Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a mental health condition marked by unstable moods, behavior, and relationships. Nearly 2% of adults in the United States have been diagnosed with BPD. If you have BPD or know someone who has been diagnosed with BPD, it is important to educate yourself about the condition. This knowledge will help you to understand how the disorder may affect your life and help you to manage presenting symptoms in a healthy way. Continue reading
Trauma is an emotional response to an event that is deeply distressing and disturbing. A person who is traumatized often feels shocked and helpless immediately after the event and may have difficulty processing what just happened. Trauma can also have negative long term effects on an individual’s well-being. When people experience trauma they may become “stuck” in the past and find it difficult to disassociate themselves from the event long after it happened. Continue reading
To say that the past two years have been difficult would be a massive understatement. This period of our recent history has fundamentally changed the lives of millions of people and has encouraged most individuals to take a look at their lives and reassess where they would like to be. Continue reading
Anxiety is a mental health issue that doesn’t discriminate. If you have it, then you know how terrible and life-altering it can be. It’s hard to talk about anxiety. It isn’t something that is widely discussed, and many people are too embarrassed to admit they struggle with it. But there are ways to manage your anxiety, even if you don’t think that you have any control over it. Here are four things to do on a day-to-day basis in order to help manage feelings of anxiety. Continue reading
The acronym EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. EMDR is a form of psychotherapy that helps people to process and get over traumatic events that happened in their lives. EMDR is most often used when treating patients with post traumatic disorder. Its effectiveness in helping survivors of car accidents, rape, war, and childhood abuse has seen the approach grow rapidly in terms of popularity. Continue reading
It is an undeniable fact of life that it can be hard to accept help, especially from an outside source. However, studies have shown that going to a counsellor, working with that counsellor, and repeating this on a routine basis can help people get back on track. When faced with a problem that cannot be overcome alone, one of the first steps that should be taken is seeking out a counselling service. There are many, many different types of these services. Each and every one can be tailored to meet a person’s specific needs and address certain concerns, ensuring that the session is truly beneficial. Here are four of the most impactful ways that counsellors can work with a person to help them overcome a problem. Continue reading
