Anxiety and depression in recovery (Guest Post)
Living Sober
AUGUST 30, 2023
"Many people in early recovery find they lack a “volume knob” for emotions and this can feel out of control. Things often feel like they get worse before they get better."
Depression Decoded: Unveiling Symptoms And Effective Solutions
Blurt It Out
APRIL 18, 2024
In a world where mental health struggles often remain invisible, depression stands as a silent yet pervasive force affecting millions. Depression, often misconceived as mere sadness, encompasses a complex array of physical and mental manifestations. Awareness and proactive management are key in mitigating these effects.
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Finding Hope and Healing: 71 Powerful Bible Verses about Depression and Anxiety in Social Work
Social Work Haven
MAY 30, 2023
Interestingly, I find myself embarking on a unique journey of faith and healing where I explore Bible verses about depression (KJV) within the realm of social work. Depression and anxiety can be isolating experiences, often leaving individuals feeling hopeless and overwhelmed. What Bible verse should you read when depressed?
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Episode 26 – ‘Default Depression: How we now interpret human distress as mental illness’ with Anthony Smith.
Social Work Discoveries
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
The rise of the biomedical approach to treatment of depression and anxiety among other mental health issues for Australians has been swift, expansive, and for many, completely all-consuming. It is the dominant lens through which we as a society believe mental illness can be administered and recovery be found, but is it the only answer?
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Anxiety or Anxiety Disorder?
MQ Mental Health
MAY 11, 2023
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and this year's theme is anxiety. To kick off the conversation around the topic, we at MQ want to chat about the difference between anxiety and an anxiety disorder. Is it anxiety or an anxiety disorder? It’s a nerve-wracking experience for most. Does it change your behaviours?
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Depression & Perfectionism
Gateway Foundation
DECEMBER 5, 2022
Depression is a complex condition that can significantly impact how a person views themselves and society. While researchers haven’t found one particular cause of the condition, many studies reveal a strong connection between depression and perfectionism. How Perfectionism Leads to Depression. What Is Perfectionism?
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Can Anxiety Cause High Blood Pressure? Simple Guide 2023
Blurt It Out
JANUARY 2, 2024
When a stressful lifestyle continues for a long time, chronic anxiety and high blood pressure may arise. Can Anxiety Cause High Blood Pressure? When humans experience anxiety , the body’s natural stress response is activated, causing high blood pressure. Can Anxiety Cause High Blood Pressure? Let’s find out!
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Am I Depressed? Depression Symptoms, Causes, Therapy
Stop Abuse Campaign
MAY 26, 2022
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), “depression is a common illness worldwide, with an estimated 3.8% If you struggle with depression, you are not alone, and rest assured that tremendous progress in understanding, diagnosing, and treating this crippling illness is ongoing. What is depression? There is help. .
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Can Anxiety Cause High Blood Pressure? Simple Guide 2023
Blurt It Out
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
When a stressful lifestyle continues for a long time, chronic anxiety and high blood pressure may arise. Can Anxiety Cause High Blood Pressure? When humans experience anxiety , the body’s natural stress response is activated, causing high blood pressure. Can Anxiety Cause High Blood Pressure? Let’s find out!
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Can Anxiety Cause High Blood Pressure? Simple Guide 2023
Blurt It Out
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
When a stressful lifestyle continues for a long time, chronic anxiety and high blood pressure may arise. Can Anxiety Cause High Blood Pressure? When humans experience anxiety , the body’s natural stress response is activated, causing high blood pressure. Can Anxiety Cause High Blood Pressure? Let’s find out!
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Can Anxiety Cause High Blood Pressure? Simple Guide 2023
Blurt It Out
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
When a stressful lifestyle continues for a long time, chronic anxiety and high blood pressure may arise. Can Anxiety Cause High Blood Pressure? When humans experience anxiety , the body’s natural stress response is activated, causing high blood pressure. Can Anxiety Cause High Blood Pressure? Let’s find out!
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Your Healthy Outlook Can Promote Resilience and Recovery in Older Adults
Relias
JULY 13, 2023
In older adults, the common behavioral health disorders are depression, anxiety disorders, substance use disorders, and bipolar disorder, according to Caring People. The ways in which you engage older adults throughout the process to build resilience should include a focus on recovery, hope, and well-being.
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The Art of Destressing: How Creativity Creates Less Stress
MQ Mental Health
APRIL 15, 2024
For me, I realised in my ongoing journey of mental health recovery, that the days I didn’t create were the days I felt disconnected and more likely to experience intrusive thoughts or unhealthy coping strategies. Creativity can be seen by some, perhaps in past decades, as frivolous.
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Living with Bipolar Two Disorder by Cathy Shaw
Bipolar Bandit
MARCH 28, 2024
From the deep despair of the manic depressive stage to the idealistic highs of the hypomania, I will shine some light on the experience of going through these polar opposite states. During the depressive phases of my bipolar disorder I felt like my whole self had completely shut down. I wanted nothing more than to get better.
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RECOGNISING AND COPING WITH PERINATAL DEPRESSION
Blurt It Out
JULY 27, 2022
Unfortunately, for some, the overriding emotion we feel is depression. Perinatal depression can be really tough to cope with. IS PERINATAL DEPRESSION COMMON? According to the DSM , 3-6% of people experience major depression either during or post-pregnancy. 50% of these people have symptoms of depression before delivery.
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10 Ways to Improve Your Mood When Living With Depression
Gateway Foundation
MARCH 27, 2023
Depression can lower your mood and impact your ability to complete everyday tasks. Luckily, depression is highly treatable, and there are several ways to improve your mood so you can live a more rewarding, happier life. Break Free From Depression 1. Break Free From Depression 7.
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10 Benefits of Yoga for Improving Health and Recovery
Pure Recovery California
AUGUST 20, 2019
Yoga as a practice is hugely beneficial for a person’s health and recovery. Utilizing yoga as a wellness tool and a way to stay healthy allows people, especially those in recovery for addiction and mental health issues, to focus on what the body can do on its own. Here are 10 Ways Yoga Can Improve Health and Recovery.
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The Benefits of Exercise and Endorphins for Recovery
Pure Recovery California
JULY 9, 2019
Their energy levels increase, their depression diminishes, and they tend to feel happier overall. Besides providing feelings of pleasure, endorphins offer other benefits to the body, such as: Decreased Depression. Lower Levels of Stress and Anxiety. The Importance of Endorphins for People in Recovery. Boosted Self-Esteem.
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Benefits of Mindfulness and Meditation for Recovery
Pure Recovery California
JULY 23, 2019
As a result, this practice may improve mental balance and help a person cope with stress, anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues. Decreased stress, anxiety and depression. Improvements related to various forms of recovery. Mindfulness and Meditation for Recovery. Reduction in work burnout.
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December Difficulties: Common Christmas Concerns To Mental Health
MQ Mental Health
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
In fact, a study in 2021-22 found that anxiety and depression rose sharply over December in 2021, and life satisfaction dropped between November and December that year reaching the lowest levels since March during lockdowns. There are lots of reasons why people develop depression including biology, psychology and social factors.
Can You Leave Rehab Before Your Program is Done?
Gateway Foundation
JANUARY 3, 2024
People progress through treatment at varying rates, but research has shown the longer you stay in treatment, the better outcomes for your long-term health and recovery. Every step of the treatment process keeps you safe, teaches you crucial life skills, and increases your chances for a lasting recovery. Can You Voluntarily Leave Rehab?
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A new treatment for PTSD in healthcare staff
MQ Mental Health
NOVEMBER 1, 2021
In January of this year, research by Kings College London found that many intensive care workers in the UK's National Health Service were experiencing severe symptoms of anxiety , depression and post traumatic stress disorder after the first wave of COVID-19. We have a recovery rate of about 90%. said Jennifer. “
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Can You Stay in Rehab Longer Than Your Program?
Gateway Foundation
JANUARY 10, 2024
The recovery journey looks different for everyone. Discover the typical lengths of stays for each level of addiction care and other services that can support your long-term recovery. Discover the typical lengths of stays for each level of addiction care and other services that can support your long-term recovery.
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Eating Disorders Awareness Week: What Happens The Day Someone Is Sectioned For Anorexia?
MQ Mental Health
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
I’d spent years struggling with my mental wellbeing, anxiety disorder, depression, bipolar disorder, separation anxiety disorder, complex post-traumatic stress disorder, body dysmorphic disorder, compulsive overeating disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder. But it wasn’t the condition I’d lived with for the longest.
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Diabetes, Depression, and Autoimmune Issues
Counselor Toolbox podcast
NOVEMBER 14, 2020
Summary ~ According to the CDC approximately ~ 13% of American adults have diabetes ~ 35% have prediabetes ~ Diabetes is an autoimmune condition ~ Autoimmune conditions cause and are caused by inflammation ~ Inflammation hyperexcites the HPA-Axis ~ Inflammation and HPA-Axis overactivation are associated with depression and anxiety ~ All people with (..)
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Sobriety Chat: Mandy
Living Sober
JUNE 11, 2022
Mandy Manners is an author, recovery coach, podcaster, partner, friend, mother, and. We discuss depression and anxiety, dealing with past trauma, the power of sharing and the science of happiness. Click on the video or audio below to hear my Sobriety Chat with Mandy. For more on Mandy visit her website.
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Is travel good for your mental health?
MQ Mental Health
FEBRUARY 19, 2024
While some mental illnesses are associated with impulsivity and recklessness , there is also evidence that recovery from mental illness can be promoted through positive risk-taking. In fact, a lack of independence can increase symptoms of depression. By targeting loneliness, recovery from mental illness improves.
159 -7 Habits to Recovery from Depression and Anxiety
Counselor Toolbox podcast
AUGUST 20, 2017
7 Habits for Effective Recovery Counseling CEUs are available for this presentation at [link] Objectives ~ Review the 7-Habits of Highly Effective People and how they apply to recovery from mental health and addiction issues Be Proactive ~ Be response-able ~ Your life (Vehicle) ~ What people things and activities are important to your life? […] (..)
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131 -Group Counseling with Anger, Anxiety, Addiction and Depression
Counselor Toolbox podcast
MAY 20, 2017
Using Groups to Address Anger, Anxiety, Depression and Addiction Presented by: Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes Executive Director, AllCEUs Podcast Host: Counselor Toolbox & Happiness isn’t Brain Surgery Author: Journey to Recovery (2015) & Happiness Isn’t Brain Surgery (2017) Objectives Review the benefits of groups Identify the modalities for group (..)
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Not Wanting To Leave The House Or Do Anything: Strategies For Moving Forward
Blurt It Out
APRIL 15, 2024
We might fall into a spiral of worry and anxiety, struggling with distressing feelings, and worrying that others may judge us for hiding away. Begin with something small When things feel too much, trying to do something that feels big right now can set our recovery back, and leave us spiralling into a state of overwhelm and panic.
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Am I Going Through a Nervous Breakdown?
Beautiful Voyager
JANUARY 3, 2022
In the past, mental health experts used many terms such as depression, anxiety, and acute stress disorder to refer to a nervous breakdown. Etiology may include mental health disorders such as anxiety disorder, depression, or schizophrenia. Anxiety, panic attacks, or shakiness. Sleep disturbances.
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The Dangers of Problem Gambling
Gateway Foundation
AUGUST 6, 2023
Children of parents with gambling disorders can also be affected by family conflict and experience stress and anxiety. Stress, depression and anxiety caused by gambling games and losses can cause individuals to lose interest in previously-enjoyed hobbies. Concerned family members might feel lost and unsure where to turn.
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12 Things I Learned from Teaching a New Class: Disaster Social Work – An Anti-Racist Lens
Social Work Futures
MARCH 24, 2023
Here’s the course description: “This course presents a model of anti-racist social work practice focused on disaster and recovery. Balancing an anti-racist lens in terms of disaster prevention, preparation, intervention and recovery is not “hard.”
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How Do I Know If I Have An Eating Disorder?
MQ Mental Health
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
Having lived with anorexia for over half my life, I know only too well the struggle and toil it takes, but I also know that full recovery is possible.” My experience of OCD and depression started over 15 years ago, and the constant companions of anorexia and bulimia appeared not long after. A phobia of weight gain may also develop.
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The Impact of Collective Trauma and How Behavioral Health Organizations Can Help
Relias
MARCH 12, 2024
Individuals affected by collective trauma may also exhibit symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, or other mental health disorders. This loss can contribute to a sense of disorientation and alienation, hindering the community’s ability to navigate the recovery process effectively.
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Yes, I Could Drink
Untipsy Teacher
MARCH 3, 2022
I can’t escape anxiety or problems by drinking. In fact, my anxiety is manageable by not drinking. To escape stress, boredom, anxiety, and to cope with depression. When I look back at all the world problems, all of my loved ones problems, or all of my personal problems, none of them were made better by drinking.
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7 Types of Gamblers
Gateway Foundation
JULY 31, 2023
Relief and escape gamblers might use gambling to manage their depression, anxiety or other causes of stress — which can lead to an unhealthy cycle. They might lose significant amounts of money very quickly and experience more stress, anxiety and depression in the long term. Your journey to recovery starts here.
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How to Talk With Patients About Substance Use Disorder
Gateway Foundation
SEPTEMBER 4, 2023
Use” for illicit drugs or ”drug misuse” for prescription medications instead of “abuse” “Being in recovery” instead of “clean” Using first-person language can go a long way in promoting empathy in the clinical space that can then extend beyond the medical environment. Transparency helps build trust and avoids surprises.
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World Mental Health Day 2021: Addressing Inequities in Care
Relias
OCTOBER 8, 2021
WFMH’s mission is to promote the advancement of mental health awareness, prevention of mental disorders, advocacy and best practices, and recovery-focused interventions worldwide. According to KFF, women with children were more likely to present symptoms of anxiety and depression than men with children (49% vs. 40%, respectively).
Roadmap toward a neuromodulatory treatment for PTSD and anxiety
Society of Clinical Psychology
AUGUST 15, 2023
by Nicholas L Balderston Anxiety disorders are among the most diagnosed classes of mental disorders with 1 in 5 individuals meeting criteria for an anxiety disorder within a given year in the US (Kessler & Chiu, 2005). For these reasons and others, anxiety disorders cost the US economy billions of dollars per year (Vos et al.,
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How Should I Handle the Holidays As A People-Pleaser?
Beautiful Voyager
NOVEMBER 20, 2020
But for others, it’s a period of sadness, loneliness, depression and anxiety. Have you ever felt tired and depressed when the long bright days of summer become cold, windy and rainy? When I first heard of Seasonal Affective Disorder - SAD (or seasonal depression), a light went on in my head. I feel S.A.D.
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Why Did It Take Me So Long To Accept My Mental Health Medication?
Beautiful Voyager
APRIL 30, 2021
Even though I chose to engage in these projects, they fueled me with a mix of excitement, joy, stress and increased anxiety. Leading me to feeling depressed, tired and sad. That’s where the new skills I have developed during my recovery came handy. It turned out that as I was progressing into my recovery.
Children’s Mental Health Week 2024: My Voice Matters
MQ Mental Health
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
Autonomy can positively benefit mental health and lack of independence can, for adults, increase symptoms of depression. For adults with mental illness, recovery can be improved by positive risk-taking and there is some argument for psychotherapy to lean more towards developing authenticity, competence and autonomy or self-belief.
How to Create a Disaster Behavioral Health Plan
Relias
OCTOBER 3, 2022
These can include anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and more. In fact, 15% of individuals who have lived through a natural disaster are diagnosed with depression or anxiety. Disaster behavioral health and recovery. Often, when we think of disasters, we think of catastrophic natural events.
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