What is High Functioning Anxiety, and How Do I Manage It?
Most people have heard of the term anxiety, the medical term for a diagnosable mental illness as well as a separate feeling of uncertainty, worry, and restlessness. Today, an estimated 40 million adults or 19.1% of the U.S. population struggles with anxiety. Some of those disorders are obvious with people suffering having difficulty functioning and […]
How Time with Peers Can Improve Mental Health
Most people are very aware that social support and time with friends and family is beneficial for their mental health. That’s so much true that taking time to be social and to spend time around others tops the list on most mental health advice. Humans are social creatures, and we need support, a sense of […]
What is Trauma Informed Care?
For millions of Americans, substance abuse is about self-medication and treating pain, discomfort, and trauma. Today, some 46.3 million Americans struggle with drug and alcohol use disorders. Taking a trauma improved approach to their care means taking that background of substance abuse to alleviate pain and incorporating it into treatment. It’s also increasingly the standard […]
Mental Health Issues in the LGBTQ+ Community
For millions of Americans, mental health issues are a prevalent part of life. In fact, 26% of Americans, or 1 in 4, will suffer from a mental health disorder in their lifetime. And, in any given year, 8.3% or roughly 21 million people will have a diagnosis for a mental health disorder. As bad as those numbers sound, […]
