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What to Do About Summertime Depression

What to Do About Summertime Depression

We know how seasonal affective disorder is normally a depression for those who do not get enough sunlight, but there is a depression for those who get too much sun. Everyone’s bodies work differently about how we feel when the sun comes out. It is important to try to enjoy your summer by being around […]

How Your Weekend of Hard Drinking Can Be a Sign of Alcoholism

How Your Weekend of Hard Drinking Can Be a Sign of Alcoholism

You may think that saving your binge drinking for the weekends does not mean that you have a drinking problem. While it may seem like you have it together during the weekends, your drinking habits may be getting out of hand during this time that can lead to high-functioning alcoholism. By noticing how your drinking […]

How Do Therapists Use Instagram to Get Through to Their Clients?

How Do Therapists Use Instagram to Get Through to Their Clients?

Therapists do not have to just exist during your sessions at their office. There are some therapists who use Instagram as a way to communicate with their clients such as posts about self-care, mothering oneself, imposter syndrome and trauma. By using pictures and inspiration texts on Instagram to get through to their clients, therapists have […]

How You Know Your Mental Health Medication Is Not Working

How You Know Your Mental Health Medication Is Not Working

Your mental health professional or doctor will try to prescribe you medicine based on past medications you have tried, family history of mental illness, and more. It is possible that you have tried this brand new medication prescribed to you and you feel like nothing is happening. By knowing how to tell if your medication […]

How Can You Make Anxious Waiting Periods Easier?

How Can You Make Anxious Waiting Periods Easier?

Your anxiety may tend to heighten when it comes to waiting. It can be that you are nervous about a doctor’s appointment or that you are waiting in a long line to your favorite ride but the clock is ticking for the park to close. According to a Mental Floss study, scientists have come up […]

Why Does Taking a Bath Make a Difference in Your Depression?

Why Does Taking a Bath Make a Difference in Your Depression?

It is common for people to jump into a nice hot bath after a long hard day. What is it about baths that are so relaxing for us? A new study shows that taking a bath twice a week can help relieve symptoms of depression more than physical exercise. What Happened in the Study? Researchers […]

What Are the Worst Things to Say to Someone with Depression?

What Are the Worst Things to Say to Someone with Depression?

Depression is a serious mental illness that makes your body not capable of creating enough serotonin to feel happy on a daily basis. If you act like someone with depression can easily get over it, it shows that you do not know its true extent. By being careful with your words around someone with depression, […]

How Jasmine Can Be Powerful for Anxiety and Depression

How Jasmine Can Be Powerful for Anxiety and Depression

People with anxiety and depression tend to turn to natural alternative medicine treatments. The problem is that these treatments are either not scientifically proven or the effects are mild. The special olive flower, jasmine, has recently been discovered by researchers to serve as a powerful alternative medicine treatment for anxiety and depression. What Happened in […]

How Can Drug Addiction Be Prevented in Cancer Patients?

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Many cancer survivors deal with pain whether it is cancer itself, the treatments, or both. While some pain can be for a short time, cancer or treatments can lead to long-lasting chronic pain. Judith Paice, Ph.D., R.N., who is the director of the Cancer Pain Program at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, believes that […]