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Guest Post: The Difference Between Mental Health & Mental Illness by Amelia Blackwater

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Wh at is Mental Health? Mental health reflects “our emotional, psychological, & social well-being.”. Mental health can affect, how we think, feel, & act. You can have both good or bad mental health. . You can have both good or bad mental health. . What is Mental Illness?

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Member Voices: Be Wary of Mental Health ‘Experts’ on Social Media

Social Work Blog

Monteiro, LCSW The past two years were filled with fear and uncertainty, exacerbating a mental health crisis with an increase in anxiety, depression, suicide rates, and substance abuse. Storytelling can be part of the healing process in one’s mental health journey. My concern is not unwarranted.

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Why Playing the Lottery Is So Addictive

Gateway Foundation

The lottery is a common entertainment source that can quickly become addictive. Playing the lottery can become addictive when an individual develops an unhealthy compulsion to engage in it. While purchasing lottery tickets occasionally does not indicate an addiction, playing the lottery excessively can become an addiction.

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Member Voices: My Journey to Clinical Social Work

Social Work Blog

I’d gotten into community care-based work because there’s proven research that shows Black, Native, Latinx, and general working-class populations face bias from within the Healthcare System, which included mental health care providers. I had not imagined myself studying SUD, and hadn’t considered addiction a social justice issue.

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What Is Generalized Anxiety Disorder? 

Gateway Foundation

Much like our physical health, mental health is an integral aspect of a person’s overall well-being and is essential in determining how we feel, think and act. However, experiencing uncontrollable worry and fear about… The post What Is Generalized Anxiety Disorder? appeared first on Gateway.

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Does Anxiety Go Away After Using Heroin?

Gateway Foundation

A powerful motivation that draws people to drugs like heroin is an underlying mental health condition. While everyone experiences anxiety or stress occasionally, anxiety disorders make it difficult to deal with daily life without persistent feelings of fear or dread.

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Social Work Can Play a Critical Role in Pain Management

Social Work Blog

Building trust and therapeutic rapport is essential when working with any client referred to mental health services, Kljajic says. It’s important to take a mindful approach to treatment since such people may offer resistance from the stigma they face having an “invisible” illness or being mislabeled an addict, she says.

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