People in the LGBTQ community aren’t always presented with the chance to safely get out of the closet. Instead, they opt to keep their emotions in bottles, repressing them until it becomes part of the unconscious mind. Many also experience bullying, abuse, and discrimination, leading to lifelong trauma. In effect, repressing one’s emotions and experiences …
Many people who experience traumatic events often have to deal with the effects for prolonged periods. In some cases, the effects are so debilitating and persistent that they constitute an illness known as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Do you think you or your loved one may have PTSD? In this article, you’ll learn about the main PTSD …
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TRIGGER WARNING: This article mentions trauma, assault, violence, and other possibly triggering situations. Upsetting experiences are common while we are alive. There will be situations too that will affect us negatively to a much greater extent, making us experience strong reactions like fear, anger, and shock. These situations and experiences like accidents, the death of …
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Did you know that around 7.7 million adults have co-occurring mental and substance disorders, according to a 2017 study? Out of the 20.3 million adults suffering from disorders or SUDs resulting from substance use, a whopping 37.9% also had mental illnesses. In addition, among the 42.1 million adults with mental illnesses, 18.2% of the population …
Being diagnosed with any mental illness is a heavy burden to carry. It influences many aspects of a person’s life, from their work life to their personal life. Suffering from one mental illness is difficult enough, but there are cases where patients suffer from two types of mental illness. For patients with substance abuse problems, …
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