It is estimated that five percent of adults in the United States suffer from seasonal affective disorder, and that less than one percent suffer from reverse seasonal affective disorder. 

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The main cause of seasonal affective disorder is still a mystery to physicians and researchers. However, research has determined that genetics, health conditions, age, and the body’s natural chemicals all play a role in those individuals who suffer from seasonal affective disorder. A few more factors you should consider are your biological clock and your melatonin and serotonin levels.  

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Does the change in seasons affect your mood or cause you to slip into a depression? You may have seasonal affective disorder. According to the Mayo Clinic, seasonal affective disorder “is a type of depression that occurs at the same time every year. It you’re like most people with seasonal affective disorder, your symptoms start in the fall and may continue into the winter months, sapping your energy and making you feel moody. Less often, seasonal affective disorder causes depression in the spring or early summer.”  

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What may start out as a fun hobby has the possibility of turning into a serious addiction. Video game addiction is real and can affect people of all ages.  

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One of the most recent addictions has been individuals obsessed with being online.  

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There is no doubt that addictions can severely damage relationships between families and friends. An addiction never just affects one person – it hurts everyone that cares for them. 

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When family or friends deal with a loved one that is abusing a substance, it is a hard situation. Everyone reacts differently in these situations, but one of the worst things you can do is to enable the individual. We are here to give you some guidance in how to stop enabling an addict.  

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When an addiction hits a home, all people involved suffer. It is not just about the abuser, but the entire family is affected. Enabling a loved one usually results from a feeling of responsibility and wanting to help someone you love. 

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Codependency is a learned behavior that is an emotional and behavioral condition that affects an individual’s ability to have a healthy, mutually satisfying relationship. A codependent person lets another person’s behavior negatively affect them, and most all codependent relationships are dysfunctional at some level. Codependency is also known as relationship addiction and often these relationships are one-sided, emotionally destructive and can be abusive.  

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Nail Biting is a common problem that most individuals have dealt with at some point in their life. Nail biting is just one nervous habit among hair pulling, thumb sucking and nose picking.  

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Compulsive skin picking is repetitively picking one’s skin to cause damage, and it is classified as an impulse control disorder. Compulsive skin picking is a form of self-mutation and is also known as Dermatillomania, Neurotic Excoriation or chronic skin picking.  

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