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How to Help Someone with Bipolar Disorder
If you or a loved one has or is coping with a bipolar family member, you understand this condition is very challenging. The extreme mood shifts and erratic behaviors can be hard for both the person with bipolar disorder and the people in their lives. People living with bipolar disorder must learn how to cope with their conditions. It’s also important that their loved ones know how to help when they’re going through a depressive
How A Social Support System Contributes to Better Psychological Health
As humans, our support system has a major influence on our lives. Our support systems can impact every aspect of our lives and can even influence how successful we are. Whether your social support network is your family, your significant other, your children, a close group of friends, or even all of the above, they have a significant influence on your life. A solid support system can mean prolonged success and happy and healthy life.
How Yoga Can Help Improve Your Mental Health
How Yoga Can Help Improve Your Mental Health June 21st is considered as International Yoga Day, and the benefits of this alternative practice are done by people all over the world. Most people consider yoga to be a physical health practice for better flexibility, weight loss, and even improved breathing. However, what most do not realize is that yoga is also a great alternative or holistic treatment for behavioral health. Modern yoga is technically the
8 Benefits of Mental Health Counseling
Mental health counseling isn’t just for people who struggle with mental health, but for anyone who has concerns about mental health at any given time. Whether you have stress in your life, problems with a relationship, or anything else that weighs on your mind, you can benefit from mental health counseling. The counseling process is like an educational experience. The patient learns more about him/herself and gains new skills. Counseling also sometimes includes learning about
How Does Social Isolation Affect Mental Health?
We hope everyone is doing well both physically and mentally during these troubling times. As we are all aware, COVID-19 has been having a significant impact on our businesses, friends, and families, and especially our mental health. People are feeling anxious and socially isolated, and nobody knows when, or if, everything will begin to function like normal again. It seems as though all of this has happened very suddenly. These times are uncertain, but
Neurofeedback
There are all types of therapies that are used to help people that are suffering from mental health issues. One therapy that has become innovative to reduce the uncomfortableness with withdrawal is neurofeedback. This approach to treatment is also referred to as neurofeedback, EEG biofeedback, and brainwave biofeedback. Neurotherapy is a specific form of biofeedback that uses electronic monitoring of normal body functions to train a person to acquire control of that function. Biofeedback can
How Codependent Behaviors Can Pop Up in Everyday Life
When we think of codependency we think of relationships. Many people believe codependency is literally being overly dependent on our significant other, and while this can be one characteristic in certain types of codependent situations, it’s not the only one. Did you know codependent relationships can be between friends, family members, co-workers, or bosses? One or both people in the relationship can exhibit codependency. In fact, even those of us who have healthy boundaries and
Warning Signs of Postpartum Psychosis
Depression is a common ailment that can happen to a mother after they have given birth. Postpartum depression can happen anywhere up to twelve months after a baby is born and often begins around the third or fourth month after giving birth, having a miscarriage, an abortion, or a stillbirth. Those that get postpartum can be triggered from trauma that stems from complications during pregnancy, birth, or early parenting. On the other hand, having a
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