Triangle Center for Behavioral Health

05/11/2023

It is never too late to begin healing from old wounds. You are stronger than you think and you deserve to feel better.

When I think about the pain my 10-year-old self was hiding, I wish I could tell her that she was more than enough, just as she was.

04/30/2023

https://www.edweek.org/leadership/kids-declining-mental-health-is-the-crisis-of-our-time-surgeon-general-says/2023/04

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy called out social media as a driving force behind the surge in children’s mental health challenges.

04/15/2023

A printable list of 504 plan accommodations for anxiety (or for an IEP) to get you on the path to a more peaceful and calm day for your child at school.

04/13/2023

Discover the many benefits of spending time in nature. Learn why you should get outside more often and how to make it a part of your daily routine.

04/04/2023

Anger issues stemming from emotional dysregulation – while noticeably missing from diagnostic criteria for ADHD – are a fundamental part of the ADHD experience for a significant number of children and adults. Read the latest research.
👉 https://www.additudemag.com/anger-issues-adhd-emotional-dysregulation/

04/03/2023

There are many ways to express your emotional intelligence. Here are 13 example phrases that can be used every day.

Being able to emotionally connect with people is a rare and valuable skill. Here are the phrases that people with high emotional intelligence use every day, according to psychology experts.

03/24/2023

ADHD medication use has lasting, positive effects on the brain, according to findings from brain imaging studies. Research also shows that leaving ADHD symptoms untreated carries far greater risks, including unemployment and substance abuse, than does lifelong medication use.

03/24/2023

Unchecked emotional exhaustion can scupper your slumber when you need it most. Here are the simple tools you need to reset your sleep – and enhance your emotional regulation.

03/20/2023

03/17/2023

How do va**ng ni****ne and THC affect teens?

Researchers say teens and young adults who v**e ni****ne and/or THC appear to have more symptoms of depression and anxiety

03/15/2023

Revenge bedtime procrastination is an onerous name for a simple (and common) phenomenon: putting off sleep in favor of “me time” activities — often involving Netflix, social media, and next-day exhaustion. Here, learn more about this unhealthy sleep habit, why individuals with ADHD are particu...

03/15/2023

This is the “Chinese Finger Trap” of OCD. The more that you fight your thoughts, the less control you gain.

The more that you try to block your thoughts, the louder they become. Engaging in compulsions to try to avoid the pain and struggling that is a part of the human experience often *causes* us more pain in the resistance.

Acceptance, acknowledgment, and eventually disengaging with the triggering thoughts and emotions is the beginning of recovery.