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Overcoming Hidden Drinking Cues This Holiday

Addiction Treatment

The holidays are rife with things that make picking up a drink feel like the most natural thing in the world. Maybe it once was, but that urge can feel…

Why Bipolar Diagnoses Are Rising in Young People

Mental Health

In recent years, bipolar diagnoses in young people have become more common. While the National Institute of Mental Health has been hesitant to attribute the rise to any one factor,…

Does Depression Accelerate Aging?

Articles

Everyone experiences some form of sadness or grief at different points in their lives. It is a normal reaction to losses or changes. However, when the low moods do not…

What Help Is Available for Trauma Victims?

Mental Health

Trauma can be a turning point in someone’s life. Regardless of their previous experience or outlook on life, one event can significantly impact how they live the rest of their…

How to Get Past an Alcoholic’s Excuses

Addiction

An alcoholic’s excuses are legendary. All kinds of people who are addicted use excuses to deny that they have a problem. Still, with alcohol being a legal and socially acceptable…

Is Suicide a Hidden Risk of Substance Abuse?

Addiction

There are many risks and dangers associated with substance abuse: brain damage, addiction, cancer, and others. What most people don’t consider when they first start using is the hidden risk…

How Do You Know If You Have a Problem with Gambling?

Addiction

While it is true that most people can and do gamble responsibly, for some individuals, what may begin as just casual entertainment sometimes crosses over the line into problem gambling.…

Are Process Addictions Real Addictions?

Addiction Treatment

Process addictions are addictions to an activity or process, such as gambling, eating, spending, sex, and work. But are process addictions real? Many of the symptoms are similar to those…

What Are the Treatments for Sex Addiction?

Addiction Treatment

Sex addiction is one of several possible terms used to describe patterns of sexual conduct, sexual thought, or sexual fantasy that seriously impair a person’s ability to maintain a sense…

5 Connections Between Women and Trauma

Addiction

Women are twice as likely to develop PTSD as men. This may occur because women are also more likely to have sexual trauma both as children and as adults. Sexual…

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Overcoming Hidden Drinking Cues This Holiday

Why Bipolar Diagnoses Are Rising in Young People

Does Depression Accelerate Aging?

What Help Is Available for Trauma Victims?

How to Get Past an Alcoholic’s Excuses

Is Suicide a Hidden Risk of Substance Abuse?

How Do You Know If You Have a Problem with Gambling?

Are Process Addictions Real Addictions?

What Are the Treatments for Sex Addiction?

5 Connections Between Women and Trauma

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