Financial Stress in America. Great article about how it may connect to mental health issues.
Month: September 2015
Utah controlled substance addiction on the rise.
Utah pill addiction and overdose related deaths on the rise.
Utah doctors prescribe controlled substances at a higher rate than many other states. Utah’s predomintately religious culture views taking illicit substances different from taking controlled substances with a prescription. Are they different? Are people looking for doctors to validate their drug use/abuse? You decide.
It takes courage to let people really know you.
Great Ted Talk about the courage it takes to open up and “come out” of any “closet.” It takes courage to go to therapy and commit to really working on yourself.
The Sin of Being Perfect.
I found this article to be interesting as there is so much perfectionism in Utah culture.
Stepping out of the mental illness closet.
Mental illness impacts more of the American population than most people realize. depression and anxiety are quite common along with many other mood disorders.