What is applied positive psychology?

Each time something goes wrong in your life, something else is going right. Good and bad have always complimented one another. Yet, in our society, we tend to only focus on the bad.

For …

How do you control your emotions?

You have heard the experts say you can control your emotions. It seems so easy when they say it. But trying to control them is something totally different. Those experts don’t feel the anxiety …

When you are ready to seek treatment, you want to go to the best treatment center. The one with a great reputation. The one with the highest success rate.

You have standards and expectations for the facility and the staff. …

According to the National Institute on Mental Health, healthy lifestyle activities lead to psychological well-being. With statistics showing one in 25 people still suffer from mental illnesses each year such as major depression, bipolar or schizophrenia, it is time …

Have you ever heard of wrap around services?

The strategy has been around for a while, and we actually incorporate it here at Vantage Point Recovery, but it’s become more popular over the past few years so we thought we …

Are you experiencing loss of sensation, confusion, or hallucinations?

You may be experiencing amnesia depending on the severity of your symptoms.

According to public health data in Los Angeles County, California, there are close to 150,000 residents suffering from Alzheimer’s. …

The American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual is now in its fifth edition and it is not getting any smaller. In fact, new mental health disorders continue to be added to the manual. Some of these newbies cause controversy.…

You know that pet rock you can’t seem to let go of no matter how much teasing you receive from your family? Or maybe you are hanging on to a flower you wore to prom?

We all have reasons …

Research shows that every year one in five Americans suffer from a mental illness that interferes with their daily routines.

That relates to millions and millions of people suffering from either depression, anxiety or some other form of mental illness. …