Am I Addicted To Food?

Do you feel as if you have a compulsive need to overeat? If so, you could be addicted to food. The idea of suffering from food isn’t a new one. After all, Overeaters Anonymous (also known as OA) was first launched in 1960 in Los Angeles. However, the idea hasn’t widely been accepted until the […]

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Managing Manic Episodes

Manic episodes are a key characteristic of bipolar disorder, a mental health disorder which causes the sufferer to experience extreme lows (depression) and highs (mania). There are two types of bipolar disorder and the frequency and severity of manic episodes help doctors to determine which type you suffer from. You are said to have Bipolar […]

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Seeing Psychosis: Signs and Symptoms

Psychosis is a mental health disorder which causes people to interpret or perceive things in a different way from other people around them. Sometimes, this takes the form of delusions or hallucinations. Psychosis is a frightening problem, both for the person who is suffering and those around them witnessing the way the condition affects them. […]

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Body Dysmorphia: When The Mirror Lies

Body Dysmorphia (sometimes known as BDD or body dysmorphic disorder) is a mental health condition in which the sufferer continuously worries about the flaws they perceive in their appearance. Usually, those flaws go unnoticed by others. People can suffer from body dysmorphia at any age. However, young adults and teenagers are most susceptible. Some people […]

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What Laxative Abuse Looks Like

Laxatives are a type of medicine which is normally used for treating constipation. They work by softening stools so they’re easier to pass or by stimulating your lower intestines so they can push stools out more easily. Although doctors sometimes recommend the use of laxatives on occasion for those who suffer from constipation, there’s a dark side […]

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Managing an Adult Eating Disorder: Steps to Success

Our society is on guard for signs of teen and child eating disorders. Children today have manifested signs of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder. What we as leaders have not done is give parents and professionals the tools to recognize eating disorders in children so that they can manage them as adults. […]

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Life with A Stress Disorder: 5 Signs of Serious Stress

All of us have stress in our lives. We have our moments, and we all deal with them in our ways. But, there is a fine line between having stress and having a stress disorder. By definition, a stress disorder is something persistent that cannot be addressed without medical or psychological intervention. That’s not to […]