Mental Health Hotline Articles
What is Narrative Therapy?
Studies show that 70% of people experience at least one traumatic event in their lives. These events can alter the way you think and behave. Narrative therapy is a therapeutic technique used to help you work through these past experiences. What is narrative therapy? It’s a counseling technique that helps
Is There Medication for Anger Control?
Anger is a normal emotion everyone occasionally feels. You may have an anger problem if you find it impossible to stop yourself from becoming outwardly aggressive. Violence, whether verbal or physical, harms you and those around you. Like most mental health struggles, anger can be treated in various ways, including
What is Brainspotting Therapy?
Brainspotting therapy is an emerging somatic technique created to aid the processing of traumatic memories, but it can treat other mental health conditions as well. Developed in 2003 by psychotherapist Dr. David Grand, brainspotting connects your visual field with the specific part of your brain holding negative emotions. While novel,
Understanding Narcissism
Narcissism comes in many shapes and forms, with many narcissists camouflaging limited self-esteem with the belief they’re unique, gifted and entitled to praise. As many as 6% of people in the United States are affected by narcissistic personality disorder (NPD). Understanding this disorder can help you identify narcissists in your
Premarital Counseling
Divorce rates have been slowly declining in the last few decades. In 2020 and 2021, divorce rates reached a 40-year low, with only 14 divorces per 1,000 married women. In the United States, divorce rates have been steadily declining since 2008 (with a minor uptick in 2022). However, these rates
Can PTSD be Cured
Approximately 6 out of every 100 people in the United States will have post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at some point in their lives. The condition is a lot more prevalent than many realize. And while there are varying severity levels to PTSD, it’s a mental health condition that can have