Sentence examples for from distressing from inspiring English sources

"We know that young people who are struggling with mental health problems are more likely to abuse alcohol, drugs and prescription medication in an attempt to switch off from distressing feelings".

Dr. Marc N. Potenza, the lead researcher, speculated that the different choices of games reflected a possible difference in motivation: that women might gamble "as a means of escape from distressing problems," while men might "more often seek ego enhancement through the thrill of competitive risk-taking".

One expert said Facebook needed to do more to protect its 1.3 billion users from distressing material.

"These things are all ways to feel good and distract yourself from distressing or challenging experiences," Schwartz said.

Many of Eastman's clients have found relief from distressing flashbacks by working with somatic therapists and psychotherapists specializing in psychedelic integration.

Family members also actively intervened to protect young adults from distressing items in their environment, such as negative media representations.

My forearms barely function, my legs are numb and, for the last hour, I've heard little from Justin apart from some distressing cries of pain.

As with all civil rights battles, the start was from a distressing low: the aristocrat Michael Dillon, was the first British citizen to have gender-reassignment surgery in 1945.

You will be as relieved as I was to hear that, apart from that distressing blip, S had gained 14 A*s.

Safer perhaps, to keep quiet about those nightmares that don't go away after returning from a distressing story – easier to put on a brave face while going through a period of depression.

Having praised house museums as "the bedrock of the American preservation movement," Richard Moe, president of the National Trust said, "The current crop of house museums suffers from a distressing sameness".