Signs Your Antidepressant Dose is Too Low

Signs Your Antidepressant Dose is Too Low

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If you have sought medical help for depression, chances are your doctor prescribed an antidepressant to help relieve symptoms. However, antidepressants take several weeks before the effects begin to make a difference. If, after six weeks or…
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents

Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents

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If there is one thing most of us can agree on it’s the fact that we don’t get to pick our parents. Most parents do the best they can with the tools they have. However, some parents lack a certain level of emotional maturity that can have…
Emotional Support Animal Registration

Emotional Support Animal Registration

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Our pets provide us with unconditional love, that is a fact, but did you know they offer mental health support, too? An emotional support animal is much more than just your trusted companion. This adorable dog or cat plays a pivotal role in…
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Can You Go to Urgent Care for Mental Health

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Just as a health crisis can suddenly require a trip to urgent care, the same can be said for a mental health event. However, most people are unaware that urgent care facilities are equipped to stabilize someone going through a mental health…
Signs of Repressed Childhood Trauma in Adults

Signs of Repressed Childhood Trauma in Adults

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Some events that occur in childhood are so traumatic that the brain protects us by blocking the memory. Having repressed the trauma, the child then goes into adulthood with the traumatic memory tucked safely away. However, repressed traumatic…
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How to Treat Severe Clinical Depression

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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 upend your life,…
Alternative to Mental Hospital and 5150

Alternative to Mental Hospital and 5150

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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

Can I Commit Myself to a Mental Hospital?

Anyone can experience a mental health crisis when faced with trauma, ongoing stress, or worsening symptoms. If you reach a point where you can’t cope, you might ask: Can I check myself into a mental health hospital? The answer is yes—you…
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Is Bipolar a Disability?

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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…
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Can Stress Cause These Common Symptoms

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…