Monthly Archives: May 2025

Commonly Co-Occurring: Personality Disorders and Addiction

Commonly Co-occurring - Personality Disorders and Addiction

Approximately 57.8 million people , or 1 in 5 adults in the United States, struggle with mental health issues each year. An estimated 28% of those individuals have been diagnosed with a comorbid personality disorder or with two or more mental health conditions or addictions. When a link exists between addiction and mental illness, diagnosis […]

Commonly Co-Occurring: Anxiety and Addiction

Anxiety Addiction Common Together

Anxiety and addiction frequently travel together on the difficult road of mental health challenges. If you’ve found yourself struggling with overwhelming worry while also depending on substances to cope, you’re not alone. Anxiety disorders and substance use disorders commonly co-occur, creating a complex cycle that can be difficult to break without proper intervention. This guide […]

Self-Medicating Anxiety/Depression? Find Out the Dangers.

Mental health issues affect a significant portion of the population. According to the National Institute of Mental Health , 59.3 million people in the United States were living with a mental illness in 2022, equating to around 23.1% of the adult population. Many of those individuals turn to self-medication as a way of coping with […]