Asking for help can be a challenging process. We know that we need help but the words don’t always come easily. By the time we’ve gathered the courage to ask for help, the situation is most likely to have reached a critical point. This video takes you through the process of how to communicate that you need help, that life has become unmanageable and you cannot go on alone.
So what could be wrong with positive thinking? The idea that one can improve one’s mental health, attain success, and conquer obstacles by adopting a more positive outlook has received a lot of attention in recent years. As the saying goes, “You get out what you put in.” If we put our attention and energy…
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is the manifestation of emotional dysfunctions after exposure to severe trauma. It can eventuate from a single traumatic event or from a lifelong cascade of such incidents. The resulting anguish is a major contributor to the prevalence of substance use disorders. PTSD stems primarily from involuntary mental responses to trauma. Anguish…
We have created a complete guide about this topic before and in a post here. Good gut health increases our overall health and well-being. Our guts are where the production of essential neurotransmitters that regulate mood, such as serotonin and dopamine takes place. Our gut health impacts our overall immune system and the absorption of…
To decide whether you suffer from a trauma-related stress disorder, you should understand the basic differences between Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (C-PTSD). The basic distinction between PTSD and C-PTSD can be summarised as follows: PTSD can be caused by a single traumatic incident. C-PTSD is usually caused by multiple (or…
The people that exist around you are part of your human experience. Each of them has a role and stature within that context understanding that we too are part of their experience. However big or small that role is our responsibility to each other as human beings come down to creating awareness in our own…
Clinical depression is a serious mental health condition that can become chronic and operate in prolonged cycles unless actively treated. Alcohol use issues often occur in conjunction with depression because the substance is used to numb-out psychological pain or ‘put feelings to sleep‘. So does alcohol make depression worse or does depression make alcohol use…