“Addictions like alcoholism are fundamentally a behavior,” declares AMHC-a non-profit behavioral health care organization. Alcoholism is best explained as a situation, where you are no more in control of alcohol and it is completely in control of you and your life! “An alcoholic is a man or a woman who suffers from alcoholism – they have a distinct physical desire […]

We’ve all experienced that night or two where we have a hard time falling asleep, but insomnia is something completely different. Insomnia is a misunderstood condition that plagues many Americans.Most of these sufferers (including the ones who falsely believe they suffer from it) don’t know the facts about it. Here are some of the major myths that surround the disorder, […]

Mental illnesses, such as bipolar disorder, can be debilitating to the person with the illness. However, because mental illnesses are often “invisible,” few people are as aware of the illnesses and how to deal with them as they should be. However, mental illnesses are just as problematic as physical illnesses, and should be treated with the same amount of respect. […]

Your life, and your body, is full of stress—stuck stress. You know this already, because you have seen firsthand how stress has manifested in your body. The impulse, when you understand this, is to try to reduce, eliminate, combat, or manage stress in your life. But this doesn’t work—you know that. Now you are going to learn that the key […]

It’s really no secret that motivation is a huge issue when it comes to accomplishing just about anything productive in life. Some people have it figured out, but for most of us finding the motivation can be a lifelong challenge. This applies to exercise, eating right, working, household projects, even maintaining a social life. That’s why so many people turn […]