Living with Great Expectations: Scriptures about Trusting God
When things are going well, we find ourselves trusting God and we hardly have reason to question our reality. It’s only when things are turned upside down when the ground we thought was firm beneath our feet gives way, that we wonder if we had it right all along. We put our trust in people, institutions, and God to varying degrees. We do this because experience has taught us that they are trustworthy, and we feel safe doing so. What [...]
Treatment for ADHD Symptoms in Adults
Are your ADHD symptoms in adults getting out of hand? Are you saying and doing things impulsively that jeopardize your relationships or career? Are you losing important items or forgetting details imperative to your job? Is your anger getting the best of you? These are common ADHD symptoms in adults, and if your condition is not managed, the behaviors could cause conflicts in your relationships, miscommunication, and issues at work. You are a hard worker. You are an intelligent adult [...]
Frequently Asked Questions About Rapid Cycling In Bipolar Disorder
Rapid cycling refers to a pattern of unusually frequent mood swings between mania and depression in people suffering from bipolar disorder. According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM IV), to meet the clinical definition of rapid cycling you need to have experienced four or more distinct episodes of mania, hypomania, or depression over the course of twelve months, with either a switch to an episode of the opposite polarity or at least two months of full [...]
5 Ways to Deal With Stress
Money and global uncertainty are the two factors that make one have to deal with stress, topping the charts in the latest Stress in America report. If it was not either of those two, then the effects of the pandemic, an over-hyped and upsetting news cycle, rising food and gas costs, the state of schooling, and more are close behind. Personal stress points of regular life like marital discord, parenting, extended family drama, and career anxiety also weigh on us [...]
The Spectrum of Alcohol Use and Signs of Addiction
Alcohol use disorders are not a universal problem. Most people’s alcohol consumption falls somewhere on a continuum throughout their life. Alcohol usage and the issues it causes often increase over time. No one becomes addicted to alcohol simply after taking their first drink. Find out where you fall on the spectrum: Experimental use. Curiosity over what alcohol does and tastes like is frequently the driving force behind this initial stage. Teenagers frequently experience this. New drinkers frequently want to know [...]
Silencing Fear When It’s Overwhelming: Bible Verses About Fear
What has you feeling fear? Aside from the deliberate scares we subject ourselves to during Halloween, there are always plenty of things in our lives that make us feel fear. Your fears may center around your work, your future or the future of your children, your health, the economy, the state of our politics and what’s happening globally, and so much more. Each person has their own fears that they have to deal with. Fear is a powerful primal emotion, [...]