If you are battling depression, you are not alone. Millions of people in the world deal with depression. National Institute of Mental Health statistics estimate that 6.7 percent of adults in the US are likely to experience a major depression disorder in any given year. That may seem like a […]
Posts archive for 2015
Identifying Signs of An Anxiety Disorder
After trying to understand more about the types of anxiety disorders, you might be wondering what the symptoms are. How can you tell if your typical anxiety has crossed over into mental health disorder territory? It may not be very simple to figure it out, but there are a few […]
Giving Up Complaining For A More Positive Life
Everyone is going to do a bit of complaining now and again. A lot of the time, we do not even really realize that we are doing it. According to the research, in an average conversation we complain approximately once every minute. But is giving up complaining even possible? Trevor […]
There Are Different Types of Depression
The term “clinical depression” is tossed around quite a lot as if people believe that there is only one kind of depression. But what most people do not realize is that, like with anxiety, there are several different kinds of depression. There is some overlap between the different types of […]
3 Big Reasons Mental Health Treatment May Not Be Working
So you have made the decision to seek mental health treatment for a psychiatric disorder. You have overcome all of the barriers – the cost, the stigma, your own fear – to seek treatment. One of the most frustrating things that you can be feeling after you have made it […]
Social Anxiety Linked to Empathy
A new study recently published in PubMed has indicated that people who suffer from anxiety and social phobias are extra sensitive to the states of mind of other people. The more socially anxious a person is, the more likely he or she is to be able to discern the mental […]
Five Ways You Can Help Yourself Treat Depression
If you struggle with depression, you know exactly how hard it is to do the things you would normally do – like get out of bed and take an interest in the activities of your daily life. Some days are better than others, but once you start to get help […]
Supporting a Parent Who Lost a Child
Losing a child is one of the most difficult things that a person can go through. No matter how old the child is, the pain is going to be some of the strongest you have ever experienced. If you are a parent who lost a child, you can probably count […]
Staying Close With Teenage Daughters
When your daughter goes from being your adorable little girl to the difficult preteen stage now called “the tweens”, it can be daunting for you. Girls of that age can be moody, self-centered, overdramatic, surly, condescending, and prone to throwing tantrums. Tween girls can also take on mature demeanors and […]
Compassion And Self-Empathy Promotes Healing
There is quite a lot of overlap in empathy and compassion. Webster’s defines empathy as “the ability to understand and share the feelings of another.” Webster’s defines compassion as “sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings of misfortunes of others.” So empathy is all about understanding and sharing while compassion […]
