Stigma: Domestic Violence, Mental Illness, and Addiction

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Can 12-Step Programs Treat Dual Diagnoses?

23 Nov 2019

Effective treatment needs to include both the substance use disorder and the co-occurring disorder in an integrated approach because the two conditions build on each ...

Letting Go of Control: How I Stopped Trying to Force Solutions

15 Aug 2019

When I was a little girl, I remember becoming so overwhelmed with feelings that I would send myself to my room until I could cry ...

How to Manage Depression: 6 Simple Reminders

15 Aug 2019

Depression is not easy. If depression is new to you, or coming back after a long absence, you need to give yourself time and patience ...

Are the 12 Steps Safe for Trauma Survivors?

15 Aug 2019

Trauma is a current buzzword in the mental health world, and for good reason. Untreated trauma has measurable lasting physiological and psychological effects, which makes ...

Addiction or Mental Illness: Which Should You Treat First?

04 Mar 2019

I credit psychological intervention for pushing me into recovery from alcoholism. Addiction is a mental illness, but is it one that needs to be treated ...

Nightmares on Repeat

09 Jan 2019

My dream recall is vivid and detailed. For as long as I can remember, I’ve had nightmares so intense that they carry over into my ...

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domestic violence

Stop Blaming Mental Illness for Gun-Related Violence

29 Apr 2022

It's a perfect scapegoat: if mental illness is the issue and healthcare is a privilege, the solution must be a stronger police state and more ...

Alcohol and Rape Prosecutions: Consent, Intoxication, and Memory

29 Apr 2022

Victim blaming is a defense mechanism for bystanders to feel safe by falsely imagining that it “could be avoided if...” or “that can’t be the ...

Dangerous Words and the Internet

28 Dec 2018

Content Warning: online harassment, online predators, child exploitation Sometimes you have to go back in order to move forward. Like a mystery novel where ...

The Persuasive Mind Tricks of Abusers

16 Nov 2018

Isolation is the number one tool used by abusers. Isolation breeds desperation nurtured in an environment where an abuser can exercise more control and wield ...

The Truth About Sexual Assault

28 Oct 2018

quick facts on sexual violence in the united states what is sexual violence? sexual violence is both physical and psychological, it encompasses violent and non-consensual ...

Yes, Things Get Worse Before Things Get Better

26 Sep 2018

One thing about trauma in PTSD is that it starts to show itself when you're safe(r) than before. Our brains are working on overdrive trying ...

addictions

Shame, Alcoholism, Stigma, and Suicide

29 Apr 2022

In addiction treatment circles, conventional wisdom suggests we have to let people hit rock bottom before we can help them. But what happens if rock ...

Childhood Trauma, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, and Plastic Surgery Addiction

28 Apr 2022

Many people who have multiple plastic surgeries are looking for self-worth, not correction of a deformity. Most of the time when we talk about addiction, ...

Long Term Effects of Overdoses on the Brain

28 Apr 2022

Despite what we know about how overdoses can kill, there is scant literature regarding chronic health outcomes for people who have survived multiple overdoses. Drug ...

No, You Aren’t a Drug Addict If You Take Antidepressants

28 Nov 2019

If you’ve read the L.A. Times recently, you might have come across an op-ed by journalist David Lazarus, who conflates his dependence on antidepressant medication with ...

8 Super Relatable Songs About Addiction and Recovery 2014-2019

25 Nov 2019

Drug-fueled parties, overdoses, stories of survival and despair. These songs deal with all that and more. There are so many songs celebrating the party lifestyle ...