What Are The 4 R’s Of Anxiety?
Anxiety is a pain in the butt. At some point, everyone feels anxious in their lives. For people with clinical anxiety, however, there are times where the anxiety does not match the situation. They feel anxious to the point where it is exhausting, and the anxiety does not serve them. There are ways, though, that […]
It Happens to Those We Least Expect
When someone famous dies, there is often shock and confusion, especially when the person was young and seemingly healthy. People wonder how it happened. They want the inside details. Often, however, when they receive those inside details, they are devastated to learn the celebrity died in a way they didn’t expect. This is often true […]
DBT Skill: ABC PLEASE
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) focuses on the present moment. Mindfulness can be helpful for individuals with depression, anxiety, a substance use disorder, or even someone without a mental illness! Everyone has mental health to nurture, and practicing mindfulness helps you do that. During mindfulness, you are focused on the present moment — what you are […]
How Can I Challenge My Negative Thoughts?
Everyone is plagued by negative thoughts every once in a while. They may be a response to a certain situation, like failing a big test or not getting that job promotion. We can usually get past these thoughts by telling ourselves we did our best or that it wasn’t meant to be. Most of us […]
DBT Skill: The 3 Minds
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) focuses on the present moment. Mindfulness can be helpful for individuals with depression, anxiety, a substance use disorder, or even someone without a mental illness! Everyone has mental health to nurture, and practicing mindfulness helps you do that. During mindfulness, you are focused on the present moment — what you are […]
Healthy Coping Skills For Co-Occurring Disorders
Oftentimes when someone is dealing with a substance use disorder, they may very well be dealing with another mental health disorder. Mood and anxiety disorders are common in people dealing with substance use. Having a substance use disorder while also having depression or anxiety would qualify as having a co-occurring disorder. These dual diagnoses are […]
What is Shadow Work?
Our shadow is the term sometimes used to represent the part of ourselves we consider to be our dark side – our secrets, our shame, our wounds and our fears. Shadow work is the process of confronting those difficult elements of ourselves so that we can free ourselves from the negative impacts of our pain […]