Dual Diagnosis: Understanding Sex Addiction With Bipolar Disorder Articles>Dual DiagnosisBy The Ranch TNFebruary 5, 2015Bipolar disorder manifests itself in one college student’s “need” to sexually expose himself on campus. Marty was diagnosed with bipolar 1 disorder in the spring of his junior year in college. The symptoms had emerged during adolescence, but it wasn’t until a particularly startling manic episode that Marty’s doctor knew his depression was more than… Details
Is It Really Possible To Love Too Much? Articles>Sex AddictionBy The Ranch TNFebruary 3, 2015When you love someone, you have intense feelings of warmth and affection. The other person has become extremely important to you, and it’s hard to imagine a life that doesn’t include him or her. Experiencing love is one of the most valued and wonderful of human experiences. In most cases, love is a healthy, positive… Details
Dual-Diagnosis: Anorexia and the Prevalence of Self-Harm Articles>Eating DisordersBy The Ranch TNJanuary 31, 2015Liv was 12 the first time she shoved away from the dinner table, declaring, “I’m too fat!” Her mother was shocked that such a young girl could have those feelings, and her father didn’t take her seriously. No one could have known that Liv had been nurturing such fears for over a year, and that… Details
For PTSD Sufferers, Emotional Content of Memories Separates From Context Helpful Articles, Mental HealthBy The Ranch TNJanuary 30, 2015People affected by post-traumatic stress disorder become susceptible to reliving trauma exposure when emotions associated with that trauma lose the factual context that places them in a rational framework, a new study by a team of Spanish and Brazilian researchers has found.
Trauma Bonding in Addictive Relationships Articles>Mental HealthBy The Ranch TNJanuary 29, 2015Jay and Lea met like many couples do these days—on an Internet dating site. The two had a great deal in common, more even than they understood from the rampant get-to-know-you messages the two passed between them. Private messages soon turned into texting and video chatting, and eventually the pair decided to meet. Their attraction… Details
Sex Addiction and Codependency Articles>Sex AddictionBy The Ranch TNJanuary 29, 2015Sex addiction is a complicated issue. Some experts would argue that it is a true addiction, but all agree that people can develop unhealthy sexual attitudes, behaviors and compulsions. When sex addiction exists in a codependent relationship, two people are locked in a destructive way of living. Codependency is not uncommon, but when it comes… Details
Mini-Strokes Linked to Onset of PTSD Mental HealthBy The Ranch TNJanuary 28, 2015People who experience a mini-stroke, often called a transient ischemic attack (TIA), have an increased risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder, a new study finds.
Eating Disorders “on the Wire”: An Interview with Jenn Friedman Articles>Eating DisordersBy The Ranch TNJanuary 24, 2015Food fuels the body and can nourish the soul. But what happens when it seduces and torments? According to information from the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders:
Why Opioid Prescriptions Should Include Risk Assessment for Drug Abuse and Addiction Articles>Drug Addiction, Articles>Early RecoveryBy The Ranch TNJanuary 23, 2015Over half of the 41,502 drug overdose deaths in the U.S. in 2012 were due to prescription drugs, and 72 percent of these were related to opioid painkillers like OxyContin and Vicodin. In 2012, there were 259 million prescriptions written for painkillers in the U.S., enough for every single adult in the country to have… Details
Vermont Aggressively Tackling Heroin Epidemic Articles>Drug AddictionBy The Ranch TNJanuary 23, 2015In America, we are still in the early phases of what some have termed a heroin epidemic. But in Vermont, where heroin use has been growing by leaps and bounds, there is nothing theoretical about the arrival of a truly dire situation.
