Tag: PTSD
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4 Ways to Manage Living With an Invisible Illness
An invisible illness refers to any chronic health condition with effects that don’t show up on the surface. This can include mental disorders, though it more often refers to physical ailments that don’t involve apparent disability aids or visible bodily changes. One faces many unique hurdles when they live with these conditions, and they can…
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New Brain Imaging Technology Helps Reveal PTSD
Post-traumatic stress disorder, commonly called PTSD, is a significant problem throughout the world. While it’s commonly associated with veterans, brain imaging shows it can affect anyone who has experienced a traumatic brain injury (TBI) or a traumatic event. It affects all ages, races, and genders, although some groups may have a higher risk than others.…
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10 Reasons You Don’t Need to Forgive (or Forget)
Yoko Ono once tweeted, “Take forgiveness slowly. Do not blame yourself for being slow. Peace will come”. There is often a plethora of reasons that you have been encouraged to forgive and forget. They all sound nice, and some of them may even be reasonable, but sometimes it can leave you feeling cheated in the…
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5 Facts About Mood Disorders Most People Don’t Know
According to the National Institute of Health, mood disorders affect 20.9 million adults over 18 and older in the United States. This accounts for approximately 10% of adults in the United States experiencing a mood disorder every year. Still, mood disorders are greatly misunderstood today. If you want to learn more about mood disorders, here…
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Psychology Explains Why People Dream of Teeth Falling Out
Are your dreams so vivid and real that you remember them the next morning, or do you have no recollection of anything that happens while you’re asleep? Maybe your night visions are related to actual circumstances in your life or just random and bizarre pictures. Many people worldwide have reported they dream of teeth falling…
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Researchers Reveal Why Some Mental Disorders Are A Response to Adversity
These days, it’s more challenging to find people who don’t have a mental issue than those who do. The latest statistics reveal that at least 46.6 million Americans have mental illnesses, such as depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Could adversities be the culprit to these common mental disorders rather than chemical imbalances in the…