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Understanding and Managing Anger in Your Relationships
Imagine you’re on a football team, and someone else takes credit for the goal you scored. Or maybe a friend keeps canceling plans with you, a family member doesn’t listen to your advice, or your partner doesn’t understand your feelings. In each of these cases, you might feel anger. Anger is an emotion as familiar…
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How to Become Less Frustrated With Yourself
Have you ever wondered why you’re so hard on yourself? If you have, you’re not alone This feeling, aptly named “self-frustration,” is a universal phenomenon that we all face at one point or another. What’s even more promising is that it’s not a life sentence – with the right approach, managing and mitigating self-frustration is…
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Embrace Every Curve: How to Develop a Positive Body Image
Body image. It’s a term we hear often, but sometimes find tough to think about in a positive way. Every day, we’re bombarded by images of “perfection.” These photos, often airbrushed and unrealistic, can be damaging to our self-esteem, leading us down a path of negative self-talk and dissatisfaction with our own unique forms. But…
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Ten Signs You May Be Depressed
Major depressive disorder, also referred to as clinical depression, is one of the most prevalent mental health ailments in the United States. According to the National Institutes of Mental Health (2020), around 21.0 million U.S. adults aged 18 or older had experienced at least one major depressive episode, representing 8.4% of the adult population in…
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Overcoming the Self-Stigma of Mental Illness
Imagine living with a mental health condition and feeling like you have to hide it from the world because of the stigma and discrimination that surrounds it. This is the reality for millions of people around the world who struggle with mental health challenges. The stigma of mental health can cause you to feel like…
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Understanding Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
In an attempt to manage these distressing thoughts, individuals with OCD often develop compulsive behaviors or rituals. These can take many forms, from repetitive hand-washing to counting, checking, or arranging objects in specific patterns. These compulsions are often driven by an intense need to alleviate the anxiety caused by the obsessions, but they can become…
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Understanding Eating Disorders
Having an eating disorder is like being trapped in a never-ending nightmare, where every thought and action revolves around food and body image. It’s a constant battle between the desire to eat and the fear of gaining weight. Food becomes the enemy–something to be feared and avoided at all costs. Every meal is a battle…
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Understanding Panic Attacks And Panic Disorder
Have you ever experienced a sudden surge of overwhelming fear or anxiety that feels like it’s taking over your body? Perhaps you have felt your heart rate increase, your palms become sweaty, and your breath becomes shallow and quick, all without a discernible cause. If so, it is possible that you have undergone a panic…
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Stress in Children and Teens: How to Recognize Signs and Provide Support
As parents, we all strive to provide the best for our children and want them to grow up healthy and successful. However, life can be unpredictable, and stress can sneak in, affecting our children’s well-being. It is crucial to acknowledge that children and teens are not immune to stress and can experience it from various…
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Understanding Trauma
Experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event can have lasting consequences on a person’s mental health and daily functioning. However, recognizing the signs and symptoms of trauma is the first step toward recovery. It’s important to understand that trauma is a personal experience, and what may be traumatic for one person may not be for another.…