Category Archives: Mental Health

Teen Xanax Abuse

Xanax abuse has been rampant among teenagers who are more prone to try out the drug than ever before. The drug is typically prescribed to anyone who is dealing with muscle aches or anxiety, yet the withdrawal effects that come from abusing the drug lead to those exact symptoms. Someone who is dealing with an addiction read more »

Young Adult Marijuana Addiction

Marijuana addiction is growing like wild fire in our country right now as medical cannabis is hitting widespread distributors, being used for detox, and being celebrated by people everywhere. While I personally agree with the use of marijuana for medical terms and for dealing with issues like anxiety, I don’t agree with abusing it to read more »

Workplace Addiction

Workplace addiction is nothing to laugh about, even though it may start from taking the edge off from a fun night out. People deal with stress in many ways. Some may binge watch several episodes of Netflix, while others may hit the club with drinks or smoke marijuana to feel at ease. For people who are read more »

Mastering A Morning Routine

What you do in the morning really does set you up for the rest of the day. We might think that the morning is a way to warm up and relax before things start to get hectic, but the truth is that you need to create healthy habits that will create long term energy, elevated read more »

Recovery Companion

Having a strong support network is helpful for someone recovering from addiction. When we want to get over an acute addiction or have trouble going through issues by ourselves, having a recovery companion is great so the journey isn’t walked through alone. For someone who is in the middle of the recovery from addiction, they read more »

Handling Addiction in San Francisco

What is your city doing to combat drug addiction and mental illness? In our country currently, it’s fairly hard to find free of charge healthcare that is efficient, truly helpful, and not full of long waiting lines. Living in Chicago, I have to travel and wait a considerable time to even get to see my read more »

My Experience WIth A Sex Addict

Sex addiction is a mental health issue that is often swept under the rug. While some of us may feel like we are too dependent on sex or may see no issue at all, symptoms often go unsaid and relationships can go down the drain when too many mistakes the drain. Sex is a touchy read more »

Self-Care Tips

In this day in age it’s important for us to unwind, de-stress, and reflect on every day so stress and anxiety doesn’t build up in our mind. Not taking care of our physical and mental tips doesn’t do ourselves a favor as it can creep into our daily feeling of happiness, productivity, focus, motivation, and read more »

Medical Cannabis

Cannabis is either loved or hated by many people we know today. Some see it as a drug that only criminals should be dealing with, while others encourage everyone they know to try it for the medical benefits it provide. As of this year, more states are legalizing weed to help medical distributors treat their read more »

Art Therapy For Healing

If you love to express your creative side or remember art as your favorite class back in school, today is your lucky today. Thanks to the popularity and tried and true methods of holistic therapies, practicing various expressions art is becoming increasingly common to coping with stress. Maybe it’s a surprise to you to learn read more »