First Responders and Addiction Struggles: Why So Common?
First Responders and Addiction Struggles: Why So Common? The Blackberry Center Behavioral Hospital Troy Borges 👍Emergency responders are there for us when we need them the most. From car accidents to fires to medical emergencies, they play a pivotal role in ensuring safety. Their...
Spotting Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms in Veterans
Most people develop habits as a way of dealing with stress. These are called coping mechanisms, and they help individuals get through difficult situations. Unfortunately, many of these habits are negative ones, and...
Are You a Functioning Addict? Signs of Addiction
Often when thinking of addiction, you might picture all of the ways that this condition can debilitate people: losing one’s job, being unable to form healthy relationships, struggling with mental health, becoming isolated,...
What Is a Dry Drunk: The Mental Health Recovery Connection
For those struggling with drug addiction, it’s a major achievement to stop engaging in active drug use, but that’s not the only step to overcoming addiction. Stopping drug usage is only the first step in...
10 Mental and Physical Benefits of Quitting Drinking
The benefits of quitting drinking are easy to overlook because alcohol can provide us with many immediate, short-term benefits. It can help you loosen up and speak to people you don’t know very...
Alcohol Detox at Home: Risks and Alternatives
When someone decides to stop drinking alcohol, they may try to jump straight into the recovery process. For some individuals, this means attempting an alcohol detox at home. However, detoxing at home is...
Panic Disorder Treatment: How Can It Help?
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Panic attacks occur seemingly without warning, but can be influenced by consuming too much caffeine, exercising, and not getting enough sleep. However, if you’re struggling with panic disorder, you can have regular panic attacks despite following a routine that works for you. In this case, you may require a comprehensive panic disorder treatment to manage long-term symptoms.
How Is a Panic Disorder Different From Anxiety?
Panic and anxiety are closely associated and are often used interchangeably. However, both terms refer to similar yet separate events. For example, panic attacks or panic disorder is characterized by sudden and intense bouts of fear. These feelings activate the body’s fight-or-flight response to protect you from perceived...
Delirium Tremens: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment
Delirium Tremens: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment The Blackberry Center Behavioral Hospital Troy Borges 👍When someone with an alcohol addiction decides to stop drinking, they often...
Signs of Drug Addiction: Heroin, Cocaine, and More
Recognizing the signs of drug addiction in yourself or in a loved one is...
Inpatient Mental Health Care: How Can it Help You?
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Everyone goes through periods where they feel sad or anxious in response to difficult situations in their life. But when you notice that you don’t feel the same as you...
How to Recognize if a Loved One Is Living with PTSD
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health illness brought on by witnessing or experiencing a traumatic event. Many people believe that PTSD affects just war veterans. However, it can also emerge as...
Alcohol Rehab in Ohio: Get the Best Treatment for Alcoholism
Did you know that alcohol use disorder affects over 14.5 million people in the United States alone. In fact,...
Complex PTSD: Symptoms and Treatments for Veterans
As a veteran, you are probably familiar with post-traumatic...
Opioid Use Disorder: Risks and Treatment for Veterans
The opioid crisis in the United States affects individuals from every...
Why Mental Health Is Vital During the Coronavirus Pandemic
As we all continue to navigate the coronavirus pandemic,...
What Are the Consequences of a Drug Detox at Home?
Recognizing one’s battle with drug abuse is often the...
Why Is Alcohol Addictive for Some People and Not Others?
Alcohol abuse and alcohol addiction are common in the United States. Nearly 6% of American adults and 2% of American adolescents suffer from an...
Ways Behavioral Health Services Can Change Your Life
Behavioral health services is a broad term that encompasses many different services provided by social workers, counselors, psychiatrists, and other mental health care professionals....
How to Maintain Your Continuity of Care
Continuity of care is an extremely important aspect of any and every rehabilitation program. It doesn’t matter if you’re dealing with a mental illness,...
Dual Diagnosis Treatment: 5 Common Questions
If you struggle with co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders, your addiction recovery plan might not look like traditional addiction treatment. Instead, you...
Surviving Heroin Withdrawals with Medical Detox
This is a personal account from Carissa Sawyer, a woman in recovery from heroin addiction. This story details her heroin addiction, her path to...