Getting diagnosed with a mental illness is only the start of the journey. Learning how to cope with a mental illness involves learning practical life skills that can help with your relationships, work, social skills, interpersonal skills, and everyday tasks. Here’s an overview of life skills training and how it helps adults with chronic mental...Read More
Accountability plays an essential role in addiction recovery. By having a community or close friend to support you in your sobriety journey, you are encouraged to remain transparent in your struggles, forego shame, and get help when intervention is needed. Is it time to get help with addiction recovery? Contact Georgetown Behavioral Hospital to learn...Read More
Having a loved one who is suicidal can be stressful and traumatic. You may be worried that someone close to you is experiencing suicidal thoughts, or you may be trying to prevent a suicide from happening. If so, here are some tips on how to handle the situation and get help. Are you looking for...Read More
Manic episodes can disrupt your life. They can even become dangerous, leading you into impulsive, violent, or self-harming behavior. Here’s how to identify a bipolar manic episode and when to seek bipolar disorder treatment. Are you noticing signs of a manic episode? Reach out to us at Georgetown Behavioral Hospital for treatment. What Is a...Read More
Panic attacks can be terrifying. If you have them regularly, you might fear having one in a public place or while driving. For this reason and many others, panic disorder can drastically affect your quality of life and fill you with anxiety every day. Here’s how to handle a panic attack, what to do after...Read More
Experiencing a mental health crisis can be traumatic – both for you and your loved ones. When you return home after receiving mental health treatment, you may feel scared and uncomfortable. For many people, returning back to your home and job can be so difficult that you don’t even know how to talk about it...Read More
Alcohol or drug detox at home can seem like a good idea at first. Unfortunately, there are many dangers of detoxing from alcohol at home or going through the distress of at-home detox from drugs. In both cases, cold turkey detox at home tends to be extremely ineffective and even dangerous. Being in a top-rated...Read More
If you or a loved one is asking, “Why am I hallucinating?” you need answers as soon as possible. The onset of hallucinations can be very frightening and potentially dangerous. Unless you know the cause, you do not know whether it is a mental health disorder, a physical condition, or the effects of drug use....Read More
Although you may notice a lot of negative perceptions surrounding inpatient care mental health hospitalization, the truth is very much different from the stigma. What is inpatient mental health treatment like in reality? Mental health treatment at an outstanding facility can provide the effective treatments you need to improve your daily life and move toward...Read More
When it comes to addiction, admitting that you need inpatient drug rehab in Ohio or simply asking for help is one of the hardest things for people to accomplish. Indeed, asking for help can be so tough that it may seem simpler to just keep going down the same path rather than make a change. ...Read More