Watching your loved ones struggle with addiction can leave you feeling helpless but know that you are not alone and that there is hope for a successful recovery. Offering support and finding professional treatment is the best way to get someone on the road to a sober and happy life. We offe...
Watching your loved ones struggle with addiction can leave you feeling helpless but know that you are not alone and that there is hope for a successful recovery. Offering support and finding professional treatment is the best way to get someone on the road to a sober and happy life. We offe...
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"Dogs are very present. If someone is struggling with something, they know how to sit there and be loving," says Dr. Ann Berger, a physician and researcher at the NHCl clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. "Their attention is focused on the person all the time."...
“EXPLAIN YOURSELF” in a DM. It wasnot about anything technicaland quite frankly a little bit of common sense or googling and the person could have figured it out. It was not someone I know, but it was someone many in our #SQL community know. I’m not going to call the person out...
even denial – about the diagnosis. However, a lack of knowledge may energize you to be proactive in seeking out answers and making a plan. Alternatively, if you, or someone close to you, have struggled with mental illness, you may feel more equipped to deal with it. Keep in mind that...
At the beginning, a friend would post when they needed added motivation with a task and someone would respond to help get it done. By the end of 2020, it had grown marginally — from the initial dozen to about 100 people. Most users were seeking help with their ADHD or executive ...
An event or a situation can be traumatic for a teen even if they don’t experience the danger themselves. As an example, seeing someone else get injured or perhaps die from a violent crime. Teens don’t need to witness violence or dangerous situation. Being told that someone they care abo...
As someone who works with children and teens in a clinical setting every day, I see the struggle firsthand when it comes to children trying to identify their emotions. One study demonstrated that affect labeling can reduce physiological responses to emotional stimuli, showing the potential fo...
As I am approaching the age of 30, someone who I would consider popular would be friendly and well-liked—someone I would actually trust and feel accepted by. As a therapist who works with adolescent clients, I hear similar narratives with regard to a “popular group"—that they are “...