Mental Health, Addiction, and Recovery Blog

Unwanted thoughts can be distressing and scary. Discover what intrusive thoughts are, where they come from, and how you can overcome them.

When the challenges of life make you feel defeated, it can make everything feel pointless. Discover what to do when life feels meaningless.

Somatic yoga helps release trauma stored in the body. Learn why yoga is such a powerful tool to heal trauma

Mood stabilizers can be very helpful for many people. Learn about how they work and what they’re most prescribed for.

Self-talk plays a large role in our mental wellbeing. Discover what positive self-talk is, and why it’s important for your mental health.

Treatment goals reflect what you want out of therapy. Discover goals to work on in therapy, why treatment goals are important, and how to set them.

Addiction substitution occurs when one addiction is replaced by another. Discover why it happens and how to replace addiction with healthy habits.

Toxic relationships can harm the treatment process and should be navigated or cut out. Here are some tips on how to do that.

Confrontation in therapy could cause you to feel upset. Discover where confrontation comes from, and what to do if your therapist upsets you.

Negative self-talk is a harmful way of thinking that has long-term effects. Discover how to stop negative self-talk with these effective strategies.

Antipsychotic medications are used for various things. Learn more about how antipsychotics work and what they’re used for.

Setting boundaries is crucial to any relationship, especially during recovery. Discover how to improve your relationships by setting boundaries.

Emotional dysregulation is a common symptom of ADHD, OCD, trauma, bipolar disorder, and more. Learn more about emotional dysregulation, what causes it, and how to treat it.

Psychological dependence makes it hard to feel like yourself without substances. Discover what it is, what the signs are, and how it can be treated.

Suicidal thoughts begin as passive suicidal ideations. Discover what they mean, what the signs are, and what to do when you have them.

Failure is a part of life, but chronically feeling like a failure can be debilitating. Always remember that hardships aren't failures.

You can buy alcohol at the grocery store, but does that make it safe? Learn more about what makes alcohol a drug.

While you'll work on relationships while you're undergoing addiction treatment, you likely have more to do once you reintegrate back into your life.

Spending time in nature is incredibly beneficial for our mental health. Learn why the great outdoors is good for your wellbeing and how Sequoia Behavioral Health uses recreational therapy in our treatment program.

Emotional dysregulation is a common symptom of PTSD, especially C-PTSD. Learn more about how the brain develops and how emotional dysregulation can be treated.

Repairing relationships during treatment involves a lot of introspection and family therapy. Learn more about the first steps in rebuilding important bonds while you’re still in treatment.

Being a narcissistic supply can cause deep emotional and physical damage. Learn more about what living as a narcissistic supply means and what to do if you are one.

Reintegrating into daily life after rehab is challenging. Discover how to continue the healing journey and maintain recovery after rehab.

Even if you don’t know why you feel like tearing up, there’s always a reason. Discover the many different reasons for why we might feel like crying.