Month: September 2014

When your child is 302’d: What Should You Know?

Involuntary commitment. What comes to mind when you hear this word? Chaos and confusion? Fear and pandemonium? Loss and grief? For many parents, having to commit your child to a hospital against their will is something that doesn’t fit into the schema of adults. The …

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Distorted thoughts: What kind of thinking errors do you have?

Distorted thoughts: What kind of thinking errors do you have?

A cognitive distortion is something that you think without giving yourself time to consider alternative points of view. For example, that boss who just walked by you without smiling or greeting you might not really be angry with you, but rather, he may have just …

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Eating Disorders: When Eating Becomes A Prison

Do you know someone with an eating disorder? Do you know what it is? Trying to support a loved one or friend who sticks her finger down her throat to purge the food she just ate, strips you of your ability to reason and make …

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