Common Symptoms of Anger Disorder Mental HealthBy Promises Behavioral HealthJanuary 10, 2020Anger disorders can lead to aggressive, angry or violent behavior. While anger is a normal human emotion that happens to everyone sooner or later, it can sometimes get completely out of control. If the frequency and severity of angry episodes you are having make you feel like you have lost control of your life, you…
What Are the Major Symptoms of Atypical Depression? Depression, Mental HealthBy Promises Behavioral HealthJanuary 8, 2020Atypical depression is the name for a specific form of major depression (major depressive disorder). Doctors and mental health experts call it “atypical” because it produces certain symptoms that differ from those normally associated with depression. Defining Major Depression Despite its name, the condition is not at all rare. In fact, it affects a large…
Helping First Responders Cope with Trauma Mental Health, Professionals Treatment & Issues, Trauma & PTSDBy Promises Behavioral HealthJanuary 6, 2020 First responders frequently suffer a traumatic injury. Whether from a single event or the cumulative impact of several events over time, most first responders don’t realize or recognize the impact. How should first responders cope with trauma? A necessary approach to their life-saving work is: Do first, feel later. When drawing a weapon, running into…
Am I Dieting Failure or a Food Addict? Addiction, Mental HealthBy Promises Behavioral HealthJanuary 5, 2020Everyone overeats at some point. It could be an extra helping at dinner or sampling every dessert at a wedding or eating for comfort after a tough day. Others set a New Year’s resolution to lose weight but they start, stop and never really let a new eating program take hold. All of these behaviors…
What Are the Subtle Trauma Effects? Trauma & PTSDBy Promises Behavioral HealthJanuary 4, 2020Even the smallest childhood traumas can strongly influence our adult lives. We tend to think of early trauma as violence, sexual abuse, neglect and loss, or as something caused by major catastrophes, crimes or accidents. There are many different levels of overt trauma. However, there are subtle trauma effects that can lead to major consequences.…
Teach Your Children About Substance Use Addiction, Adolescent Issues, Substance AbuseBy Promises Behavioral HealthJanuary 3, 2020“Teach your children well,” a Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young song famously advises. Children are impressionable, like tofu that absorbs the flavor of whatever it’s immersed in. But sadly, many children are immersed in unsavory environments. It’s time to learn how to teach your children about substance use. Influence of Parental Attitudes Some parents say…
Depression in High School Mental HealthBy Promises Behavioral HealthJanuary 2, 2020Are you struggling with how to help a depressed friend? If so, you are not alone. Depression affects more than 3 million teenagers each year, and most of them have friends like you who are trying to find ways to help. Because you are a close friend, you are in a unique position to observe…
OCD in High School Mental HealthBy Promises Behavioral HealthJanuary 1, 2020“Oh, I’m so OCD.” It’s become a common expression, exclaimed by someone who is a bit overly tidy or who likes to eat their candies by color. Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is, in actuality, a serious condition that causes immense, almost unbearable unrest and discomfort in individuals who struggle with it. It is relatively common, with…
