Supporting Someone With OCD

Supporting Someone With OCD

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) presents many challenges – not only for the person living with the mental health disorder, but also for those in a supportive role. Family members, friends, and others supporting someone living with OCD may at times feel...
Helping Someone With Depression

Helping Someone With Depression

What it looks like Depression can happen with or without a triggering event and means we can be sad when it doesn’t make sense to be sad. Depression can be identified in the way it affects someone’s feelings, thoughts, actions, and body. People don’t...
Helpful Responses to Addiction

Helpful Responses to Addiction

Contrary to popular belief, addiction does not develop “because of bad choices.” Many people make the choice to use drugs and/or drink alcohol and never develop an addiction. Some of the complex reasons addiction can develop are as follows: To cope with unbearable...
Understanding Anxiety

Understanding Anxiety

Anxiety is a helpful, normal human emotion. Anxiety is a helpful emotional signal that tells us when we need to be aware of and responsive to an immediate threat or danger in our environment. Anxiety is like a smoke alarm. Smoke alarms are designed to let us know when...