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Pain can affect your ability to think – and not in a good way. Pain from bipolar or another condition can take over your thoughts. Period. More at HealthyPlace.

I find pain destroys my ability to think. I find that once pain reaches a certain level, I can no long formulate rational thoughts, and all I can think about is the pain. I short, pain kills my brain. This feels like a curse for someone who uses her brain for a living. However, pain's penchant for affecting one's ability to think is hardly limited to me.

Box breathing can help victims of verbal abuse learn how to regulate their emotions and take control of their life once again. Find out how it works at HealthyPlace.

Verbal Abuse in Relationships

Box Breathing Can Help You Deal with Symptoms of Verbal Abuse

A self-harm tracker is a useful tool to help you begin recovery and maintain a self-harm sober streak over the long term. Learn what to write in one at HealthyPlace.

Speaking Out About Self Injury

Make Your Own Self-Harm Tracker

Should you take a vacation when you are depressed? Or should you continue to work? Learn more about this at HealthyPlace.

Work and Bipolar or Depression

Should You Bother Taking a Vacation When You Are Depressed?

Cognitive distortions can affect your eating disorder recovery, but here are ways to spot and combat those negative thought patterns. Learn how at HealthyPlace.

Surviving ED

Learn to Spot Cognitive Distortions in Eating Disorder Recovery

Medicating bipolar isn’t easy nor is it a silver bullet. That doesn’t mean that medication bipolar isn’t incredibly important for survival, though.

Breaking Bipolar

Medicating Bipolar to a Manageable Level

Mental Illness Overview

Positive psychology is the scientific approach to therapy and stress management, but does it actually work? Find out here at HealthyPlace.

Mental Illness Overview

What Is Positive Psychology and Why Is It Important?

Getting a psychiatric evaluation can be key to determining the cause of your psychological symptoms and obtaining proper treatment.

Mental Illness Overview

What To Do If You Think You Are Mentally Ill

What causes mental illness? Is mental illness hereditary? Is mental illness genetic? Get answers plus the risk factors in mental illness. Read this.

Mental Illness Overview

What Causes Mental Illness? Genetics, Environment, Risk Factors

Some mood stabilizers (esp. Depakote) taken during pregnancy carry a significant risk of producing birth defects in the baby, but alternatives are available. Read more.

Mental Illness Overview

Effects of Bipolar Drugs During Pregnancy

What is Jungian therapy and who does it help? Find out about Jungian techniques, goals and benefits, here at HealthyPlace.

Mental Illness Overview

Is Jungian Therapy Effective? What Techniques Does It Use?

The DSM-5 is sometimes called the encyclopedia of mental disorders. What does it tell us about different mental disorders, and is the DSM-5 any good?

Mental Illness Overview

The DSM-5: The Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders

Recent Mental Health Articles

Asking for forgiveness is important, but only when it’s necessary. (We all know someone who apologizes unnecessarily.) Find out when to ask for forgiveness at HealthyPlace.

Mental-Health-Newsletter

How Do You Know if You Need to Ask for Forgiveness?

Asking for forgiveness is important, but only when it’s necessary. (We all know someone who apologizes unnecessarily.) Find out when to ask for forgiveness right here, at HealthyPlace.

While we can’t escape difficulties in life, we can take active steps to prevent them from negatively impacting our mental health. Learn how at HealthyPlace.

Mental-Health-Newsletter

4 Tips for Preserving Your Mental Health During Difficulties

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We all have the ability to deal positively with stress, maintain mental health, and move forward. Learn how at HealthyPlace.

Mental-Health-Newsletter

Mental Health Checklist for Stressful Situations

We all have the ability to deal positively with stress, maintain mental health, and move forward. Learn how right here.

2 Tips to Start Your Journey to Self-Acceptance, Self-Esteem

Self-esteem is one of the building blocks of mental health, but it can be difficult to embrace who we are. Learn how to find self-acceptance and self-love at HealthyPlace.

Learn what to expect from alcohol detox aka alcohol detoxification. Includes alcohol detox symptoms and medications to treat alcohol detox symptoms.

Alcoholism

Alcohol Detox and Alcohol Detox Symptoms: What to Expect

Books

Books on Addictions

MUST HAVES for People, Friends and Relatives with Addiction Problems Like: Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, Sex, Internet,

Wondering: Do I have?

Experiencing symptoms of mental illness but are unsure of what they mean? Get trusted information, take a psychological test to help determine possible causes and treatments.

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Wondering: Do I have?

Experiencing symptoms of mental illness but are unsure of what they mean? Get trusted information, take a psychological test to help determine possible causes and treatments.

More conditions >