The Struggle with Suicidal Thoughts
“Mental pain is less dramatic than physical pain but it’s more common and harder to bear.”~ C.S. Lewis Many people struggle with suicidal thoughts during times of stress or when facing mental or physical health adversity. The onset of the pandemic and the...
What to Know About Self-Harm in Teenagers
Every year, between 6.4-14.8% of teenage boys and between 17.7-30.8% of teenage girls, depending on the state, report engaging in some sort of non-suicidal self-injurious behavior, or self-harm (Monto et al). Though “self harm” can imply any act of intentional harm...
World Health Organization Reports a 25% Increase in Anxiety and Depression Since Start of the COVID-19 Pandemic
In the two years since the World Health Organization officially declared COVID-19 a pandemic, millions of individuals globally have been forced to reconcile with its impact on their mental health. Many of us can recall the stream of unprecedented stressors we encountered: uprooting routines, experiencing financial ramifications, navigating childcare while working remotely, reducing most, if not all, in-person interactions with loved ones, and dealing with anxiety, grief, and loss directly related to the virus.
Connections in Recovery Adolescent Services
Connections in Recovery in Colorado, Los Angeles, New York and Europe provides adolescent services, which includes case management, coaching and companion services. With experienced clinical collaborators, we offer guidance, support, and tools to help adolescents and...
Press Release: Connections in Recovery Celebrates 10-Year Milestone
Los Angeles, C.A., – April 1, 2021 — Connections in Recovery (CiR), an international addiction and mental health treatment consulting and referral resource company, today announced it is celebrating its 10-year anniversary of...
Coaching for Depression and Anxiety
Many people suffer from depression and anxiety, whether on a daily, more regular basis, or intermittently in their life. Since the two are different, we’ll start with dissecting depression. With depression being a very complex disease, it can be hard to pinpoint...
Rescuing a Pet Can Help Alleviate Loneliness, Anxiety and Depression
Rescuing a pet can help alleviate loneliness, anxiety and depression. Did you know about 50.2 percent of American adults are single? When we turn back time and look at what the stats were some fifty years ago, that number registered at around 22 percent in 1950. Much...
Coronavirus Spread: Vaping or Your Lungs?
What’s more important, vaping or your lungs? With the rise of COVID-19 in the U.S., some people who vape are reconsidering the habit while others report they feel more of an urge to continue, with some even increasing their intake as a means to cope with the...
Single and Sober During the Holidays
Dreading the holidays? Being single during the most festive time of year can make you feel you’re on the outside looking in as the Hallmark channel airs romantic movies non-stop this month, and commercials and ads for diamonds, romantic getaways, and standing under a...