Category: Mental Health

These days you can’t get through a day without hearing something about how to live a healthy lifestyle. But what if you are living with someone suffering from gambling disorder? How do you live a healthy lifestyle when you are engulfed in stress, worry, grief, and anger? You are not alone in these feelings, and…
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La posibilidad de recaída es una realidad en la recuperación de la adicción al juego. Debe esperarse, pero eso no significa que tenga que suceder. No deje que su cerebro desordenado lo convenza de una recaída solo porque alguien le diga que sucede. La recuperación es un viaje en un campo minado de muchos deslices…
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The possibility of relapse is a reality in recovery from gambling addiction. It needs to be expected, but that doesn’t mean it has to happen. Don’t let the disordered brain talk you into a relapse, just because someone tells you it happens. Recovery is a journey in a minefield of many slips and challenges. A…
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Todos llevamos vidas ocupadas. Con la rapidez con la que se mueve el mundo, es casi imposible no hacerlo. A medida que envejecemos, se añaden cada vez más factores estresantes a las cargas que ya llevamos con nosotros a diario. ¿Sabías que el Día Nacional de la Simplicidad se celebra el 12 de julio? Es…
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We all live busy lives. As fast as the world moves, it is almost impossible not to. As we age, more and more life stressors are added to the piles we already carry with us on a daily basis. Did you know that National Simplicity Day is celebrated on July 12th? It is a day…
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Grieving is a natural process and a natural part of life. It is healthy to grieve any loss sustained in our lives. No matter how big or small, or what anyone thinks, only we can know when, how, and for how long we should grieve the loss. Most never consider the loss of a partner…
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El duelo es un proceso natural y una parte normal de la vida. Es saludable llorar cualquier pérdida sufrida en nuestras vidas. Sin importar cuán grande o pequeño sea, o lo que piensen los demás, solo nosotros podemos saber cuándo, cómo y durante cuánto tiempo debemos llorar la pérdida. La mayoría nunca considera que la…
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It is always a good time to check in on everyone around us to and ask if they are doing alright, both mentally and physically. Did you know that April is National Minority Health Month (NMHM)? This annual event works to raise awareness about health disparities that continue to affect people from racial and ethnic…
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The importance of the way we communicate to others cannot be understated. Some of us have not been taught how to share our thoughts and feelings with others in an assertive fashion. When it comes to dealing with a loved one suffering from problem gambling, it is imperative to learn to speak assertively. An individual…
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La importancia de la forma en que nos comunicamos con los demás no puede subestimarse. A algunos de nosotros no nos han enseñado cómo compartir nuestros pensamientos y sentimientos con los demás de manera asertiva. Cuando se trata de lidiar con un ser querido que sufre de juego compulsivo, se hace necesario aprender a hablar…
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