by WestBridge | Oct 6, 2023 | Mental Health Disorders, Recovery, Therapy, Wellness, WestBridge
Receiving any diagnosis of a serious, lifelong disease can be devastating—and depression and anxiety are no exceptions. Even when you have long suspected that you have one of these disorders, hearing a physician pronounce it can make you wonder what the rest of your...
by WestBridge | Sep 15, 2023 | Mental Health Disorders, Mental Illness, Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders, WestBridge
Families facing a mental illness together encounter many obstacles—not least the difficulty in sorting fact from fiction. Decades of stigma surrounding mental health issues have led to much misinformation; even among those who are open to learning more about mental...
by WestBridge | Sep 8, 2023 | Mental Health Disorders, Treating Dual Disorders, Wellness, WestBridge
It used to be that mental health and addiction issues were treated separately. Dual Diagnosis treatment—which treats both conditions simultaneously—is a relatively new field of endeavor, but already has won the support and affirmations of many clinicians, scientists,...
by WestBridge | Aug 25, 2023 | Mental Health Disorders, Wellness, WestBridge
Getting a poor night’s sleep can leave you groggy, unmotivated, and in a foul mood all day long—but sleep deprivation is much more than just an inconvenience. It can have a ravenous effect on your mental health. In fact, the mental health ramifications of sleep...
by WestBridge | Aug 12, 2023 | Mental Health Disorders, Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders, Recovery, WestBridge
Your loved one, wrestling with mental health and substance use disorders, needs your encouragement and your support—in short, your help. And as you extend your hand, it’s important to make sure you are also conveying your belief in their own abilities. It’s a fine...
by WestBridge | Jul 21, 2023 | Mental Health Disorders, WestBridge
Mental health disorders are sometimes referred to as “invisible” illnesses. The reason for this is that the symptoms cannot necessarily be seen externally. You cannot diagnose them with the naked eye as you could a runny nose, a broken leg or a black eye. The fact...
