Impulsive vs. Compulsive
While being impulsive is about relying on your gut feeling and going with the flow, compulsion comes from intrusive thoughts and irresistible urges to do specific things. Both qualities...
19May
Why Is Social Health Important?
Though our ancestors lived in closely connected, interdependent groups, most modern humans have a dramatically different lifestyle. The large, multigenerational families of the past have given way to people...
04May
What to Do When You Feel Lonely
The earliest primates lived in tightly knit social groups whose members depended on each other for survival. The need for community and close connections proved so beneficial that it...
27Apr
Addicted to Stress: When You Like Being Stressed Out
Stress is an inevitable part of life, but some people deliberately seek stressful scenarios because they believe they thrive under pressure. In America – one of the world’s most...
22Apr
What is Heavy Drinking?
As we enter the last week of Alcohol Awareness Month 2022, have you carefully considered your drinking habits? When someone is dealing with alcoholism (alcohol use disorder), the signs...
15Apr
Understanding Anticipatory Grief
When someone close to your heart passes away, you want to celebrate their life and memories of happier times spent together. Some families have a public memorial service to...
08Apr
Define Amends | Making Amends
One of the most hurtful things about the disease of addiction is that it causes people’s priorities to shift away from spending quality time with loved ones in favor...
01Apr
Alcohol Poisoning Symptoms
Few people would admit to willingly swallowing large doses of poison. Yet one in six U.S. adults do exactly that—often multiple times a week—by consuming at least 4–5 alcoholic...
18Mar
Dysphoric Mania Explained
While media depictions of bipolar disorder might lead you to assume this condition alternates between extreme highs and lows, the experience is less predictable for many people living with...
