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The Danger of Pro-Ana, Pro-Mia, and Pro-Eating Disorder Sites
Pro-ana, pro-anorexia, and pro-bulimia (or pro-mia) are terms that refer to content that is primarily found online and promotes the behavior and attitudes that are part of some eating disorders. The pro-ana sites and social media that provide this content often state or imply that this is part of a personal lifestyle choice instead of symptoms of an illness. Why Is This Happening? A lot of people assume that individuals who post pro-ana or pro-mia
What is Trauma Bonding?
Trauma is an emotional response to a terrible event like an accident, domestic violence, or sexual assault. Immediately after a traumatic event, you may experience shock and denial as well as other typical reactions that can cause long-term trauma, including unpredictable flashbacks, strained relationships, and other physical symptoms. When a person is exposed to multiple traumatic events such as domestic violence and sexual abuse over time, it often leads that person to be unable to
Why Making Good Choices Isn’t Always Easy
By Susan Reiner for Montare Behavioral Health It’s January, and while some of us are happy to have just made it through 2021 intact, many of us have likely begun this new year, as with many others in the past, with resolutions to improve in countless ways. Maybe you’ve decided to quit smoking, or to finally clean out the stack of papers that have been accumulating on your desk, or to commit to exercising more.
How Do Mood Stabilizers Work?
A mood stabilizer is a type of medication that helps people control and ”even out” mood swings such as Mania Hypomania Depression They work by decreasing abnormal activity in the brain. Many people don’t fully understand how mood-stabilizing medications work. Scientists believe that they influence certain neurotransmitters in the brain (chemicals in the nerve cells) that may play a part in causing mood disturbance. Evidence has shown that anticonvulsants ( a type of mood stabilizer)
ADD v ADHD: What’s the Difference?
At Montare Behavioral Health, we treat both ADD and ADHD. A common question we receive is what’s the difference between ADD v ADHD. Two of the most common mental disorders are attention deficit disorder (ADD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). ADD is technically a type of ADHD. As a result, some of the character traits that are associated with ADD are also associated with ADHD. As a result, many people use the terms ADD
End of Year Reflections
The end of the year is commonly a time when many of us reflect on how we’ve spent the last twelve months: what we’ve learned, how we’ve grown, our wins and successes, and also the things that haven’t gone as planned, the people or things that have hurt or disappointed us, and the ways we haven’t lived up to the past year’s goals. It can be a difficult time of year emotionally. Over the year,
Gratitude for Our Differences
With the holidays here, it’s likely you will be gathering with family and friends for meals and celebrations. And it’s also likely that you will have a range of differences with those you interact with. Those differences can be relatively minor—like what your favorite color is, or which style of music you like—or more significant, like your political views, or your value system. How we deal with these differences can have a significant impact on
Relationship Between Anxiety and Depression
Everyone throughout their lives experiences some form of both anxiety and depression. Both are relatively common emotions. Although they might be on opposite sides of the emotion spectrum (anxiety being high-energy and depression low-energy), anxiety and depression are much more connected than people may think. As a result, a person with anxiety is much more likely to experience depression and a person suffering from depression is much more likely to experience anxiety. Let’s take a
Relationships and Mental Health
Reflections based on our podcast with JD Kalmenson and Katherine Woodward Thomas Going through the pandemic lock-downs, being away from our school, or work environments, churches, concerts, and the many other venues for social interaction, has caused us to remember just how important our connections with others are for our overall well-being. For the large majority of us, our relationships are key to how we feel about ourselves, our identity, and our sense of value
Can Stress Cause Constipation or Stomach Pain
Scientists know of the many interconnections between the body’s many systems, resulting in complex interactions that researchers now understand a bit better. Recently, studies have proven a link between the digestive tract and brain function. What happens in your gut affects both physiological and psychological activity in the brain. Thus, can stress cause constipation or stomach pain? The Link Between Gut Health and Mental Health In the past, researchers believed that mental health issues could
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