Is Your Partner in Danger of Becoming an Alcoholic? Addiction Treatment, Alcohol Abuse, Mental HealthBy Promises AustinJanuary 20, 2020Casual or social drinking is a common form of behavior, and women involved in serious romantic relationships are generally not concerned if their partners imbibe on occasion, even if they themselves are teetotalers. On the other hand, no woman wants to become involved with a full-blown alcoholic, unless perhaps she has a drinking problem of…
How Childhood Pain Leads to Relationship Trauma Family Resources, Mental Health, Personal Resources, PTSD & TraumaBy Promises AustinJanuary 19, 2020People with a history of childhood trauma often carry those issues unconsciously forward into adult relationships. A pattern of childhood neglect, emotional or physical abuse, or a story involving sexual molestation or rape creates difficulties for adults as they attempt to make long-term bonds in committed relationships. It is not uncommon to find such an…
Overcoming Hopelessness in Depression Depression, Family Resources, Mental Health, Personal ResourcesBy Promises AustinJanuary 18, 2020“Things will never get better.” “I’m worthless.” “I’ll never be happy.” If these statements sound familiar, you may be struggling with depression. One of the most prevalent psychiatric disorders, depression afflicts nearly 7 million Americans annually. Almost one-third of these cases are classified as severe, and they are the ones in which feelings of hopelessness…
Sober New Years Addiction TreatmentBy Promises AustinJanuary 17, 2020Leave a commentNew Year’s Eve is a time of celebration with friends and family. If you’re committing not to drink this year, then it can also be a challenging time. Just about everywhere you go, there is alcohol present during this festive occasion. Navigating the evening can be difficult. However, it is possible to have a sober…
Compulsive Shopping in Women Family Resources, Mental Health, Personal Resources, Process AddictionsBy Promises AustinJanuary 17, 2020Compulsive shopping, also known as shopping addiction, is an unofficial mental health disorder characterized by shopping or spending behaviors that function in roughly the same ways that alcohol or drug use function in substance addiction. It belongs to a larger of group of unofficial disorders known as behavioral addictions or process addictions. These addictions occur…
Specific Phobias in Women Family Resources, Mental Health, Mental Health - Women, Personal ResourcesBy Promises AustinJanuary 16, 2020Specific phobia is a medical term used to describe a persistent, irrational fear-based reaction to things or situations that have a minor or nonexistent potential to cause harm. Various people can develop this type of response to almost anything. However, some phobic reactions occur much more frequently than others. Women and girls develop specific phobias…
Schizoaffective Disorder in Women Family Resources, Mental Health, SchizophreniaBy Promises AustinJanuary 15, 2020Schizoaffective disorder is a psychiatric condition characterized by a set of symptoms that combines features of schizophrenia with features of depression, mania, or some other form of mood disorder. Compared to most other mental illnesses, doctors know relatively little about schizoaffective illness. This is true, in part, because of the complex combination of symptoms that…
Narcissistic Personality Disorder in Women Family Resources, Mental Health, Mental Health - Women, RecoveryBy Promises AustinJanuary 14, 2020Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) is a mental health condition marked by deep-seated insecurity hidden behind such things as outsized displays of arrogance, self-importance, and self-adulation. This condition affects a small but significant percentage of American adults. Both women and men develop NPD. However, the condition’s impact on women differs from its impact on men in…
Fun Sober Activities Addiction TreatmentBy Promises AustinJanuary 13, 2020Leave a commentOne of the greatest challenges to getting sober is re-discovering your identity outside of drinking. Before you began rehab, going to the bars, hanging out at parties, drinking during the game, or unwinding with a glass of wine may have been your normal routine. One of the ways to disassociate with alcohol is to engage…
Bipolar Disorder Not Otherwise Specified Bipolar, Family Resources, Mental Health, Personal ResourcesBy Promises AustinJanuary 13, 2020Bipolar disorder not otherwise specified (BP-NOS) is the diagnostic category that mental health professionals use when describing bipolar symptoms that don’t fit the criteria for an official form of bipolar illness. As such, the category acts as a generalized depository for bipolar-related characteristics. Despite its catchall nature, a BP-NOS diagnosis is medically serious. In many…
