World Mental Health Day will soon be upon us. That day, celebrated on October 10th, is meant to help to raise the profile of the importance of mental health awareness. It is a vitally important day, not only for people who suffer from mental illness but for the extended world community as a whole. Mental…
Realistically, there is no singular personality that dictates becoming addicted to substances. Recovering drug addict personality traits can be obvious or even hardly noticed. This further emphasizes the need to destigmatize rehab therapy and making false assumptions, when a person is critically ill. Still, rehab treatment facilities, being educated on how to successfully help so…
The Link Between Bipolar Disorder and Alcohol Abuse Substance abuse is a hallmark of a hypomanic bipolar state. While not everyone who deals with bipolar disorder also suffers from substance abuse, as many as 40% share both disorders. Particularly during bouts of hypomania, those that suffer from bipolar can turn to alcohol or other substances…