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."
Economic benefits of ADIE treatment for autistic people with anxiety
MQ Mental Health
MARCH 28, 2024
Thousands of people could potentially benefit from a new treatment to an anxiety disorder which affects 18% of autistic people, were it rolled out across the UK. The economic benefits of ADIE, a treatment for autistic people who have Generalised Anxiety Disorder, could be valued as high as £125-£170 million nationally.
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Getting Through Recovery with Four Tips
Gary Direnfeld
JULY 24, 2022
It was the recovery that would pose a challenge. With regard to my recovery as is often the case, it wasn’t linear. I truly developed and considered my recovery plan. The more support, the easier the recovery. No, recovery wasn’t linear. My hope is that others consider the points to my recovery.
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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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Anxiety In Elderly: Types, Symptoms, Causes & Ways To Manage 2023
Blurt It Out
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
It is estimated that the rate of anxiety disorders in older adults is as high as 20.8% , [1] a number that closely mirrors the rates seen in all adults. The stressors differ at times, such as concerns about an illness, limited mobility, or recovery from falls. incidence of anxiety. [2] incidence of anxiety. [2]
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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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Triggers of an Anxiety Attack
Gateway Foundation
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
Do you experience anxiety attacks when life seems overwhelming? An anxiety attack describes an episode of excessive worrying and may include physical symptoms like increased heart rate and muscle tension. It can be a mentally and physically exhausting experience that requires recovery time.
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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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Anxiety In Elderly: Types, Symptoms, Causes & Ways To Manage 2023
Blurt It Out
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
It is estimated that the rate of anxiety disorders in older adults is as high as 20.8% , [1] a number that closely mirrors the rates seen in all adults. The stressors differ at times, such as concerns about an illness, limited mobility, or recovery from falls. incidence of anxiety. [2] incidence of anxiety. [2]
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Anxiety In Elderly: Types, Symptoms, Causes & Ways To Manage 2023
Blurt It Out
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
It is estimated that the rate of anxiety disorders in older adults is as high as 20.8% , [1] a number that closely mirrors the rates seen in all adults. The stressors differ at times, such as concerns about an illness, limited mobility, or recovery from falls. incidence of anxiety. [2] incidence of anxiety. [2]
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Coping with Anxiety and Loss of Appetite
Abuse Survivor
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
Anxiety is like a looming shadow, making even the simplest tasks feel like a monumental effort. Deep Breathing: Anxiety often brings physical symptoms, including stomach discomfort. Rest is a vital part of recovery. Introduction: We all have those days when life feels like an uphill battle.
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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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Finding Hope and Healing: 71 Powerful Bible Verses about Depression and Anxiety in Social Work
Social Work Haven
MAY 30, 2023
In the realm of social work, where our hearts are dedicated to supporting and uplifting those in need, we often encounter individuals facing the heavy burdens of depression and anxiety. Depression and anxiety can be isolating experiences, often leaving individuals feeling hopeless and overwhelmed.
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The Benefits of Exercise and Endorphins for Recovery
Pure Recovery California
JULY 9, 2019
Lower Levels of Stress and Anxiety. They also serve as an excellent recovery chemical for a person’s muscles and joints. And because yoga involves a close attention to breathing and being present in the moment, it further encourages a calmness of the body and mind that can reduce feelings of stress, anxiety, and depression.
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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. Improved work and school performance.
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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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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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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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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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Deprivation of liberty: ‘We’re managing risk – not helping these children recover’
Community Care
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
She adds: “We are managing risk but not doing the kind of work around recovery to help children address trauma and the reasons behind their behaviours. Then there’s promoting the wellbeing of the child and moving towards recovery.” The event takes place on 10-11 October 2023. Sign up now for your free place.
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The Fear Of Leaving The House When Having Mental Illness
Blurt It Out
MARCH 3, 2024
Anxiety When We Leave The House Anxiety can be part of many mental illnesses; whether diagnosed as a distinct condition or not. Sometimes it feels like we have an anxiety wall in our doorway. When on the ‘house’ side of that wall, our anxiety is just about at a manageable level. Feelings of listlessness can creep in.
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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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Living with Bipolar Two Disorder by Cathy Shaw
Bipolar Bandit
MARCH 28, 2024
I will also compare these extreme states to the feeling of relief, balance and wellbeing that comes with being in recovery and the different ways, from my own experience, in which you can apply to your own life to help you attain this. So it is not a choice when you are feeling this depressed.
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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. But ensuring there’s rest and recovery time is also important as fatigue can affect our ability to think clearly.
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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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. Audio Recording Below [link].
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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%.
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What Is A Traumaversary And How Can It Affect Us?
MQ Mental Health
APRIL 9, 2024
Memorialising with meaning Trauma anniversaries can be memorialised as a meaningful time to reflect, or they could become sources of anxiety. MQ is working with researchers to help create new solutions to help emergency workers with PTSD recovery and prevent PTSD developing.
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The Impact of Collective Trauma and How Behavioral Health Organizations Can Help
Relias
MARCH 12, 2024
This loss can contribute to a sense of disorientation and alienation, hindering the community’s ability to navigate the recovery process effectively. Building resilience through communal rituals, storytelling, and advocacy can facilitate individual recovery and contribute to the collective healing process.
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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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Mental wellbeing can, and should, be assessed in clinical samples
Society of Clinical Psychology
MAY 5, 2022
Before you continue reading this blog, take a moment and reflect for one moment: what do you, as a clinical psychologist, use as a criterion for recovery or therapy success? Do you mainly focus on recovery from symptoms? However, the concepts of recovery and mental health have been changing over time (Bohlmeijer & Westerhof, 2021).
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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.” ARFID can be present on its own, or it can co-occur with other conditions; interestingly the most commonly co-occurring conditions include anxiety disorders, autism and ADHD.
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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. Of course I needed to reach a certain level of recovery before traveling at all, let alone solo. It certainly isn’t my choice to experience stigma.
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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How to Enjoy a Sober New Year’s Eve
Gateway Foundation
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
Fortunately, several activities you found enjoyable before recovery are also enjoyable sober. While New Year’s Eve is often associated with packed bars and clubs, pressure to drink, and social anxiety, the holiday doesn’t have to be a social affair. Get Addiction Recovery Help at Gateway Foundation. Movie night.
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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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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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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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52 026- Using a Strengths-Based Biopsychosocial Approach to Addressing Anxiety
Counselor Toolbox podcast
JUNE 26, 2016
Using a Strengths-Based Biopsychosocial Approach to Addressing Anxiety Instructor: Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes PhD, LPC-MHSP, LMHC, NCC Executive Director, AllCEUs CEs available at: [link] Objectives – Define a strengths based approach – Define a biopsychosocial approach Why I Care/How It Impacts Recovery – Anxiety can be debilitating – (..)
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