Anxiety is just a normal part of life that everyone experiences. It’s when anxiety reaches a level that interferes with day-to-day functioning that it becomes a mental health disorder. The fact that anxiety is a part of life may be one reason why anxiety disorders often go undiagnosed. At Carolina Dunes Behavioral Health, we treat
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Trauma is any event that overwhelms a person’s ability to cope. Trauma can occur to people at any age, but children are most susceptible to the lasting impact of trauma because they have not yet developed the coping skills needed to handle difficult events. At Carolina Dunes Behavioral Health, we support trauma survivors every day
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Self-harm, which is sometimes referred to as self-injury or self-mutilation, is the act of intentionally inflicting pain and physical damage on oneself. It is something that can be confusing and upsetting to loved ones of the person who self-harms. At Carolina Dunes Behavioral Health, we want to give loved ones the tools to understand and
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Many people have a specific idea of what depression looks like. But a depression diagnosis will look different in different people, and each type of depression has unique characteristics. Regardless of the type of depression diagnosed, those who suffer from depression experience such high levels of sadness that it has begun to interfere with their
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The number of children and adolescents struggling with mental illness has been steadily increasing since before the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. Despite how commonly they occur, mental health conditions in children and adolescents are often undiagnosed for years because parents either don’t know the signs or dismiss symptoms as “just a phase.” At Carolina
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A number of factors can lead to mental illness. Genetics is just one of them. It is important for anyone with a family history of mental illness to realize what this does and does not mean for their own mental health. At Carolina Dunes Behavioral Health, we help our patients to understand and manage their
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For people who aren’t especially familiar with different types of therapy, it could seem redundant for one person to attend both individual counseling and group therapy sessions. However, at Carolina Dunes Behavioral Health in Leland, North Carolina, we intentionally offer multiple types of therapy because there are unique benefits to each variety, and, together, they
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Nearly six million Americans are diagnosed with bipolar disorder, and yet the general public knows very little about this condition. This is part of the reason why every March 30 has been designated as World Bipolar Day. The goal behind this initiative is to raise awareness, acceptance, and funding to help people with bipolar disorder
When a person is struggling, sometimes it is helpful to be able to use more than words to explain how they are feeling. This is particularly true for those who were very young when they experienced a painful event or who are suffering from a condition that has made verbal language more difficult for them
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Mental health often changes with age, but it’s not a concern that simply goes away. Around 14 percent of adults over the age of 60 live with a mental health disorder, and around a quarter of deaths by suicide occur in that same age range, the highest rate of suicide for any age group. At
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