Every relationship comes with its own set of complications, but if you or your partner has bipolar disorder, it may cause a lot of emotional turbulence. Not knowing what to expect on a daily basis or how to communicate with your partner are the top reasons why bipolar relationships fail. Understanding this mental health condition, […]
Author Archives: Restore Mental Health
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Antidepressant SSRI medications can cause several side effects, including feelings of nausea. After taking an antidepressant, a user may experience a sensation in their stomach, such as uneasiness. The feeling can make the individual feel like they are about to be physically sick. Lexapro nausea and Zoloft nausea (sertraline nausea), to name a few, occur […]
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You started the medication hoping to feel better. Instead, you feel emotionally muted. Not sad exactly, but not yourself either. The things that used to matter feel further away. Getting out of bed takes more effort than it should, and that shift could be coming from the depression itself or from the medication. Knowing which […]
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Did you spend your childhood scared to come home from school because you were unsure of what mood your parent would be in? Maybe you avoided bringing friends over to the house because you were worried your parent would have an outburst in front of them? If this sounds all too familiar, you probably grew […]
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Learning how to manage your anxiety levels can help you cope with traumatic life events, work-related pressure and other life-changing situations. Stress and anxiety are the leading causes of diseases such as heart attacks , obesity and strokes. Taking control of your mental health by taking supplements for anxiety can lessen the risk of stress-related […]
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Being raised by a parent with anxiety disorder can be difficult. Anxiety is often characterized by constriction, preventing people from living fully and freely or always imagining the worst-case scenario. As a child, you may have experienced a lot of confusion for getting in trouble for something that seemed harmless or being the recipient of […]
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The National Center for Biotechnology Information reports that between 0.6% and 1.9% of people in the United States have schizophrenia . This complex mental health condition is characterized by disordered thought patterns, hallucinations, delusions and other symptoms impacting a person’s ability to function. Treatment centers for schizophrenia can assist people who have this diagnosis. Unfortunately, […]
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Suffering from a mental health issue isn’t just tough on the person suffering from it — it’s a challenge for those closest to them as well. In particular, growing up with a depressed parent can be incredibly detrimental to the well-being and development of a child. In this post, we explore how clinical depression affects […]
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Growing up in a safe and stable home is important for a child’s development. When a parent is living with an untreated mental illness, that stability can be hard to come by. A child may experience confusion, sadness or anger because they don’t understand what’s happening, and the effects can follow them well into adulthood. […]
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Growing up in a safe and stable home is important for a child’s development. Roughly 5.7 million adults in America are currently experiencing bipolar disorder — many of whom are parents. If a parent is struggling with an untreated mental illness such as bipolar disorder, a child may experience sadness or anger because they don’t […]