Whether you’re detoxing from alcohol, getting past an addiction or dependence, or sick of feeling pressured to drink socially doesn’t mean you need to give up your social life. In…
Category: <span>Addiction</span>
Your drug addiction may be due to the need to forget certain responsibilities and memories. An addiction can make you lose the sense of reality and cause you much more misery.…
Sleep Disorders Sleep disorders are characterized by disruptions in the regular sleep pattern. Sleep difficulties can deteriorate your mental and physical health. Some common sleep disorders are as follows: Insomnia: This is…
Roughly 21 million Americans have a drug or alcohol-related addiction, yet only 10% of them seek treatment for it, which is quite alarming, seeing alcohol abuse, in particular, can inflict everlasting…
There’s a lot of stigma around addiction, as it’s still seen as a personal failure instead of the sickness that it really is. Many people dismiss the factors that lead a…
Hypnosis is a significant component of healthcare. It’s a psychological treatment method aiming to help people improve their state of consciousness and make wise life improvements based on the changes…
People smoke for different reasons. Some people consider it their coping mechanism, others rely on it for stress relief, many people do it because they become addicted to nicotine, whereas…
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a condition that’s commonly associated with children. However, it’s important to know that it can persist into adulthood. While ADHD is a mental disorder that…
The grief of losing someone you love can be an intense emotion to deal with. Most of us can relate to the overwhelming sadness of a friend losing a parent, a grandparent or sibling. But when something like that happens to us, we realize the impact it has on our emotions.
Dealing with our own emotions alone and ones of those close to us can drain us of energy. It can be exhausting, difficult, harsh, and can even sometimes affect our ability to function properly.
Even though going through these emotions is all part of the grieving process and is completely natural, it can get so intense that it starts affecting our mental health and sanity. This is where seeking professional help is a good idea.
If you’ve ever wondered what that annoying condition that makes you pick and nick and scratch and claw at your skin is called—here you go: Dermdatillomania. Most people call it the skin-picking disorder or excoriation disorder. Every 1 in 20 people has it, and it’s tagged under compulsive behaviors known as the BFRBs: the Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors.
People who have this disorder have the unstoppable compulsion to scratch or pick at their skin with fingernails or sharp tools such as pencil nibs and scissors. The result is wounds and scars that can last a lifetime.