by Taylor Bennett | Dec 7, 2018 | Counseling News, Mental Health, Personality Disorders
While there isn’t a cure for personality disorders, there are effective treatment methods out there for those who struggle with these conditions, such as therapy. These clients can often be described as “change-resistant” as they have a particularly difficult time...
by Taylor Bennett | Dec 7, 2018 | Counseling News, Mental Health, Personality Disorders
Words like “narcissist” and “narcissistic” are casually thrown around; however, they actually pertain to a serious personality disfunction or even disorder. Individuals with narcissistic traits (which sometimes signify a personality disorder called narcissistic...
by Taylor Bennett | Dec 6, 2018 | Counseling News, Mental Health, Personality Disorders
Personality disorders are characterized by unhealthy thoughts and behaviors that make everyday functioning significantly difficult. The 10 personality disorders have each been analyzed and defined; however, there is still much to understand, such as how and why these...
by Taylor Bennett | Dec 5, 2018 | Counseling News, Mental Health, Personality Disorders
Pessimists and optimists are polar opposites; the former focus on the downside, while the latter tend to look on the bright side. While neither of these mentalities are classified as mental illnesses, they each can have some seriously negative effects on our mental...
by Taylor Bennett | Dec 4, 2018 | Counseling News, Mental Health, Personality Disorders
The media is known for getting mental health wrong: they stigmatize mental illness by making those who suffer with said disorders look weird, crazy, and dangerous. One mental illness that is commonly stigmatized as well as misunderstood is dissociative personality...
