels of fear and paranoia. When you’re living with schizophrenia, the feeling of dread and fear is difficult to manage. It often leads to social isolation, which can make delusions seem more real. So, you overindulge in alcohol to try to feel better – even if it’s only for a short while. It’s common for people who are struggling with schizophrenia to abuse alcohol. But is schizophrenia triggered by alcohol abuse or is the mental illness fueling a dependence on the substance? How Common is it for People with Schizophrenia to Abuse Alcohol? Alcohol

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Mental Health

Does My Loved One Need Addiction or Mental Health Treatment?

When you break an arm, the path from treatment to recovery is pretty black and white. First, you undergo an x-ray to confirm the severity of the injury. If surgery is ruled out, your arm is set by your doctor and placed in a cast so it can heal. Unfortunately, not all treatment and recovery scenarios are this clear cut. If your loved one is struggling with an addiction and/or a mental health disorder, the decision for treatment is a little grayer. You might be stuck with a “chicken or egg” debate in your head. A mental health disorder could

Anxiety

How Sexual Abuse Affects the Brain

Sexual assault is much more than the stereotypical scenarios depicted in movies or on TV. Rape doesn’t always occur in a dark, cold alley; it can happen in bedrooms, at a party or in a deserted conference room in an office building. Rape isn’t about what the victim was wearing at the time or how they were behaving; sexual assault is always about power and control. And rape isn’t just committed by complete strangers; in many cases, the victim knows their attacker. Rape, or any sexual assault, is raw. It’s painful, menacing and heartbreaking. Your attacker took away your sense

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Mental Health

Can Meditation Strengthen Your Immune System?

You’ve probably heard it countless times that being active and getting regular exercise is good for you. There are plenty of reasons why that statement is true, but people sometimes overlook how important it is to elevate your mind. This is what meditation can help with. The origins of meditation can be traced all the way back to 5,000 to 3,500 BCE and grew significantly in eastern cultures and religions like Buddhism. Early practitioners believed that your mind had the potential to make positive changes all throughout your body. And by mastering your mind, a whole new level of personal

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Cocaine

Cocaine and the Brain

It started with a burst of confidence that you didn’t know you could have. Then the energy made you feel like you could take on the world. Abusing cocaine wasn’t the plan. It was just an easy way to help you feel more confident and keep the party going. Unfortunately, cocaine use comes with a price. The more you use it, the higher the danger it poses to your health. And while it might not be the first negative effect that comes to mind, the effects of cocaine on the brain pose a serious threat to your well-being What does

First Responders

Signs of Depression in Your First Responder Loved One

Your loved one is a first responder. From running into burning buildings to protecting local communities, confronting crisis after crisis is a daily practice. But over time, it can become harder for them to filter the fight-or-flight response they face every shift. And this can oftentimes lead to depression. Unfortunately, the culture surrounding the first responder community doesn’t always promote asking for help. There’s a stigma when it comes to first responder depression. Many people like your loved one choose to soldier on instead of seeking help or support. But the truth is, depression doesn’t care about first responder culture.

Mental Health

What is Dialectical Behavior Therapy and What are the Benefits?

It was only one comment about your life. But before you knew it, you started yelling at your friends. The intense anger and frustration stuck with you. Over the next few days, you couldn’t seem to escape the negative thought process haunting you. For many people, intense emotional responses only happen after long periods of stress. But there are some people who only need a small trigger for the same result. When someone swings from one emotion to another, it takes a toll on relationships and makes the individual struggling feel isolated and alone. Oftentimes, people turn to drugs or

Alcohol Abuse

How Alcohol Consumption Affects the Brain

Alcoholism is a chronic disease that has a negative influence on the body. It affects many different receptors located inside or on the surface of the cell.

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