What’s the Difference Between PMS vs PMDD?
For many women, the menstrual cycle comes with an array of physical and emotional changes. These changes can range from mild discomfort to severe disruption in daily life.
What’s the Difference Between Disordered Eating and Eating Disorders
In today’s world, where there is so much focus on how we look and achieve certain body ideals, it’s no surprise that our relationship with food can feel confusing or even stressful. These pressures can make it hard to separate normal eating habits from patterns that might be harmful. Two common terms you’ll hear when discussing these challenges are disordered eating and eating disorders.
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How To Deal With Adult Peer Pressure in Recovery
Peer pressure, often associated with adolescence, doesn’t magically disappear with age. Adult peer pressure can be just as subtle, yet incredibly powerful, shaping our decisions, behaviors, and even our identities. This can be especially daunting for those in recovery. Peer pressure, both overt and subtle, can cause individuals in recovery to question their sobriety.
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Gender differences in substance use disorders
Addiction affects men and women differently, influenced by biological, psychological, and societal factors. These differences shape how substance use disorders develop, progress, and respond to treatment.
Why do people relapse
Why do people relapse and how? Most, importantly, how do you prevent it? Understanding these questions will keep you a step ahead of relapsing potential and achieving lasting sobriety. Here we’ll introduce you to a variety of relapse prevention techniques and how to keep your guard up during the most high-risk relapse periods.
PTSS vs PTSD: Understanding the Key Differences
When discussing mental health, two terms often arise in conversations about trauma: Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome (PTSS) and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). While these terms may seem interchangeable, they represent distinct concepts within mental health care.
Hangover Anxiety: How to Cope With the Aftermath
Put simply, professional help from a trained therapist is how to deal with hangover anxiety most efficiently. Unfortunately, most sufferers don’t get the help they need. Worse yet, they pass it off as just excessive drinking that leaves you feeling less than yourself.
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The Connection Between Substance Abuse and Domestic Violence
Substance abuse and domestic violence are two deeply intertwined issues that can create a devastating cycle of harm. Many people don’t realize just how closely linked these two challenges are, as each can exacerbate the other in complex ways.
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What’s the Link Between Peer Pressure and Addiction?
Many people associate peer pressure with childhood or teenage years. When it comes to the way peer pressure is portrayed throughout society, you may think that the concept of peer pressure is exclusive to that age range. However, that is simply not the case.
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How to Help Someone Cope With PTSD and Night Terrors
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, is a mental health condition that may develop after a person goes through or witnesses a traumatic event. These events could be life-threatening situations, severe accidents, natural disasters, or any experience that leaves a person feeling intensely fearful or helpless.
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