Posts Tagged ‘stress’
Haunted Past: Understanding Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Anyone who has dealt with traumatic life events can probably attest to the havoc they can wreak long-term. It does not always take much to cause severe trauma, either. Traumatic events can cause and worsen a number of mental illnesses, including anxiety disorders, depression, panic disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), all of which have…
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Healthy Strategies for Coping With Stress
While we all deal with stress, people in recovery from substance use need healthy coping skills to help them get through stressful situations. Unhealthy stress responses can cause problems in anyone’s life. However, for people in recovery, learning new coping skills to handle stress can serve as an essential part of the recovery process. From…
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