In a culture obsessed with mirror reflections and selfie perfection, there lurks a misunderstood and often hidden issue: Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD). It’s not just about being skinny or fat; it’s a complex mental health condition that distorts a person’s perception of their body, leading to significant distress. And there are various body dysmorphia symptoms […]
Count on the Top Mental Health Treatment Center in Newport Beach Anxiety is an innate human condition, which is part of adaptive biology, that generates feelings of fear, dread, or uneasiness in a variety of situations. Feelings and emotions generated by anxiety may include discomfort, or feelings of threat. Although this is a human condition, […]
The Silent Struggle Anhedonia is the technical term for losing the capacity to experience pleasure. Imagine your favorite ice cream tasting like bland cream, or a sunny day feeling just like another sequence of light and dark. It’s as if life has lost its color filters, and everything is in monotone. Sounds dramatic, doesn’t it? […]
In the rollercoaster ride that is mental health, finding the right treatment can feel like searching for a needle in a haystack – at night, without a flashlight. Enter Lexapro, a prominent medication in the world of antidepressants. But, as with any medication, it’s a bit of a dance—one step forward, two steps back, and […]
Once upon a time, in a land of social media and reality TV, the word “narcissist” started getting thrown around with surprising frequency. But Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) isn’t just a TV trope or being selfie-obsessed or having a slightly inflated ego. It’s more like living in a hall of mirrors where every reflection is […]
Here at LIDO Wellness Center, we offer an Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) for mental health in our Newport Beach Facility. Our mission is to educate families and those struggling with mental health. If you have any questions about our IOP treatment in Newport Beach, here is a list of frequently asked questions about our services. […]
Have you ever felt that tiny heart attack when you can’t find your phone in your bag, or when the battery icon turns red? Welcome to the club of Nomophobia – yes, that’s an actual term now. It stands for “no-mobile-phone phobia.” It sounds like something out of a modern-day Dickens novel. But this is […]
Depression, like a relentless storm cloud, blankets the minds and days of countless people across the country. But far from being something that people deal with when they get the chance. It has effects on nearly every aspect of everyday life. The everyday effects of depression are the insidious ones. They never leave, and they […]
The term “high-functioning Autism” is not a clinical one in use anymore. It once was more common, and some people still use it as a way to help themselves have a deeper understanding of the broad spectrum of autism. All that said, we will use it in this article to refer to someone who seems […]
Though it is one of our most fundamental aspects of humanity, the mind can be so complex it feels better to compare it to the sea and another body part. It is diverse, undulating, and, at times, turbulent. The stories and experiences that craft our mental complexity can be both beautiful and harrowing. Among the […]
