Have you heard of Mental Health First Aid? It is an eight-hour course designed to help individuals learn about risk factors and indicators of mental health concerns. The course has been taken by a wide array of people, from human resource employees, first responders, students, and teachers. If you choose to participate in a Mental… Read More »
Warning Signs of Mental Health Issues
Being aware of changes can help you to detect warning signs of mental health issues. Noticing differences as soon as they start can lead to everyone benefiting from earlier help. Talk with a counselor about your concerns. Letting Go of Personal Care Sometimes a change in an individual’s appearance can be a signal. This may… Read More »
5 Common Older Adult Health Issues
Older adults and senior citizens are prone to different health challenges than younger individuals. In order to stay as healthy as possible as you age, it is important to know about common health issues for senior citizens. From there, you can know how to talk about symptoms and explore various treatment options. If you are… Read More »
What Is Caregiver Stress Syndrome?
Caregiving can be an enormous responsibility, particularly if you feel you are unable to juggle all of the needs and wants of the loved one you are caring for. Caregiver Stress Syndrome is a phrase used to describe the situation caregivers are in when they feel exhausted, enraged, and have feelings of guilt surrounding their… Read More »
Senior Citizens Who Have Elderly Parents
As life expectancy increases, it is more common than ever to find senior citizens who have elderly parents. Ideally, parents remain able to take care of themselves in their own homes. But, it is also true that many senior citizens find themselves either helping care for their elderly parent or choosing a facility that can… Read More »
Early Warning Signs of Mental Health Issues
Senior citizens and older adults often experience mental health issues. In fact, 20% of people age 55 years or older experience some type of mental health concern according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. So don’t make the mistake of dismissing warning signs of mental health issues as a normal aspect of aging.… Read More »
Dealing with Life After Loss
When you are trying to cope, dealing with life after loss, it can be very, very difficult. When we lose someone close to us, particularly if it is a family member or a lifelong friend, the grief can be an exceptionally powerful force in our day-to-day lives. While we can logically understand that loss is… Read More »
If You Feel Lonely, Try Counseling
Feeling lonely at times is part of being human. Some feel lonely for moments, yet others feel lonely most of the time. While people feel lonely at every ages for different reasons, loneliness is often more common in older people. Older adults can feel cut off from society and the people they love. Depression, stress,… Read More »
Emotional Overeating
Emotional overeating is when an individual is using food to cope with their emotions. Often a person is overeating to soothe themselves from negative emotions such as anger, stress, or fear. Also, emotional overeating is common in senior citizens when their emotional needs are not being met. This is especially true when an elderly individual… Read More »
Take Notice of Depression Symptoms
While it is normal to feel sad sometimes, depression symptoms are clues that it may be time to get help. Getting enough sleep, eating well, and staying active are building blocks to a healthy life. It is true depression symptoms vary from person to person, but often these key components of good health are ignored when… Read More »
