Mental Health for Senior Citizens
With age, it’s normal to experience changes physically, intellectually, spiritually and psychologically. These changes are influenced by a range of factors, from genetics to lifestyle and environment. One of the most significant psychological changes that occurs with aging is a shift in priorities and values. With age there is a [...]
Finding Your Purpose: A Journey of Self-Discovery and Fulfillment
Finding your purpose in life can be a transformative and enlightening experience, leading to personal growth, satisfaction, and a deeper understanding of oneself. The path to discovering one’s purpose is often a journey of self-reflection, trial and error and embracing new experiences. Journaling, meditating, and engaging in deep conversations with [...]
Your Child’s Mental Health
Mental health is an important aspect of a child's overall well-being, and children undergo significant developmental changes from ages 5 to 10. This time is a complex and dynamic process, and during this window of time children experience important developmental milestones that can have an impact on mental health. Children [...]
Anxiety and Depression and the Teenage Years
Anxiety and depression are common mental health conditions in teenagers, and they can have a significant impact on their well-being and functioning. Fortunately, there are many effective treatments available that can help teenagers manage these conditions and improve their quality of life. In this blog, we will explore some treatments [...]
The Bridge Between Physical and Mental Health
While there are numerous studies to support the fact that our mental health has an impact on our physical health, and vice versa, we have often been slow to respond to the changes that can help us lead to our best mental and physical health. According to the Centers for [...]
The Impact of Social Media on Mental Health
The rise of social media has revolutionized the way we connect and communicate with each other. However, as with any technological advancement, there are potential downsides to the widespread use of social media. Studies have suggested that social media use can have negative effects on mental health, including anxiety, depression, [...]
Helping Children Cope
Anxiety is an increasingly common problem among children today. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that 7 percent of children aged 3 to 17 have a diagnosed anxiety disorder. Yet many believe that anxiety is vastly underdiagnosed and underrecognized in children. General jitteriness, palpitations, headaches, stomachaches, and not [...]
Considerations to Finding Counseling for Your Teen
If you are reading this and you have a teenager who you think is depressed and/or anxious, don't be afraid to seek out our Bozeman counselors and other services nCenter offers for them. It can be scary having thoughts about not wanting to exist or having the desire to end [...]
The season of SADness
It is that time of year again; the days are getting shorter, and the temperatures are beginning to drop. For people with Seasonal Depressive Disorder (SAD), this time of year is often the beginning of a long, emotionally draining series of months. Decreased daylight can mean an increase in SAD [...]
The Touch of a Picker
Do you ever find yourself in a stressful situation, picking at the cuticles of your fingers or picking at your skin blemishes? If so, you are not alone. This habit is called skin picking or dermatillomania - a form of an Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). This disorder affects 1.4% of the [...]
