THP Blog

Mental Health questions answered and other various musings about The Hope Place and Pine Trees Counseling Center.

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Can’t Sleep? You’re not alone.

Insomnia rates have skyrocketed in the last couple of years. I wonder why? (sarcasm).

Typically, we are kept from falling asleep or falling back to sleep by our brain’s inability to switch out of problem solving mode and into rest mode.

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3 Things to STOP Saying to Veteran Caregivers

If you're in the veteran community, like I am, you're aware of the many stigmas surrounding the silent wounds of war. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a nasty side effect of war. It's a very natural reaction to an extraordinarily UNNATURAL event. Our brains were not created to handle this kind of crazy. Thank goodness for caregivers.

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