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Our blog regularly posts new content about topics related to the treatment of mental health disorders, substance use, and ongoing recovery. We gear each post toward individuals undergoing or contemplating treatment and their loved ones. Education is an integral part of recovery, which is why we present topics about navigating everyday life before, during, and after treatment. Learn how to overcome challenges using new skills and resources.
Do I Need Mental Health Treatment?
Many benefits come from mental health treatment. Individual therapy can aid the development of life-long coping skills and improve communication...
Read MoreProblematic Smartphone Usage Disorder Facts & Self-Test
Contents Smartphone Addiction Self-Test Problematic Smartphone Usage Disorder Who is at Risk? Harmful Impacts of Smartphone Addiction How to Reduce...
Read MoreWhat Is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)?
While you may have heard the term “OCD” used to describe a penchant for perfectionism, obsession with order, or episodes...
Read More2021: Breaking the Record of Annual Overdoses
While fighting the coronavirus pandemic should be of our utmost priority, this year has seen the disease of addiction thriving...
Read MoreUnderstanding How Attachment Styles Affect Relationships
It is normal for people to experience conflict within their interpersonal relationships. This is especially true when it comes to...
Read MoreTips For Relapse Prevention
Addiction is a chronic and complex condition deeply rooted in the brain. Many people who choose treatment realize that recovery,...
Read MoreThe Nature of Addiction Explained
Addiction is often framed as a mental health condition. However, many fail to understand why addiction occurs, and the role...
Read MoreThe Focus Areas in Life Skills Education
In mental health treatment, talk therapy has been proven effective time and time again. While it helps to talk through...
Read MoreHow to Explain Depression To Someone That Doesn’t Understand It
If you are no stranger to depression, you understand how crippling and isolating it can feel. Those feelings can worsen...
Read MoreWhat is Autism Spectrum Disorder?
When people struggle with their interpersonal skills, such as social interaction or communication with others, they rarely consider autism to...
Read MoreDo I Have Anxiety? Self-Test
Contents Self-Test Here Using the GAD-7 The Anxiety Epidemic Generalized Anxiety Disorder & the GAD-7 Generalized Anxiety Disorder Symptoms What...
Read More13 Ways to Stop Doomscrolling & Protect Your Mental Health
Contents Causes of DoomscrollingHow Doomscrolling Affects Mental HealthWays to Stop DoomscrollingSeek Help for Doomscrolling 13 Ways to Stop Doomscrolling &...
Read MoreA Guide To Antidepressants
While Americans have experienced a mental health crisis long before the Coronavirus pandemic, a year and a half of loss,...
Read MoreWhat Is Trauma and How Do You Work Through It?
Life is full of inevitable challenges and adversity. Many of us will endure specific life experiences that change how we...
Read MoreTips for Living With Social Anxiety
Anxiety is something that most people experience from time to time. Typical anxiety may show up as nervousness before a...
Read MoreDBT: A Therapeutic Mindfulness Treatment Experience
Psychotherapy is an effective, leading treatment option to help reduce and alleviate symptoms of mental distress. Psychotherapy focuses on helping...
Read MoreHow Oppression Can Play a Role in the Development of Addiction
There are many reasons that lead to someone becoming addicted to alcohol or other drugs. Addiction can happen to anyone,...
Read MoreYoga: The Connection of the Mind, Body, and Spirit
Yoga is an ancient practice that has become an increasingly popular form of therapy, coping mechanism, and complementary treatment for...
Read MoreAn Overview Of Personality Disorders
Our personalities are what make us different from one another. Personality includes our unique and subjective ways of thinking, feeling,...
Read MoreAm I Depressed?
Contents Self-AssessmentThe Depression EpidemicDepression & PHQ-9Depression SymptomsDepression TypesContributing FactorsTreatment Am I Depressed? Try A Self Assessment To Find Out In...
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We Want You
to Succeed
Educating yourself about mental health and substance use topics can decrease the risk of complications or relapse. We want you to succeed at regaining control of your life. We design each of our blog posts to provide valuable information about ways to heal and recover.
The more you know, the easier it will be to get the help you need. Learn more about our facility or services by contacting SoCal Mental Health at (949) 502-2041.
