mental health

Considering a Service Animal for a Mental Heath Disorder

A service animal is typically any dog that is trained to assist or guide a person with a disability. Many assume that service animals can only help people with physical disabilities. As a result, many associate service animals as pets that assist the blind, hearing impaired, or the wheelchair bound. While this is true, service animals can also help people with psychiatric disorders, intellectual disabilities, or other mental illnesses, which can limit functioning in daily life.

Mental Health: Experiencing Joy Makes All the Difference

When you are used to experiencing hardship, headaches, and hurt in your life, it's hard to know what joy and happiness feels like. If you're used to having addiction, drug use, and domestic violence around you, it's hard to know what feeling good means. In fact, sometimes, you have to teach yourself joy. It's like you need to expand your window of feelings and learn to experience the more positive side of emotions.