If you snooze you lose…or maybe you don’t. Scientists have found that people who don’t sleep well are likely to see a negative impact on their mental and physical health. That’s why, at Carolina Dunes Behavioral Health in Leland, North Carolina, we encourage patients to practice healthy sleep habits as part of their self-care routine.
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Most New Years’ resolutions don’t last through April. A lot of people beat themselves up for failing to accomplish whatever they wanted to do, but sometimes the way they set their goal was a major reason why they didn’t succeed. At Carolina Dunes Behavioral Health, we work with our patients to ensure that they know
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The holidays can be a great time to reconnect with loved ones, enjoy good food, and experience the generosity of the season. Unfortunately, they can also be incredibly stressful and damaging to mental health. At Carolina Dunes Behavioral Health in Leland, North Carolina, we help our patients plan for the holidays in a way that
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Suicide is highly stigmatized and misunderstood, making the loss loved ones experience even more painful and isolating. International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day (ISOSLD) has occurred each year on the Saturday before Thanksgiving since 1999. It is intended to bring awareness to suicide and the loss survivors experience, and also to help the survivors find
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Expressing gratitude for your blessings isn’t just a nice Thanksgiving tradition to enjoy with loved ones around the dinner table. It’s also a great way to support your own mental health. At Carolina Dunes Behavioral Health, in Leland, North Carolina, we treat adolescents, adults, and seniors who are experiencing a psychiatric crisis and provide their
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November is National Adoption Month. Popular culture would have you believe that adoptees are either pitiful orphans or murderous fiends, with little room in between. In reality, people who have been adopted, whether domestically or internationally, are generally very similar to everyone else. At Carolina Dunes Behavioral Health, in Leland, North Carolina, we want to
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A lot of people feel a bit bummed out during the winter months. If you struggle particularly hard during the darkest, coldest part of the year, you may be someone who experiences seasonal depressive disorder, also known as seasonal affective disorder (SAD). At Carolina Dunes Behavioral Health, we treat patients whose mental health disorders, including
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The physical health benefits of exercise are easy to observe since muscle development and fat loss are often apparent to the eye. It can be more difficult to understand how working out helps our minds because we cannot watch our brains change, but researchers have found that our brains benefit just as much from physical
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Change is difficult, even for adults. It can sometimes be even harder for teenagers, whose hormones are through the roof, whose coping skills are still developing, and whose brain is still maturing. Going back to school is a big, anxiety-producing change for a lot of adolescents, and it can trigger mental health struggles. At Carolina
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You may have heard someone claim they’re “OCD” because they like to keep their workspace tidy or that someone else is “acting bipolar” because they’re experiencing big emotions. At Carolina Dunes Behavioral Health in Leland, North Carolina, we treat people with OCD, bipolar, and other mental health disorders, and we know how hurtful–and potentially harmful–it
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