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Each person needs life skills to navigate through the hurdles and stresses of everyday life. Some individuals think that these abilities will come naturally alongside life experiences. However, sometimes the opposite is true. If you’ve been battling an addiction or a mental health condition, you may not have developed the life skills you need to…
Many people with eating disorders are struggling with significant negative impacts as a result of the lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Not only does this pandemic cause fear and anxiety for the general population, but it can also pose unique challenges for those with eating disorders. As a result, many individuals with these conditions…
From time to time, everyone feels sad or hopeless from time to time. However, there may come a time when you wonder if you should seek help for depression. A good rule of thumb is that if your feelings of sadness or hopelessness last for over two weeks, you may need to contact a depression…
Women around the country are living with eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia. An eating disorder may begin in a woman’s teenage years and stem from a range of factors, such as low self-esteem, and peer pressure. Furthermore, unrealistic advertisements and picture-perfect women in the media lead to distorted ideas of what a…
The term “eating disorder” relates to a wide variety of conditions. These are complicated mental health conditions, and while they are challenging to go through, it is vital to recognize that they are not the individual’s fault. There are a multitude of eating disorder causes. For information about the causes of an eating disorder, or…
Addiction and Your Physical Health As addiction progresses, it results in significant changes to your brain chemistry, behavior, mood, and health. Because addiction and your physical health are strongly connected, having a substance abuse disorder can weaken your immune system, increase your risk of contracting viruses like COVID-19, and can cause organ damage. Substance abuse…
Eating disorders affect more than 30 million people in the US and have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness in America, killing one person every hour. Once they’re identified, they need to be treated quickly, efficiently, and with great care. The two most common eating disorders are anorexia and bulimia. Much like anxiety…
If you or someone you love has been struggling with an eating disorder, you have several choices to make. The first choice is the most crucial, and it involves whether to get treatment. And we should begin by saying that you must do so. Strong evidence indicates that people who do not get professional treatment…
One of the most unfortunate truths about anorexia is that the signs often go unnoticed. It could be that the onset of symptoms occurs so gradually that others don’t notice until the problem has advanced significantly. Or it may have something to do with the social stigma attached to eating disorders that conspire to help…
Are you interested to learn more about group therapy activities at Crossroads Maine? These activities are available to patients with a wide range of conditions. Whether you are suffering from an eating disorder, a substance abuse disorder, or something else, you may find comfort by participating in a group therapy program in Portland, Maine. Who…