Living with Someone with a Personality Disorder
Personality disorders are a type of mental health condition that causes a person to feel, think, and behave in rigid, unhealthy patterns that can cause problems in all aspects of their lives. It can lead to difficulties keeping up with work and personal responsibilities and make it very difficult to maintain healthy relationships. Learning how […]
Effects of Unresolved Anger
Many people think of anger as something wrong or something to hide from others. Anger is a universal emotion that everyone experiences. Anger triggers the fight or flight response, giving a person the strength, drive, and ability to protect themselves when someone wants to hurt them. In modern day-to-day life, it can be a response […]
Signs of a Personality Disorder
While most people are familiar with the signs of anxiety disorders and depression, those aren’t the only mental health conditions that affect Americans. Many people also have personality disorders. These mental health conditions can be distressing to the person with them and the people around them. Untreated personality disorders can cause significant problems that may […]
PTSD and Alcohol Abuse
PTSD, or post-traumatic stress disorder, is a mental health issue that can occur after someone experiences or witnesses a traumatic event. PTSD and alcohol abuse. For many people, alcohol is a way to self-medicate and numb the pain of their trauma. Alcoholism, on the other hand, is a chronic disease characterized by an uncontrollable urge […]
Effects of Trauma
When you go through a traumatic experience, your stress-coping abilities are temporarily overloaded. Some of the effects of trauma exposure are physical in nature. Others are psychological. Your system is designed to help you naturally resolve the impact of trauma. However, this built-in recovery mechanism doesn’t always work. You may need help from a trauma […]
CBT, DBT, and Addiction
Psychotherapy plays a leading role in modern addiction treatment. For most people, two kinds of psychotherapy services are significant. The first of these services is a cognitive-behavioral therapy program (CBT). The second is a dialectical behavior therapy program (DBT). Both CBT and DBT can help you recover from most forms of addiction. They can also […]
Most Common PTSD Triggers
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental illness that develops after witnessing or experiencing an extremely traumatic event. The feelings associated with these events have not been addressed over time in individuals who have been exposed. As a result, various things can provoke or trigger the onset of a renewed reaction to trauma. Some PTSD […]
Long-Term Effects of Anxiety
Anxiety is a common and natural reaction to stressful circumstances in daily life. When these circumstances pass, your feelings of anxiousness may subside. If so, they’re unlikely to have any significant, lingering effects on you. However, for many people, anxiety is not a short-term problem. Instead, it recurs frequently and becomes chronic. In this kind […]
How Mindfulness Can Help You
Mindfulness is a powerful tool that can help you in your recovery from addiction. It can help you to focus on the present moment and to be aware of your thoughts and feelings without judgment. Learning how mindfulness can help you is an essential tool in treating addiction and mental illness, especially when it comes […]
Benefits of Outpatient Mental Health Treatment
When it comes to mental health, there is no one-size-fits-all solution. The best way to find what works is to seek out professional help. Evoke Waltham offers an outpatient mental health treatment program tailored to each individual. Outpatient mental health treatment can provide patients with the tools they need to manage their mental health. We […]