Self-care is part of the answer to how we can all better cope with daily stressors. These stressors can be exacerbated by heightened emotions during the holiday season. With all the hustle and bustle comes expectations of where you should be, what you should be doing, who you should be with. Neglecting self-care during this …
“Failure to launch” has become a popular phrase to describe young adults who end up back at home after graduating from high school or college. And while some individuals sail into adulthood without many bumps, for others, it can be a much rougher terrain. Why do some young adults struggle to enter adulthood? The failure …
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How often do we hear things like: “Oh, I’m so OCD! I line my pens up by color.” Or “My team lost last night and I’m so depressed!”. Mental health diagnoses are often thrown around as common vernacular, but these are real issues that affect people in very real ways. Because of that misuse of …
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Despite changing attitudes towards the drug, the prevalence of cannabis use disorder has decreased over the last decade among frequent users. However, these findings do not suggests that rates of using marijuana have actually declined. Young adults who smoke marijuana are becoming more aware of how they use the substance and its potential consequences and …
For many college students, it is true that there is no place like home for the holidays no matter how far away they roam. However, going home over winter break requires adjusting from a college lifestyle and back to following rules at home. It is also a period of time where young adults evaluate how …
While social relationships are associated with reduced depression and anxiety, strong social relationships are also a significant resource for dealing with adverse life experiences. Supportive friends act as a buffer to the potentially life-long mental health problems these events can cause by providing sources of emotional, informational and practical support. For many people, community resources …
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When searching for the best treatment programs for young adults that suits your needs, finding the right fit is important. Above all, you’ll want a program that provides effective treatment. Additionally, your young adult benefits from a program that teaches important skills. Based off of their individual needs, wilderness therapy may be a great treatment …
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This generation of college students (and parents) are a part of a “mental health epidemic”. Many people argue that college life may be more stressful than ever. Studies show that there has been an increase in students who arrive to college already being treated for some type of mental illness. But why? Why is stress …
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Unhealthy habits usually don’t occur in isolation. According to a new study by researchers at SUNY Binghamton, “the adoption of one harmful behavior, such as heavy alcohol use, can lead college students into a vicious cycle of poor lifestyle choices, lack of sleep, mental distress and poor grades.” Most failing college students are failing because …
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