CORA Mental Health Texas

12/31/2025

https://www.military.com/benefits/veterans-health-care/emdr-ptsd-treatment-many-veterans-dont-know-va-offers.html

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) sounds complicated, but the treatment itself is straightforward.

12/06/2025

12/03/2025

Craving and addiction is not desire.

It's pain.

Desire arises from the place in you that is full.

Craving arises from the place in you that is empty.

A moment of craving is a moment of feeling incomplete.

It's an externalized attempt to feel whole again.

There is no amount of fulfilling your cravings that will make you feel whole.

Temporarily, maybe. But you will always come back to the hole in your bucket.

Eventually, you need to fix your container.

12/03/2025

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12/02/2025

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12/01/2025

People do well if they can.

11/22/2025

Screen Time in Tweens Predicts ADHD, Slower Brain Growth

Researchers tracked children’s digital habits and brain development to uncover how screen time affects ADHD symptoms.

Heavy screen use predicted a meaningful rise in ADHD severity two years later, and MRI scans showed structural differences—including reduced cortical volume and altered development in attention-related regions.

These brain measures partially explained why high screen exposure was linked to more behavioral symptoms.

The results highlight the need for thoughtful limits around screen time during crucial developmental windows.

11/17/2025

11/17/2025

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11/16/2025

New analysis of 11 randomized controlled trials found that L-theanine (200–450 mg/day, split twice daily) can improve sleep quality and sleep onset — in both kids and adults.
🔗 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41176609

L-theanine comes from tea and works on the glutamate system. Research also supports benefits in anxiety, depression, OCD, and cognitive function.

11/04/2025

It’s fall back…and that extra hour isn’t all good news.
⏰ Time changes can mess with your sleep (especially if you’re a night owl), according to new research.
But there’s a bright side (literally). 🌞

When we “fall back,” mornings get lighter earlier, and that extra morning sunlight can actually reduce depression.

Spring’s “leap forward,” on the other hand, is linked to higher rates of depression and sleep trouble.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41110263