Mental Health

Phil Mickelson Lost $40 Million Gambling and Works For Saudi Arabia

JUST EARNING A LIVING – June 7, 2022 - Mickelson told Harig that he isn’t formally resigning from the PGA Tour and that he’s “looking forward to playing the U.S. Open” next week. The U.S. Open is organized by ... Read More...

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Mental Health Clinics in School? NO! Says School Board

WHO’S MORE CRAZY? – June 5, 2022 - In March, Killingly’s board members rejected the plan by a vote of 6 to 3. After that, dozens of supporters of the clinic filed a complaint with Connecticut’s Board of Educati... Read More...

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13,000 Tickets in NY State on Memorial Day Weekend

VIDEO – SOBER DRIVERS DON’T LOSE THEIR VOWELS – June 7, 2022 - Troopers arrested 213 people and investigated 808 crashes. more@WNYT ... Read More...

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Dr. Gabor Maté! Reason Why Our Society Is So Toxic

VIDEO – PEOPLE’S POLLUTED MINDS – May 29, 2022 - Who is Gabor Maté? A renowned speaker, and bestselling author, Dr. Gabor Maté is highly sought after for his expertise on a range of topics including addiction,... Read More...

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Teen Wolf Actor Colton Haynes Writes About Addiction and Sexual Abuse In New Memoir

IT AIN’T BEEN EASY – May 28, 2022 - Colton Haynes’ most raw role to date is that of author. The actor, whose blue eyes and sharp jawline you might know from series “Teen Wolf” and “Arrow,” bares his soul in “M... Read More...

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Deaf and Homeless Father Gains Sobriety and Restores Family

HE SEES WHAT COUNTS – May 31, 2022 - Porter-Henderson’s parents divorced when she was young, and her mom moved with her and her little sister from Chicago to Mississippi. But she was always a daddy’s girl, and... Read More...

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How Beauty Became Our Damaging Obsession

IT’S IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER – June 2, 2022 - “We have an epidemic of body image anxiety,” Professor Widdows says. “We have to move away from that.” “We need to start taking it seriously.” Josep... Read More...

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Is Your Pursuit of Wealth Unhealthy?

MONEY MONEY MONEY – May 31, 2022 - Psychologists often classify the preoccupation with wealth as a “process addiction,” a category that also includes a fixation on gambling, sex, or even exercise (though the ps... Read More...

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Company Recalls Millions of Medicines & Dirty Medical Products

JUST LIKE BABY FORMULA – June 3, 2022 - Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corporation CEO and owner Lou Kennedy said in a statement that the company is “cooperating” with the FDA on the recalled products. “While ther... Read More...

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Did the Pandemic Cause Mental Illness in Kids or Just Make it Worse?

VIDEO – THE OTHER PANDEMIC WITHIN A PANDEMIC – June 3, 2022 - There is probably a small group of kids who get long Covid where you might say that there is some direct impact of the Covid virus on the brain, but... Read More...

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Some Opioid Addictions Begin in the Hospital

AND END UP ON THE STREET – MAY 27, 2022 - It was a nurse who first introduced Stretch to opioids The nurse instigated the shot. I think she understood I was pretty miserable and offered me one where n... Read More...

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Ties Between Illicit Drug Use and Youth Suicidality

CRAZY TIMES – May 26, 2022 - The investigational schizophrenia treatment xanomeline/trospium (KarXT) yielded significantly greater improvements in all five Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) Marder fa... Read More...

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Addiction Counselor Transformed Basement into Art Gallery to Support Students

VIDEO – ART SAVES LIVES – May 26, 2022 - “Our district has seen an increase in the number of suicide assessments being completed, increased levels of grief, and increased aggression within behavior,” he said. ... Read More...

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Mom Lived and Died An Alcoholic and It Haunts Me

FAMILY TIES – May 24, 2022 - At some point that “fun” drinking turned into a nightly routine that meant I couldn’t have important conversations with my mum past a certain hour, because they’d turn into an argu... Read More...

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California Parents Could Sue For Social Media Addiction

GOOD LUCK – May 24, 2022 - Business groups have warned that if the bill passes, social media companies would most likely cease operations for children in California rather than face the legal risk. The propo... Read More...

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108,000 Drug Deaths in 2021 Bear Out Prediction From Five Years Ago

DIDN’T TAKE A GENIUS – May 25, 2022 - The special section—based around the Pitt team’s landmark research article in Science that analyzed nearly four decades of U.S. drug overdose data—contains commentary by fo... Read More...

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Theft, Gambling & Infidelity are Unusual Signs of Depression

LIKE WHACK-A-MOLE – May 25, 2022 - In 2002, Lejoyeux noted that patients with kleptomania and pyromania had significant numbers of depressive episodes. In fact, there’s a body of research concerning gambling. R... Read More...

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‘Bridgerton’ Star Hospitalized Due to Mental Health Problems

BEAUTY HIDES THE PAIN – May 27, 2022 - “I just want to be honest with everybody, I have been struggling,” she told her 231,000 followers, adding: “So, I’m in the hospital at the minute and I’m gonna get discha... Read More...

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Quote of the Week – Friedrich Nietzsche

“And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.” – Friedrich Nietzsche ... Read More...

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Americans are Crazy Stressed About Money

VIDEO – NICKEL AND DIMED – MAY 18 2022 - Americans are more stressed about money than they’ve ever been, according to the American Psychological Association’s latest Stress In America Survey. “Eighty-seven ... Read More...

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Beating The Stigma

VIDEO – FORWARD THINKING – May 17, 2022 - “A lot of it, for me, was feeling worthless,” she said. “I had lost my family, I had lost everything important to me. It was tough asking for help but I knew I couldn’t... Read More...

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Are Some People More Prone to Addiction?

EMOTIONS PLAY A PART? – May 18, 2022 - In general, an “addictive personality” typically refers to a group of traits that can make you more prone to becoming dependent and addicted to substances and other things... Read More...

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7 Books to Read for Mental Health Awareness Month

ONLY 7? – May 17, 2022 - ...but in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, I talked to a range of mental health advocates about the books they felt accurately, and empathetically, built characters who navigate... Read More...

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A Reason to Stick Around – Suicide Isn’t Painless

IT’S ALL GREEK TO ME – May 19, 2022 - It’s one of the darkest and most sensitive subjects in Stoicism: Suicide. Cato took his own life rather than submit to Caesar. Seneca took his, under duress from Nero. The ... Read More...

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I Am So Much More Than a Diagnosis

DEBATING THE DSM – MAY 19, 2022 - It was the reason for my distressing thoughts, overwhelming emotions, and undesirable behaviors. All other aspects of my life were secondary. If a mental disorder was me... Read More...

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Why The Pandemic Has Been Hard On Addicts

THE DANGERS OF ISOLATION – May 18, 2022 - Addicts are great at reasoning away problems. This sad state of affairs is no surprise.The pandemic for many people in every walk of life created stress, anxiety and i... Read More...

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This Diet Can Help Lessen Depression Symptoms

YOU THINK LIKE YOU EAT – May 18, 2022 - Australian researchers at the University of Technology Sydney performed a randomized control trial for 12 weeks to assess how the Mediterranean diet would impact depressi... Read More...

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MUSICAL INTERLUDE

VIDEO – SWEET SOUL MUSIC – May 18, 2022 - There’s a similar vibe at his (home) concert, actually recorded at his house, with a live audience of neighbors and friends and a palpable feeling of genuine hospitalit... Read More...

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High School Students Tell How The Pandemic Changed Them

OUT OF DIFFICULTY COMES GROWTH – May 14, 2022 - When school went online, Ruby, then a freshman, was self-conscious about showing her house on camera. She also had a hard time finding a quiet place to concentra... Read More...

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