Pennsylvania State University found that between the years of 2015 and 2016 college students sought mental health 50 percent more than previous years. Students are struggling to cope with the responsibilities of independent adulthood, depression, stress, social interactions, work obligations, and more all contribute to struggles with mental health. Finally out of the home andRead More
Warning: This article will discuss rape and sexual assault. If you are struggling to cope with the trauma of sexual assault, you do not have to continue reading this article. Call The Guest House Ocala today to discuss treatment options to overcome your trauma. The recent outbreak of scandals regarding Harvey Weinstein and many otherRead More
Many men and women make their penultimate decision to go to treatment on the coattails of a break up. Broken-hearted and broken-spirited, they realize it is finally time to start working on the many issues which might have contributed to their relationship’s termination. No such inspiration in the world might exist more than the starkRead More
Working through your emotions, confronting dark and hurtful experiences of the past- doesn’t sound very fun. The idea of spending a length of time in a clinical environment for working through trauma might not be an inviting one. Trauma hurts. The pain of trauma is real. For however real the pain of trauma is, theRead More
The truth about holidays is, they’re just like any other day. According to our concept of time, they start at midnight and they end at midnight. The day before them isn’t a holiday and they day after them isn’t a holiday. Unless a holiday specifically lasts for more than one day, it’s just another day.Read More
“Though our decision was a vital and crucial step, it could have little permanent effect unless at once followed by a strenuous effort to face, and to be rid of, the things in ourselves which had been blocking us. Our liquor was but a symptom.” – page 64, Alcoholics Anonymous The “Big Book” of AlcoholicsRead More
“Wounded children have a rage, a sense of failed justice that burns in their souls. What do they do with that rage? Since they would never harm another, they turn that rage inward. They become the target of their own rage. They repeat in their thoughts the same harmful words that were spoken to them.Read More
Panic Attacks One of the most intriguing characteristics of a panic attack is the intensity it comes on with seemingly out of nowhere. All of a sudden, an individual is overwhelmed with the many physical as well as psychological symptoms of panic. Typically starting with a shift in the feeling of the body, heart rateRead More
A preliminary study, the results of which have not been published in a peer-reviewed journal, revealed that nonsmoking women who have experienced traumatic events in their lifetime have a greater risk of developing heart conditions. According to the American Heart Association, a woman dies from heart disease every minute and is a leading cause ofRead More
You weren’t there. You didn’t see it. You didn’t feel it. You shouldn’t be affected by it, but you are. It feels as if you were there because you’ve seen so many videos and read so many first hand accounts. It feels as though you saw it because every time you log onto social media,Read More