Say the word therapy to ten different people and chances are you’ll get ten different responses, including misconceptions. What isn’t a misconception is our need to talk about difficult emotions and situations, and work through…
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“When things feel overwhelming, take a moment to reflect, and you’ll soon be back on track,” says Harriet Griffey, author of “When it’s all too much” for Wellness Journal magazine. Griffey explains that even when…
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Recovery isn’t always the most comfortable journey to be on. Often, things speed up, and we have a hard time dealing with them. You might begin to feel overwhelmed. “How do we learn to keep…
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When someone has done something wrong that leads them to being in prison, prison staff may not be thinking too hard about the mental health of the prisoners in their building. But, what happens to…
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According to the National Institute of Mental Health, major depression is one of the most common mental disorders in America and millions of citizens experience a type of depression annually. If you or a loved…
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There is still a huge stigma in regards to depression in that people do not want others to know that they have a mental illness that they have trouble controlling. There is also another stigma…
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One of the major challenges of having anxiety is when you have all of these catastrophic thoughts that do not stop. It can prevent your from living your life to the fullest if you feel…
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More than a decade ago, celebrities showing mental illness symptoms were called “breakdowns.” It was seen as a scandal and something to look down on. Singer Britney Spears seeking help for treatment compared to back…
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When you have gone through trauma such as domestic abuse, seeing your parents divorce, parental abandonment, rape, etc, the trauma causes us to lose our trust in humanity. We could miss out on great experiences…
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The path of least resistance is by definition the easiest and most comfortable choice in life. Just as you wouldn’t deliberately choose the road with more traffic, you are unlikely to choose the more uncomfortable…
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