Alcohol use disorder, which includes alcoholism, is a pattern of behavior where the person cannot control their drinking and is preoccupied with drinking even when it causes them problems. …
or Other Dysfunctional Home
Being a child in a dysfunctional home has long-lasting effects on their lives clear into adulthood. The secrecy and pain that accompany growing up in such a home leave permanent scars, plus behaviors that can be changed.
This article will tackle what it means to be an adult child of…
September 10 is Suicide Awareness Day
This article is written to the family members and friends who love someone with any mental health issue who are suicidal.
Suicide is a topic most folks would rather not speak about. It is frightening that someone they love could decide they do not wish to live any longer and…
Even when you have little money
Healthcare is one of the highest expenses most people will incur during their lifetimes. The high cost of healthcare has driven many to worry about how they can afford to pay for it, causing some to ignore their mental and physical health problems.
This article will define a trauma healthcare…
August 31, 2021
Overdoses from illicit and prescription drugs are on the rise in the United States, leaving 92,500 dead and thousands of grieving family members, friends, and communities wondering what could have been done to save their lives.
August 31 is International Overdose day, when all people globally are asked to consider…
The answer will leave you speechless.
Adults who experienced adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), aka traumatic experiences as children, still pay for what happened to them years, even decades later. But what are adverse childhood experiences? And how do they affect you today?
This article shall attempt to explain ACEs and to help you recognize just how…
June was PTSD Awareness Month
This series has focused on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and how it affects those who live with its symptoms. PTSD is, as we have seen, a life-altering disorder that changes the direction of many people’s lives.
In this article, we shall focus on healing strategies and the hope that one…
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has become well-known among the public today. However, many do not understand that anyone can form PTSD and ignore the symptoms putting themselves at risk for health and emotional problems.
June is post-traumatic stress disorder awareness month, so it seemed an excellent opportunity to write about…
Its relationship to dissociative identity disorder
We’ve all heard the words trauma and traumatized used in pop culture plus newspapers and journals, but what is it? What makes trauma the heart of so many mental health diagnoses, and how can we combat it?
Dissociative identity disorder (DID) is a trauma-related disorder, and to understand the condition…
