Damaris Aragon, Author at Aragon Mental Health

About Damaris Aragon

Damaris Aragon, M.S.N., A.R.N.P., is a board certified psychiatric nurse practitioner in private practice in Spokane, WA. She has worked in healthcare field for two decades in a variety of settings that include in- patient psychiatric treatment.

What is Mental Illness?
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What is Mental Illness?

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What is Mental Illness?

Mental illness results from a disorder of the brain that [...]

By Damaris Aragon|2020-04-03T12:22:58-07:00May 4th, 2019|Mental Health|Comments Off

Challenging Our Inner Critic
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Challenging Our Inner Critic

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Challenging Our Inner Critic

Our inner critic tries to keep us in a kind [...]

By Damaris Aragon|2020-04-03T12:16:51-07:00April 28th, 2019|Mental Health|Comments Off

Co-Occurring Disorders: PTSD and Depression
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Co-Occurring Disorders: PTSD and Depression

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Co-Occurring Disorders: PTSD and Depression

Movies like American Sniper and The Deer Hunter portray post-traumatic [...]

By Damaris Aragon|2020-04-10T11:40:20-07:00April 21st, 2019|PTSD|Comments Off

Loneliness Got You Down?
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Loneliness Got You Down?

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Loneliness Got You Down?

You only have to look at movies and TV to [...]

By Damaris Aragon|2020-04-03T11:15:22-07:00April 13th, 2019|Mental Health|Comments Off

Perfectionism’s Problems: Anxiety
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Perfectionism’s Problems: Anxiety

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Perfectionism’s Problems: Anxiety

In the movie Black Swan, Nina is consumed with becoming [...]

By Damaris Aragon|2020-04-03T11:07:44-07:00April 6th, 2019|Mental Health|Comments Off

Springtime Depression, Springtime Suicide
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Springtime Depression, Springtime Suicide

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Springtime Depression, Springtime Suicide

Is April the cruelest month? T.S. Elliot thought so, and [...]

By Damaris Aragon|2020-04-10T11:34:22-07:00March 29th, 2019|Depression|Comments Off

Escaping Chronic Victimhood
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Escaping Chronic Victimhood

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Escaping Chronic Victimhood

Unfortunately, there are many real victims in the world. Bad [...]

By Damaris Aragon|2020-04-03T10:55:41-07:00March 20th, 2019|Mental Health|Comments Off

Avoidant Personality Disorder
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Avoidant Personality Disorder

Avoidant Personality Disorder

Avoidant Personality Disorder

Chances are you know someone who suffers from Avoidant Personality [...]

By Damaris Aragon|2020-04-03T10:31:09-07:00March 12th, 2019|Avoidant Personality Disorder|Comments Off

Tips to Keep Winter Blues Under Control
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Tips to Keep Winter Blues Under Control

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Tips to Keep Winter Blues Under Control

Winter blues in seem to get worse right after the [...]

By Damaris Aragon|2020-04-02T17:53:28-07:00March 5th, 2019|Health|Comments Off

Foods To Fight Winter Time Blues
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Foods To Fight Winter Time Blues

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Foods To Fight Winter Time Blues

Season Affective Disorder (SAD) drains energy while causing powerful cravings [...]

By Damaris Aragon|2020-04-02T17:50:06-07:00February 20th, 2019|Health|Comments Off

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