How You Can Help a Loved One Self-Medicating Her Depression Articles>Mental HealthBy The Ranch TNDecember 15, 2016Depression and substance abuse occurring in the same person is not uncommon. Imagine that you feel depressed. Take your saddest day, your worst and most hopeless mood and multiply it by 10 and then extend it for weeks and weeks. That will give you an idea of what it feels like to have depression. Now,… Details
Are You an Overthinker? Why Being Stuck in Your Head Is Bad for Your Mental Health Articles>Mental HealthBy The Ranch TNDecember 12, 2016Growing up, many people learned that they could think and plan their way out of any problem. It gave them a sense of control and convinced them they could protect themselves from failure or pain. And in some ways, this talent for rational analysis had benefits. But what happens when you can’t stop thinking and… Details
How Equine Therapy Helps Treat Sex Addiction Articles>Mental HealthBy The Ranch TNDecember 6, 2016Sometimes the women and men seeking sex addiction treatment at The Ranch learn that we use equine therapy as part of our healing regimen, and they wonder what they heck riding horses has to do with their particular problem. They ask, “How will traipsing around the woods on the back of a 1,000 pound animal… Details
3 Things People With Eating Disorders Need During the Holidays Articles>Eating DisordersBy The Ranch TNNovember 22, 2016It’s hard to think of the holidays without thinking of food and lots of it. During this season, there is plenty of togetherness for families, friends and coworkers and just about every get-together is centered around food. More food is prepared, provided and shared than anyone needs. For many people, it’s a time for extreme… Details
Five Tips for Mindfulness Parenting in Recovery Articles>Mental HealthBy The Ranch TNNovember 10, 2016Being a parent can be trying on a good day, crazy-making on a bad one. Even the wisest, most emotionally mature, fully actualized Zen master armed with every possible warm nurturing instinct can at some point drop the mantle of infinite calm and morph into the Incredible Hulk when dealing with rambunctious kids or surly… Details
You Ate What? The Truth Behind Strange Eating Disorders Articles>Eating DisordersBy The Ranch TNOctober 27, 2016We all know kids who are “picky eaters” — the boy who will eat only hot dogs or the girl who refuses to eat anything but chicken nuggets in the shape of dinosaurs. We also know that kids will usually outgrow this behavior. But what about adults with strange eating habits? There’s the guy in… Details
Bulimic Women Often Abuse Alcohol Due to Genetics, Study Finds Articles>Dual DiagnosisBy The Ranch TNOctober 17, 2016New findings from a team of American scientists point to underlying genetic factors as a probable explanation for co-occurring symptoms of bulimia and alcohol abuse/alcoholism in Caucasian-American and African-American women.
The Frightening Drug Methcathinone Drug Abuse, Helpful ArticlesBy The Ranch TNOctober 17, 2016Methcathinone, also known as cat, Charlie or Jeff, is both a natural substance and one that can be created synthetically. It is related to the drugs called bath salts as well as to amphetamine and methamphetamine. It is a dangerous and harmful stimulant. Methcathinone side effects can be painful and lasting, and abuse of this… Details
Adultery Still a Criminal Offense at Home and Abroad Articles, RelationshipsBy The Ranch TNOctober 6, 2016Early in 2015, South Korea became the most recent Asian country to repeal its laws criminalizing adultery, making Taiwan and the Philippines the only Asian countries where adultery remains illegal. Most countries around the world have also decriminalized marital infidelity, although a few still officially consider it to be a crime even if they choose… Details
Is Jail a Safe Place for a Heroin Addict? Detox, Helpful ArticlesBy The Ranch TNOctober 4, 2016It’s hard to watch a loved one suffer from drug abuse. Their drug of choice provides an escape from reality and a dizzying high that can’t be found in day-to-day life. Why would a drug abuser want to stop feeling so good?
