5 Ways I Overcame My Social Anxiety
From a young age, I had severe social anxiety. In kindergarten, I spoke maybe two sentences, not including, of course, the daily “Here!” that I murmured when my teachers read the attendance list. Social anxiety disorder, also known as social phobia, is when a person has an excessive and unreasonable fear of social situations. A . . . . Continue Reading
FAU Study Answers Crucial Question: Why Do Adolescent Friendships End?
When you’re young, friendships are everything. Growing up, I did not have a lot of friends, but the friends I did have, I clung on to. My friends provided me a sense of peace when I went to school each day. During the childhood and adolescent years, friendships can help create the foundation of your personality. . . . . Continue Reading
Giving Into Peer Pressure Predicts Adult Health
Since I was a child, I was told not to give in to peer pressure. Now, research shows giving into peer pressure could have health benefits. New research suggests that “following the pack” in adolescence has unexpected health benefits that carry into early adulthood. The research revealed that forming and maintaining peer relationships in adolescence . . . . Continue Reading
Life Skills Therapy in Drug Rehab
At Orchid Recovery Center we offer a variety of different therapies; one of the most beneficial, in my opinion, is the Life skills therapy. Life skills therapy in drug rehab helps address the challenge of successful treatment by generating capabilities and comfort in areas that might have suffered during a period of drug addiction, self-neglect . . . . Continue Reading