Bipolar disorder is often misunderstood. Many people think it simply means “mood swings,” but bipolar disorder involves distinct changes in mood, energy, activity level, sleep, thinking, and behavior. These changes can affect relationships, school, work,
Living with borderline personality disorder symptoms can feel overwhelming, especially when emotions shift quickly, relationships feel intense, or small moments seem to turn into painful spirals. For loved ones, BPD can also be hard to
When someone needs more support than weekly therapy can provide, families often start hearing terms like Partial Hospitalization Program, Intensive Outpatient Program, outpatient care, residential treatment, and higher levels of mental health support. That can
When you’re considering therapy options, you have to consider what type of therapy program will help you the most. You’ll likely find a variety of choices, including residential treatment, partial hospitalization programs (PHPs), intensive outpatient
For people with BPD, emotional dysregulation can be highly disruptive to everyday life. Emotional swings from happy to furious, or from calm to deeply sad and scared, can be triggered by everyday experiences, or even
Anxiety can have physical and mental triggers Anxiety is often discussed with most of the focus on mental triggers, but it’s important to recognize that physical inputs and processes can trigger anxiety too. When you
It sounds so simple. When you have symptoms of anxiety, depression, disordered eating, trauma, suicidal thoughts, etc., you should seek mental health treatment…right? But it’s not always so simple! Almost half of the people in
When you’re considering therapy, especially if you’ve never tried therapy before or you’ve had negative experiences in the past, it can be hard to know whether you’d have the best experience with in-person or telehealth
When you or a loved one is struggling with an eating disorder, it can feel on the surface like it’s all about food, size, and appearance. The preoccupation with what you eat, how you exercise,
Behind every meaningful treatment experience is a team of people deeply committed to helping others heal, grow, and rediscover their sense of possibility. At Thira Health, our clinicians, mentors, and staff bring both professional expertise
When you’re choosing an intensive outpatient therapy program (IOP), there are several key considerations to take into account to find the best fit for you. You should consider the therapy modalities used in the program,
Why should people-pleasers set boundaries? A boundary is a statement of your needs and your limits of tolerance. We all have our limits, but people-pleasers are often not aware of them, or will ignore their
