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The Silencing of Agoraphobia
A noticeable trait in the mental health community is the often absent mentioning of the debilitating condition that is agoraphobia. This same pattern has been found in so many other areas: in books, in...
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School Refusal: Is Anxiety Behind Your Child’s School Avoidance?
I developed school refusal in eighth grade. It wasn’t sudden. Over several months, I went from a straight A student who was reluctant to miss school even when sick, to a near dropout. First, my...
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Everyone Needs a Mental Health Moment
How many times has someone asked you in passing, “How are you?” And you’ve responded with the common, “Good. How are you?” – even when you’re not feeling your best? Our culture often doesn’t give us...
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My Biggest Fear? I Won’t Be Able to Overcome My Fears
How My Mental Health Problems Manifest as Fear I was diagnosed with clinical depression in 2002 at the tender age of 19. Since then, my diagnosis has changed to bipolar disorder and a typical day for...
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Accepting That You Have A Mental Illness
Dysfunction doesn’t run, it gallops through my family tree! Growing up in a home with parents who were depressed, anxious and with various other emotional problems, tends to create children with the...
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Free Yourself From Obsessive Thoughts
An unexpected break-up, past criticisms, the calorie intake in a meal, the amount of money sitting in a bank… These are all examples of everyday topics that often result in consuming, repetitive and...
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5 Important Reasons To Get Help For Your Fears and Anxieties
Getting professional help for dealing with your persistent fears and anxieties is the single most important step in your recovery. Many people are reluctant to get the help they need for various...
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Tweens/Teens and Anxiety: Using Visualization, Mindfulness
Everyone has anxiety, including teens and tweens. Anxiety is important. It’s a natural reaction that our body has to a new situation. It serves as a basic survival function – like a warning system that...
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Coming Out of the Mental Illness Closet
Coming out of the mental illness closet is tough. Almost 90 percent of the time, I do not tell people about my mental health or diagnoses. However, this article is the beginning of me living a more...
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How to Stop Stress from Taking over your Life
How people experience stress (Online Stress Test) is very personal but it’s critical not to let stress take over your life. What for one person is a motivating and exhilarating level of pressure, can...
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