Behavioral Health

While alcohol is a part of our culture, for about 14 million Americans, drinking has caused physical, emotional, social and legal harm. Consider these questions:

• Do you ever call in sick to work because of feeling hung over from drinking?
• Has a relative, friend, doctor or co-worker expressed concern about your drinking?
• Have you ever wanted to cut down your drinking?
• Have you ever felt guilty or embarrassed about things you have done while drinking?
• Have you ever been arrested for driving under the influence, or had other legal problems as the result of alcohol?
• Has drinking affected your ability to fulfill your family or employment responsibilities?

To speak with someone about treatment options, call the Substance Use Disorder Member Hotline: 877-326-2458.

Anxiety normally comes and goes for most of us. For more than four million adults, constant anxiety seriously interferes with their lives. One or more of these can be signs of anxiety:

• Difficulty concentrating
• Excessive anxiety and worry about issues large and small
• Fatigue and edginess
• Headaches, muscle aches and tension
• Sleep disturbance
• Trembling, clammy hands, dry mouth, sweating and nausea

Bipolar disorder is an alternating period of depression and mania, characterized by:

• High or euphoric feelings
• Increased energy and decreased need for sleep
• Racing thoughts or rapid speech
• Reckless behavior, spending sprees or rash decisions

• Changes in appetite and sleep
• Fatigue, loss of energy
• Feelings of worthlessness or guilt
• Loss of interest/pleasure in ordinary activities
• Trouble thinking, concentrating or making decisions
• Thoughts of death or suicide

It seems that almost all Americans are concerned about their weight or eating habits. For more than five million people, this concern has become one of the dangerous medical disorders of anorexia, bulimia or binge eating. Your eating might be out of control if you:

• Avoid eating in front of others
• Have a poor self-image
• Have an intense fear of gaining weight
• Over-exercise and restrict calories
• Self-induce vomiting or use laxatives inappropriately