Tag: psychosis
8 Things You Should Know About Male Borderline Personality Disorder
Do you or someone you know exhibit the following characteristics: frequent self-injurious behaviors (SIB), suicidal ideations or suicide attempts, frantic efforts to avoid real or imagined abandonment, unstable and intense interpersonal relationships that include alternating between extremes of idealization and devaluation, identity disturbance, impulsivity (acting before thinking), …
Compassion Fatigue: Understanding it’s toll on you
It is important to be able to identify signs of compassion fatigue, burnout, and secondary trauma. In order to understand compassion fatigue, secondary trauma, and burnout, those of us who are mental health professionals must share what we know. You should not feel guilty about …
Delusions Vs. Hallucinations: Differences and How To Cope
Delusions and hallucinations can be dangerous for the individual experiencing them and those around the individual. Hallucinations can cause people to act on their emotions and ways they ordinarily would not. For example, an auditory hallucination is often in the form of voices telling an …
Understanding your loved one: Coping with delusions
Maintaining a relationship with a loved one who may be experiencing delusions is like walking on shaky ground. Every step you take could land you in an argument or adversarial position. Whether you intend to argue your points or attempt to bring reality to the attention of …
