How Men and Women Experience Depression Differently DepressionBy Promises AustinApril 25, 2015Depression is a mental illness and a mood disorder. It goes beyond the usual feelings of sadness, which are mild and short-lived for most of us. Someone with depression feels hopeless and lifeless. They go through periods of depression that last for days, weeks or even months. The symptoms of the illness are often so… Details
Stress and Addiction: A Vicious Cycle Personal ResourcesBy Promises AustinApril 23, 2015Around one in five Americans experience extreme stress, and stress has been closely linked to addiction in a multitude of studies. Stress Awareness Month aims to shine the spotlight on stress, to help us all think about ways to reduce our stress and, in the process, to help us move away from poor coping mechanisms… Details
Using Food to Relieve Stress Can Lead to Eating Disorders Eating DisordersBy Promises AustinApril 22, 2015It’s the rare person who has never turned to food in times of great stress, be it the proverbial pint of ice cream after a bad break-up or some other soothing indulgence. But some people become too reliant on stress eating, to the extent that it becomes their only means of handling stressful situations. The… Details
Nightmares Have Unique, Damaging Impact on BPD Sufferers Borderline PersonalityBy Promises AustinApril 21, 2015People with borderline personality disorder often have nightmare-related problems that are separate and distinct from other significant sleeping issues, according to new findings from a group of German researchers. People affected by borderline personality disorder (BPD) have an unusually high level of exposure to chronic sleeping problems that can substantially reduce their ability to remain… Details
Are You Texting More Than Talking? Other AddictionsBy Promises AustinApril 20, 2015When you’re together, you feel that you’re completely in sync. There’s never a lull in the conversation. He makes you laugh. He always gets the door. He helps his elderly neighbor bring in her groceries. And the sex? It’s amazing. You feel like he could be “the one.” But there’s just one thing: You rarely,… Details
5 Surprising Ways Meditation Can Help Reduce Stress Personal ResourcesBy Promises AustinApril 17, 2015While stress is nearly unavoidable in this non-stop world and it’s all too easy to fall prey to ever-present stress, this doesn’t mean you have to live with it. Indeed, stress is best when banished because unchecked stress can lead to potentially fatal heart attacks, strokes, ulcers and many other serious medical conditions. What’s a… Details
Staying Sober Through the Worst of Times Staying SoberBy Promises AustinApril 15, 2015Attaining peace and serenity in sobriety isn’t always easy, but it’s definitely easier when life is going smoothly than it is during difficult or challenging times. At some point in your sobriety, you will have to deal with situations that feel overwhelming or painful. No matter what happens, you don’t have to drink or drug.… Details
College Students Under Stress Turn to Alcohol Alcohol AbuseBy Promises AustinApril 14, 2015New findings from a team of Canadian researchers indicate that the presence of short-term or acute stress has a significant impact on the amount of alcohol consumed by college undergraduates. Compared to the general population, college students in the U.S. are heavily affected by a highly dangerous, drunkenness-inducing pattern of short-term alcohol consumption known as… Details
How to Deal With Stress in Addiction Recovery Addiction Treatment, Dual Diagnosis, Mental Health, Personal Resources, RecoveryBy Promises AustinApril 13, 2015There are certain things you can count on as you go through life sober, and one of them is that you will feel stressed from time to time. Sooner or later things happen in life that challenge your feeling of serenity and leave you feeling overwhelmed and anxious. The question isn’t if you will experience… Details
Panic Attacks Linked to Fear of Bright Daylight Mental HealthBy Promises AustinApril 13, 2015A small study from the University of Siena in Italy suggests that photophobia—fear of bright light—is associated with panic disorder (PD). Certain features of panic disorder led the researchers to suspect that a fear of light might be connected to panic disorder. Exposure to fluorescent lights has been known to trigger panic attacks, and it… Details
