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Alcohol and bipolar don’t mix, but do you know why? It’s hard to avoid alcohol over the holidays, but knowing why people with bipolar shouldn’t drink can help.

Why You Shouldn't Drink Alcohol with Bipolar

Drinking alcohol with bipolar is a no-no, but over the holidays, it can be hard to remember that. After all, at holiday parties, everyone seems to be drinking. What might help is understanding why people with bipolar disorder shouldn't imbibe alcohol.

It can be scary to feel out of control, but part of eating disorder recovery means accepting when you lack control. Find out why at HealthyPlace.

Surviving ED

Eating Disorder Recovery Means Accepting When I Lack Control

Why is standing up for someone facing verbal abuse easier than defending yourself? Let's explore facing verbal abuse at HealthyPlace.

Verbal Abuse in Relationships

It's Easier to Help Others Facing Verbal Abuse Than Myself

Identity labels help and hurt us. They're tricky that way. Find out how the double-edged sword of identity labels help and hurt us at HealthyPlace.

The Life: LGBT

Do Identity Labels Help or Hurt Us?

Schizophrenia (paranoia) and anxiety complicates how I have responded to the threat of Covid-19. Find out how they made life harder for me at HealthyPlace.

Creative Schizophrenia

The Complications of Schizophrenia, Anxiety, and COVID-19

Delve into the challenges of BPD and relationships—confronting rejection fears and embracing open communication is possible. Learn more at HealthyPlace.

More than Borderline

Borderline Personality Disorder and Relationships

Mental Illness Overview

Tips and information for people that need to care for a loved one with a mental or physical

Mental Illness Overview

Dispelling the Fear of Caregiving

Should you try existential therapy? Find out the definition, techniques and goals of existential therapy, here at HealthyPlace.

Mental Illness Overview

Try Existential Therapy for Relief from Difficult Emotions

Interpersonal psychotherapy is a brief form of therapy used to treat depression. Find out about its techniques, benefits and goals, here at HealthyPlace.

Mental Illness Overview

What Is Interpersonal Psychotherapy Used to Treat?

Acceptance and commitment therapy can be helpful for a number of mental health conditions, but what exactly is it? Here is ACT defined.

Mental Illness Overview

What Is Acceptance and Commitment Therapy? ACT Defined

Motivational interviewing is a counseling style that helps people change their behavior and resolve ambivalence. Learn how it works on HealthyPlace.

Mental Illness Overview

What Is Motivational Interviewing? Why Is It Important?

Solution-focused brief therapy is used in many diverse settings, including schools and prisons. Learn more about this type of treatment at HealthyPlace.

Mental Illness Overview

What Is Solution-Focused Brief Therapy?

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Body Image

Being Overweight Affects Your Sex Drive

Being overweight hampers your sex life Add a bad time in bed to the list of ways

I eat lots of food, drink more than I should and the weight is hurting my sex life. I don't even find myself attractive and I'm afraid to have relationships with women. Time for rehab.

Body Image

Lots of Food. No Sex. Time for Rehab

I'M AN ADDICT.

You can stay centered when external problems rock you to the core. Learn how to be centered when life is at its worst at HealthyPlace.

Mental-Health-Newsletter

How to Stay Centered When Life Feels Out of Control

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Self-advocating for your mental health is an important skill to learn. But sometimes, it can be intimidating to talk to your doctor. Learn to get past it at HealthyPlace.

Mental-Health-Newsletter

Self-Advocate for Your Mental Health: How to Talk to Doctors

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What we pay attention to matters. We're hardwired with a negativity bias, but we don't have to stay in negativity. Learn what to pay attention to at HealthyPlace.

Mental-Health-Newsletter

Choosing What We Pay Attention to Affects Our Mental Health

What we pay attention to matters. We're hardwired with a negativity bias, but we don't have to stay in negativity. Learn what to pay attention to at HealthyPlace.

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 >