Mental Health Matters
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Mental Health Matters: Family strife

Ideally, our families are a source of support and comfort, with family members working together to care for both the individuals and the family unit. Unfortunately, families do not always live up to … more
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Mental Health Matters: Self-talk

If you want to change how you see yourself, a good place to start is paying attention to what you tell yourself. Most people do talk to themselves, either out loud or silently inside their … more
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Mental Health Matters: Caregiving

Whether you are taking care of young children, a disabled adult or an elderly person, caregiving involves physical and emotional challenges we do not tend to think about until it is our turn to be a … more
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Mental Health Matters: Eating disorders

According to the National Alliance for Eating Disorders, 29 million Americans will have an eating disorder in their lifetime. This means that at some point during their lives, these 29 million people … more
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Mental Health Matters: Neurodiversity

Neurodiversity is an increasingly used term in everyday life, but what does it mean? Let’s first look at the parts of the word. Neuro is short for neurological, meaning that which is … more
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Mental Health Matters: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

There are dozens, if not hundreds, of types of therapy for improving mental health and well-being. Some come from the Freudian tradition, while others have been a reaction against Freud’s way … more
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Mental Health Matters: Sleep

According to the National Institutes of Health, 50 to 70 million adults have sleep disorders. This includes sleep apnea, narcolepsy and insomnia. A lack of uninterrupted, restful sleep of seven to … more
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Mental Health Matters: Taking risks

In my experience as a counselor, people often have difficulty taking risks. To be clear, by “risks,” I do not mean robbing a bank, driving drunk or walking out on a job in the middle of a … more
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Mental Health Matters: Stages of change

Each January, millions of people think about setting one or more goals to accomplish in the new year. Reaching these goals usually requires some sort of behavior change, if not a series of changes, … more
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Mental Health Matters: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (cont.)

In my last column, I explained what Obsessive-compulsive disorder is and what it is not. Today, I will talk about how clinicians diagnose and treat OCD. When OCD is diagnosed, your … more
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Mental Health Matters: Obsessive-compulsive disorder

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) may be one of the most misunderstood conditions by the general public and even by mental health professionals. Evidence for this is that, on average, it takes more … more
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Mental Health Matters: Gratitude

I want to begin today’s column with a quotation I found while doing a Google search on the difference between gratitude and thankfulness.  It comes from the YMCA of the North: … more
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Mental Health Matters: Mindfulness

These days, we hear a lot about mindfulness, but what is it and how can you use mindfulness in your own life? Jon Kabat-Zinn is often credited with bringing mindfulness to both Western medicine … more
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Mental Health Matters: Friendship

Loneliness has received more public attention since the COVID-19 pandemic, which saw most Americans isolated for at least some time during 2020 and 2021. In 2023, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, M.D., … more
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Mental Health Matters: Disciplining children

One of the more stressful aspects of parenting is deciding how to discipline children and teens. Many parents have strong opinions on which methods are best, only to feel angst when confronted with … more
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Mental Health Matters: Cannabis use

While it is still not legal in South Carolina to use or possess cannabis, according to Pew Research, 79% of Americans live in a county that has a marijuana dispensary (either medical, recreational or … more
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Mental Health Matters: What are certified peer recovery specialists?

When we think about sources of help for mental illness and substance abuse, we tend to think of professionals who have been formally trained. There are, however, thousands of individuals who have … more
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Mental Health Matters: Anxious children

Do you live with an anxious child? Or even a child who has some areas of anxiety? Maybe there is anxiety or fear about doing certain activities without a trusted adult present. Or perhaps your child … more
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Mental Health Matters: What to expect in therapy 

There are many situations that lead people to therapy, but the common reason people go to therapy is to feel better.   Increasingly, our society recognizes that therapists provide benefits … more
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Mental Health Matters: Understanding substance abuse treatment

According to a report released by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) in 2023, data obtained in 2021 showed that 16.5% of people ages 12 and over living in the … more
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