Those who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are more likely to misuse alcohol and other substances. By using alcohol to escape the mental distress they experience with PTSD, these individuals make themselves susceptible to an addiction that will...
Trauma can result from any stressful event involving a threat to your safety, and it can trigger an emotional, psychological, or physical response that can profoundly impact your mental health. Unfortunately, many people don’t take the time to properly process and...
While anniversaries are often positive reminders of happy events like weddings and first dates, not all anniversaries are days you want to remember. The date of the death of a loved one, a natural disaster, or any other traumatic event can trigger an “anniversary...
Everyone needs time to get away from the stress of day-to-day life. Mental health retreats offer a sort of mental detox, providing a place to decompress and come away refreshed. But not all mental health retreats are created equal. Here, we’ll take a closer look at...
For millions of women, giving birth is a momentous occasion filled with a host of emotions — joy, sadness, happiness, fear, worry, hope. For many of these women, these feelings are navigated at a typical pace, dealt with over the weeks and months that follow as they...
At the root of many substance abuse problems is a trauma from the individual’s past. In some cases, the trauma originated in childhood and was so profound that the repercussions have tormented the individual well into adulthood. In other cases, the trauma was more...
