Our blog focuses mostly on stress and anxiety and tips to manage them, but we also cover general mental health topics. It is a known fact that stress puts us at risk of developing mental health conditions. Stress can also exacerbate underlying conditions.
In this category, read on stress management and topics related to mental health. Learn about schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, women’s mental health and more!
Welcome to the intricate world of adolescence, where the challenges of growing up often intertwine with the complexities of stress. In “Unlocking the Struggles: Exploring the Causes of Stress Among Teenagers and Coping Strategies,” we embark on a journey to unravel the layers of stress that teenagers navigate daily. From academic pressures to social dynamics … Read more
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), a mental health condition that affects a multitude of individuals globally, is characterized by unwanted, intrusive thoughts or obsessions, and repetitive behaviors or compulsions that individuals feel compelled to perform in order to alleviate their anxiety. Despite the availability of various treatments, such as medication and in-person therapy, the popularity of online … Read more
Imagine Imagine this. An existence where you are entrapped in a deep dark hole. Minimal sunlight peeks through the blackness. You feel like you are to be by yourself, but amongst everyone else. There is little hope or eagerness to swarm out of the toxic depths of despair. My Story That is not an imagination, … Read more
Managing a household takes a lot of energy, patience, and time. Adding kids, pets, work, and other elements of life to a household and it’s a recipe for adult/parent-related stress. Being a parent creates a unique set of problems that bring on stress. Knowing how to manage your household stress level will be important to … Read more
Life is a microcosm of hardships and fun times. Everyone encounters stress no matter the job position, home situation, or social circumstance. These events can be especially rough and draining if you aren’t prepared to handle them. While no one can isolate themselves from stress, people can reduce the amount of pressure that they feel. … Read more
I remember those dreaded manilla envelopes. Those awful signed, sealed, and delivered educator-sopped letters of approval, or in my case, lack-thereof. You know, those bitter, vague formalities of invalid judgement. Report cards were filled to the brim with statements like, “your child expresses satisfactory work” and if you were lucky enough, phrases like, Joe is … Read more
Fighting the stigma of borderline personality disorder Girl Interrupted, Single White Female, crazy bitch syndrome—these are the associations the severely uninformed link to borderline personality disorder. Borderline Personality Disorder, a personality disorder characterized by variations in identity disturbance, is one of the most stigmatized mental illness out there. Psychologists and medical professionals alike, deem these … Read more
Envision living life with little demons running the show. It is practically a living hell. You find a superb helper that assists but turns into a demon itself. You are just surviving life instead of living it. You get a meager amount of enlightenment that is the size of light squeezing through the door into … Read more
A stressful workplace is draining on your body, mind, and spirit. As someone who will be working into the foreseeable future, you must develop effective ways to deal with your workplace stress. Doing so requires figuring out your stress triggers, why they trigger you, and how to work through them. Different variables affect people differently. … Read more
Usage of herbal supplements for stress management is appealing for a number of reasons. First, there is the idea that stress is in the mind. While stress can manifest into physical symptoms, we cannot see “stress” under a microscope. Thus, it makes sense to try dealing with stress through natural remedies. Second, prescription mood enhancers … Read more