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How to Treat Severe Clinical Depression

Treating Severe Clinical Depression Anyone who has battled clinical depression knows it is a force to be reckoned with. Depression can come on suddenly with no warning or may develop over a period of time. A severe bout of depression can…

Alternative to Mental Hospital and 5150

Mental Health, Treatment

If you or a loved one has experienced a mental health crisis, you know just how frightening it can be. When you are going through it, you may not know where to turn for help. You just assume a mental hospital is the only option, and reach for…

Can I Commit Myself to a Mental Hospital?

Mental Health

Anyone, if faced with a traumatic life event or deteriorating mental health, can experience a severe mental health crisis. When we finally reach our limits, and are no longer able to cope, a serious breakdown may occur. We may even wonder, “Can…

Is Bipolar a Disability?

Bipolar Disorder, Mental Health, Treatment

If you are suffering from the effects of bipolar disorder, it is probably having a huge impact on your life. The mood shifts make daily life unpredictable and hard, for sure, but is bipolar a disability? Read on to learn about bipolar and what…

Can Stress Cause These Common Symptoms

Mental Health

We all experience periods of heightened stress from time to time. These stress-filled chapters of life may be due to money problems, work-related stress, or parenting stress. Most of these stressful phases are short-lived and will resolve in…

Symptoms of Childhood Trauma in Adulthood

Mental Health, Treatment

It is a tragedy when a child is traumatized by situations that are outside of his or her control. Even more tragic is the fallout that childhood trauma can cause later on when they reach adulthood. It’s bad enough to have been abused or neglected…

How to Treat Depression When Antidepressants Don’t Work

Depression, Mental Health, Treatment

What To Do When Antidepressants Don't Work You had high hopes when you finally addressed your depression and were prescribed antidepressants. But even after the 4-6 week trial period, you didn’t feel any better on the meds. So, how do you…

How to Stop Shaking from Anxiety

Anxiety, Mental Health, Treatment

Does anxiety cause you to tremble and shake? Are you suddenly consumed with body tremors? If so, it is understandable that all you want to know is how to stop shaking from anxiety. How do you calm down and make it stop? Anxiety is a fear-based…

Do I Have Trauma?

Treatment

You toss and turn at night and have vivid and upsetting dreams. You may feel irritable much of the time, and find yourself drinking too much. You begin to wonder, “Do I have trauma or PTSD?” Living with the aftermath of experiencing trauma…

7 Grief Therapy Techniques

Depression, Grief, Treatment

Grieving is the emotional process of slowly coming to grips with a loss. Learn here about the grief therapy techniques that can assist you in the healing process. How Loss and Grief Can Impact Mental Health We all experience loss, whether…