Individuals with borderline personality disorder symptoms are often in a state of upheaval. They do not experience emotions with appropriate intensity for the situation, which can cause great distress for those around them.

One thing is known: “Marijuana affects the brain” (Casarett, 2015, p. 12). According to Casarett, the brain has numerous cannabinoid receptors throughout multiple areas. These bind to components of cannabis and affect conditions like anxiety. It seems that cannabis for anxiety can act on the brain’s circuitry in quite a focused manner rather than providing general relaxation.

Unfortunately, many types of abuse are all too common in adult relationships. Forms of abuse often are seen in domestic partnerships but abuse is also common between elders and their adult children. No matter the age, gender, socioeconomic status, education or ethnicity, anyone can become a victim of abuse. Knowing about the forms of abuse can allow you to spot them and stop the abuse as soon as possible.

To address psychiatric and neurological disorders, a surgical procedure known as lobotomy involves cutting the…

There’s a strong relationship between anxiety and insomnia; so much so, Asnis, Caneva, & Henderson (2012) point out, that sleep difficulties are listed as one of the potential criteria for generalized anxiety disorder in the American Psychological Association’s (2013) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5). Anxiety can cause insomnia, but insomnia can also cause anxiety. Each one fluffs up the other while you fluff your pillow in a frustrated attempt to get to sleep.

As to what causes a PTSD flashbacks, read on.

Sometimes, when we’re really stressed, our thoughts seem to race. The opposite of this – slow thinking – can happen when a person is depressed. You might notice when talking with a person who is depressed, they exhibit slow speech or difficulty understanding and registering information. It often feels, to the person who is depressed, as if it’s very difficult to think and it takes more than the usual effort to do so. Sometimes, it’s referred to as “brain fog.”