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15 Positive Affirmations for Anxiety
If you have an anxiety disorder, simply thinking good thoughts won’t be enough to completely eradicate the symptoms you have been experiencing. But positive...
ADD vs ADHD: What’s the Difference?
At Montare Behavioral Health, we treat all variations of ADHD. A common question we receive is, “What’s the difference between ADD vs ADHD?” Two...
Social Media and Mental Health: What are the Positive and Negative Effects?
Social media has had a huge impact on society, especially on a person’s mental health over time. It’s changed the way we communicate and...
Vitamin D: The Connection to Depression and Anxiety
Do you have a vitamin D deficiency? There’s a large chance you might as an American. Around 42% of Americans have a vitamin D...
Does Trazodone Cause Weight Gain?
Trazodone is commonly prescribed for sleep, anxiety, and depression. Because it’s often taken nightly and sometimes long term, many people ask the same practical question: Does trazodone cause weight...
How Long Does Adderall Stay in Your System?
Adderall is a commonly prescribed medication for ADHD and narcolepsy. Because it’s a stimulant and a controlled substance, questions about how long it stays in your system often come...
Is Trazodone a Benzodiazepine? Understanding Trazodone and Anxiety
Trazodone is often prescribed for sleep and anxiety, which leads many people to ask an important question: Is trazodone a benzodiazepine? The answer is no. Trazodone is not a...
Serotonin Syndrome: What It Is, Why It Happens, and When to Get Help
Serotonin is a chemical messenger that helps regulate mood, sleep, digestion, and body temperature. It plays an important role in mental health treatment. But when serotonin levels rise too...
Indigenous Native American Mental Health: Understanding the Roots of Healing
Mental health in Indigenous and Native American communities cannot be understood without history. For many Native people, emotional distress isn’t just personal. It’s layered. It carries family memory, cultural...
Facial Dysmorphia: When the Mirror Lies
Most people have something about their appearance they don’t love. That’s normal. Facial dysmorphia is different. It’s not about vanity or insecurity. It’s about the brain fixating on perceived...
Can Men Get Postpartum Depression?
When people hear the phrase postpartum depression, most think of mothers. That makes sense. Pregnancy and birth place enormous physical and emotional demands on women. But postpartum depression is...
When Someone Can’t See They’re Struggling: Understanding Loss of Insight in Mental Illness
One of the most painful and confusing experiences for families is watching someone clearly struggle while insisting they are fine. Loved ones may ask, “Why won’t they just accept...
Mental Health Doesn’t Discriminate: What Tylor Chase’s Story Teaches Us
Introduction The recent news surrounding Tylor Chase, best known for his role on Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide, has brought renewed attention to an uncomfortable truth many families already...
Emotional Numbness: Why You Feel Nothing (and Why It’s Not the Same as Being “Okay”)
Many people seeking mental health treatment do not describe feeling sad, anxious, or overwhelmed. Instead, they say they feel nothing at all. No joy. No excitement. No deep sadness....
Burnout vs Depression: How to Tell the Difference (and Why It Matters)
Introduction Feeling exhausted, unmotivated, or emotionally drained has become common, especially among working professionals, parents, and caregivers. Many people assume they are burned out and try to push through...
High-Functioning Depression: The Signs People Often Miss
Depression doesn’t always look like staying in bed or withdrawing from life. Many people with depression continue to work, maintain relationships, and meet responsibilities—while quietly struggling inside. This experience...
Emotional Flooding: Why It Happens and How Trauma-Informed Care Helps
Everyone feels overwhelmed from time to time, but for trauma survivors or individuals with complex psychiatric conditions, emotions can escalate rapidly and intensely. This experience, known as emotional flooding,...
Complexed Diagnoses and Integrated Mental Health Care
Mental health treatment is often portrayed as a one-to-one relationship: a client and a therapist working together toward healing. While this model can be effective for mild to moderate...
How Trauma Rewires the Brain, and How Therapy Rebuilds It
When people talk about trauma, they often describe emotional scars. But trauma doesn’t only live in memory—it reshapes the brain’s circuitry itself. Experiences such as abuse, violence, neglect, or...