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Suboxone Withdrawal Timeline, Symptoms, and Treatment
TreatmentSuboxone Withdrawal
Suboxone withdrawal can be painful, difficult, and long-lasting. Although the medication has proven useful for many people, the effects of coming off it can create a challenge.
What is Suboxone?
Suboxone® is the combination…

A Thorough Explanation to Help You Understand Self-Harm
Mental HealthSelf-harm is a difficult topic to grapple with. Many people who have a history of self-harming behavior can explain pretty simply why they do it: it makes them feel better. However, for people who have no history of this behavior it can be hard…

I Feel Empty from Depression and Anxiety
Anxiety, Depression, Mental HealthOne day, just like that, it dawns on you. Suddenly you realize, “I feel empty.” For weeks you may have tried to valiantly push through your days, but the grip of anxiety and depression offered much resistance. Nothing can deplete your spirit…

7 Ways Fitness Helps Improve Your Mental Health
Guest Blog, Mental Health, WellnessMental health can be referred to as a level of physiological and psychological well being which entails functioning at a satisfactory standard of emotional and behavioral adjustment in society. A good mental health means you’re living a…

7 Things You Need to Know About Co-Occurring Disorders
Dual Diagnosis, Mental Health, TreatmentIn recent years co-occurring disorders have been gaining more and more attention. Previously referred to as dual diagnosis, a co-occurring disorder is the presence of a mental health disorder along with substance abuse. This condition often…

Three Practices to Change Your Relationship with Yourself
Addiction, Mental HealthFor many of us, our addiction is filled with thoughts and behaviors that cause harm to ourselves and those around us. Part of the difficulty we face getting sober is that often we beat ourselves up for our behavior, past and present. We are…

Honesty
Addiction, Mental Health, RecoveryIn twelve step programs and other recovery programs as well, there are sets of principles which serve as a guiding force for the addict or alcoholic newly entering recovery. Behind each step, or monumental outline services a principle or a description…

9 Ways to Fulfill Your Basic Needs
Addiction, Mental Health, WellnessIf you have ever taken a psychology class you have probably learned at least something about Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. In case you can’t remember or need a little refresher, here is what it’s all about: you need to fulfill your basic…

Stigma of Mental Illness
Mental HealthLong before recovery, rehabs, and relocating to California, I suffered from crippling depression. I used to ask myself constantly, "Can a person go to rehab for depression?" As a child, sometimes getting out of bed seemed impossible. I remember…

Alternative to Psychiatric Hospital
Mental Health, Psychiactric, TreatmentWhen a serious mental health condition results in significant impairment it is appropriate to explore therapeutic solutions that offer a higher level of care than outpatient care. A residential mental health program provides an alternative to…

What to Do When You Have Anxiety About Going to Work
Anxiety, Mental Health, TherapyThe feelings of anxiety do not begin with the morning alarm bell. Nope, the anxiety about going to work is felt throughout the night with fitful, restless sleep. The mere idea of entering the workplace triggers waves of stress that threaten…

How to Manage Chronic Fatigue and Anxiety
Anxiety, Mental Health, TreatmentAnxiety can leave us feeling perpetually wound and on edge. In fact, it is common to picture someone with anxiety as super high strung and irritable, ready to pounce. In reality, living with an anxiety disorder can be absolutely draining. Chronic…

Meth Induced Psychosis – Withdrawal, Symptoms, and Treatment
Addiction, MethIntroduction
Methamphetamine is a stimulant that can be consumed orally, intravenously, or nasally. Methamphetamine is similar in chemical formation to amphetamine, the common drug used to treat ADHD. Forms of methamphetamine are referred to…

The Connection Between Bipolar and Alcohol Abuse
Addiction, Alcohol, Bipolar, Mental HealthWhile the association between a mood disorder and co-occurring alcoholism is well established, the most prevalent dual diagnosis is the one involving bipolar disorder and alcohol. Although the science behind this particular comorbidity isn’t…

