Grief Sleep disorders or poor sleep habits Medications Substance use An overactive or underactive thyroid Medical conditions Other mental health conditions Chronic pain Anemia or iron deficiency Due to the likelihood of fatigue appearing as a symptom of a multitude of medical disorders, consult your ...
The first step to recovery is recognizing that you have a problem. This means understanding that the addiction has taken over your life and needs to be addressed before it gets worse. The goal is to understand the cause of your addiction and learn to acknowledge and accept it. This can be...
distillation of the book results in one whose reach extends beyond parent/child grief. This book is for anyone who needs a guiding hand from a parental figure, and mother/author Suzy Hopkins fills in that space with encouragement and permission to switch jobs, take a mental health day, protes...
Dealing with chronic illness, mobility limitations, pain, cognitive decline, grief and isolation can affect your quality of life and cause depression, anxiety and sleep deprivation. Anxiety and depression, in turn, can adversely affect your physical health and create a vicious negative cycle. That’...
Right now, I am facing a loved one in crisis. Without sharing details, we aren’t sure if this person is getting the help they need or if they have literally disappeared from our lives. Lament. Deep despair. Hopelessness. The definition of lament is: “a passionate expression of grief or...
I showed my friend Meghan some old Instagram photos and she witnessed my intense grief. She knows it well. She’s also a breast cancer survivor and she dropped this wisdom bomb on me like no other. “Don’t look back. It will eat you alive,” she said. “Look forward, that’s the...
Extreme grief Depression In addition, some dissociative factors—which often result from childhood trauma like abuse—could also cause hallucinations, including: Memory loss and amnesia Detachment Serious relationship challenges If you believe that you may be experiencing hallucinations—especially if you hav...
I personally have experienced all of these and it has caused a lot of grief and procrastination. While these factors are powerful forces that keep you reliving the past, they pale in comparison to the pain that will haunt you from not pursuing a better future. These factors are dream ...
One of the most profound areas where pets help with emotional healing is in times of grief. Losing a loved one, whether it’s a friend, family member, or even another pet, can leave a gaping emotional void. Pets, through their consistent affection and presence, help to fill that void wi...
mourning needs clinical intervention due to complications. Persistent complex bereavement disorder can cause sufferers to feel extreme yearning for a deceased loved one as described in the DSM-5, and known as prolonged grief disorder in the 11th R...