Stress and health have a connection as stress can negatively affect a person physically, mentally, and emotionally. So, if you aren’t feeling well or like yourself lately and have been stressed out, it could be the reason. However, not managing your stress levels can come with long term effects, if it hasn’t already done so. […]
Depression: Signs, Statistics, Mobile Apps to Use, and More!
Quick self-assessment! Are you dealing with depression? Have you lost interest in activities you enjoy? Have you been feeling this way for at least 2 weeks now? If you’ve answered yes to both questions, you might be depressed. What is Depression? Depression is an illness that affects your mood and thoughts. It is also called […]
Keeping Up with Recovery from Eating Disorders in College
Going to college is a time in a person’s life to celebrate. You’ve reached your goal of graduating high school, are starting a new chapter in your life, and are about to take the first step on the journey to your dream career. Not to mention, all the new experiences you’ll have, all you’ll learn, […]
The Power of Gratitude in Recovery
Taking the time to work on yourself and heal from trauma, eating disorders, substance abuse, or other issues is hard work. It takes dedication, commitment, and patience to recognize growth and change. While on the road to healing, you’ll address many concepts; mindfulness, atonement, self-acceptance, etc. But, perhaps one of the most important ideas of […]
3 Things You May Not Know About Prescription Pill Addiction
For years, people have been using prescription medications to treat a number of things. But, only in recent years have we been able to assess the damage of over-prescribing and easy access to prescription drugs. With easy access to doctors who prescribe medications without moral consciousness and overwhelming numbers of prescription sales on the street, […]
Building Trust After Experiencing Addiction
There’s a stereotype about addiction that assumes people who struggle with it don’t have any willpower. Or, that they simply chose to use drugs or alcohol; therefore, they choose a life of addiction. In reality, developing an addiction is more complicated than that. Most people who get help for addiction have experiences that lead to […]
The 12 Step Recovery Program to Treat Eating Disorders
Have you ever heard of the 12 step recovery program? How about the term ‘Eating Disorder’, what is the first thing that comes to mind? Underweight? Vomiting? But this is far more serious than that. Eating Disorder is a widely misunderstood condition. It affects not only the physical but also the mental and psychological aspects […]
Long Term Effects of Eating Disorders on Relationships
Eating disorders can affect almost every aspect of life in some type of way. But, when people think about eating disorders, they often don’t consider the way that these disorders affect the people who care about the person living with them. For instance, the long term effects of eating disorders on romantic relationships. If you […]
Dealing with Loneliness and Addiction
Dealing with loneliness is not a rare human experience. In fact, there’s a study by the researchers at UC San Diego that suggests that 3 out of 4 Americans are lonely. Living with loneliness is an individual, subjective experience. But, it’s well known that the effects of loneliness can be both psychologically and physically damaging. […]
Approaches to Overcoming Negative Body Image in Treatment
When it comes to the development of eating disorders, body image plays a huge role. Essentially, body image is the way one perceives the way their own body looks. It can take into account self-feelings about weight, size, and basically any other physical attribute. Typically, women who are living with eating disorders experience negative body […]
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