It is difficult to comprehend how badly someone in recovery feels when they have relapsed. While those who love them struggle with feelings of disappointment, frustration, and sorrow, the person who relapsed is overcome with an overwhelming sense of shame and guilt. Relapse is a reality for many in substance use recovery. Since relapses are […]
Stigma
Borderline Between What and What?
There is no shortage of misunderstood and misdiagnosed mental health issues. Positively, the conversation about mental health is expanding and the inherent negative stigmas are lifting. Conversely, in this increased conversation many terms, diagnoses, and symptoms are inadvertently distorted by those who are opening the dialogue. One extremely misunderstood mental health diagnosis is borderline personality […]
The Dissociation Dilemma
What happens when a person dissociates? Is it the classic moment when someone “zones out” in the middle of a conversation? Is it that moment when someone shuts down when they are in a stressful conversation? As the stigmas around mental health change and more and more people are comfortable talking about their mental health […]
How is the Stigma Surrounding Mental Health Changing?
The human condition is to seek information. This is demonstrated in so many areas of progress, our desire to seek outward into space and explore the cosmos, our desire to look inward to understand personal connections to spirituality, and beautifully, our desire to understand the human mind and psyche. While general empathy still lacks in […]