Narcissistic Personality Disorder in WomenFamily 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… Details
Fun Sober ActivitiesAddiction TreatmentBy Promises AustinJanuary 13, 2020One 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… Details
Bipolar Disorder Not Otherwise SpecifiedBipolar, 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… Details
Histrionic Personality Disorder in WomenFamily Resources, Mental Health, Mental Health - WomenBy Promises AustinJanuary 12, 2020Histrionic personality disorder (HPD) is a psychiatric condition characterized by highly dramatic and/or emotional attention-seeking conduct that disrupts a person’s ability to participate fully in everyday life. It belongs to a larger group of conditions commonly referred to as Cluster B personality disorders. Women develop histrionic personality disorder roughly four times more frequently than men.… Details
Avoidant Personality Disorder in WomenFamily Resources, Mental Health, Mental Health - Women, Personal ResourcesBy Promises AustinJanuary 11, 2020Avoidant personality disorder (AvPD) is a psychiatric disorder characterized by a persistent pattern of excessive shyness, sensitivity, or sense of inadequacy that hinders full involvement in social and/or interpersonal aspects of everyday life. Avoidant personality disorder in women develops at roughly the same rate as men, and it affects people from both genders in essentially… Details
Stress Management TechniquesAddiction TreatmentBy Promises AustinJanuary 10, 2020You can’t always control your circumstances. You can’t control the bills or how others act. And, you can’t control certain things that happen. You can, however, control how you react. More importantly, you have the power to control your level of stress. With the right stress management techniques, you have the ability to navigate through… Details
Dysthymia in WomenFamily Resources, Mental Health, Mental Health - Women, Personal ResourcesBy Promises AustinJanuary 10, 2020Dysthymia is a psychiatric condition that belongs to a larger group of conditions known as depressive disorders. People with the disorder have somewhat less severe forms of some of the symptoms found in people with major depressive disorder (major depression). However, by its very nature, dysthymia lasts for extended periods of time, and its overall… Details
Adjustment Disorders in WomenFamily Resources, Mental HealthBy Promises AustinJanuary 9, 2020Adjustment disorder is a general term used to describe several related forms of mental illness that can occur when people don’t recover from the effects of traumatic or stressful events within a certain amount of time. The specific symptoms of these conditions vary according to the severity of a person’s adjustment difficulties and the particular… Details
When Perfectionism Becomes DysfunctionalMental HealthBy Promises AustinJanuary 8, 2020The personality disposition called perfectionism comes with pluses and minuses. Coupled with the right combination of other character traits, work habits, and values, it can help in achieving goals. What experts sometimes call “maladaptive” perfectionism, though, can actually hinder accomplishments and working relationships. It can be at this point where perfectionism becomes dysfunctional. How Perfectionism… Details
What is Dual Diagnosis?Addiction Treatment, Dual DiagnosisBy Promises AustinJanuary 7, 2020Co-occurring disorders are common in drug or alcohol addiction. Often, a person who has severe anxiety or depression is more likely to self-medicate by turning to alcohol or drugs to ease the symptoms. As such, both conditions can turn into a disorder if left untreated. Furthermore, they can feed into each other and intensify the… Details
