Tips to Boost Happiness that Will Contribute to Good Mental Health
In our busy lives, it can be hard for us to achieve happiness in our day-to-day lives while maintaining a successful career, our relationships, or family. However, there are several […]
How to Befriend Stress Part 1: How do we respond to stress?
One day, I came across a Ted Ex video created by Dr. Kelly McGonigal, a health psychologist at Stanford University who promotes healthy attitudes towards one’s own mental and emotional well being. […]
Dispelling Myths: Opioid Crisis
With the opioid crisis still going strong and constantly changing, there are many claims and opinions circulating regarding the problem. Despite increased awareness, the opioid crisis continues to worsen. The […]
Substance Use Disorder Treatment
For the many people who suffer from substance use disorders, treatment might seem like a terrifying step to make. Drugs and substance abuse can become a crutch that people use […]
How We Defend Ourselves against Pain
We all have our fears, guilty pleasures, and anxious thoughts that plague our every day lives. College students, in particular, are getting their first tastes of independence, and as a […]
Mental Health Among Minorities
Although mental health affects all ethnicities and groups equally, some groups are more prone to developing mental health disorders and less likely to get treatment. Factors like racism, cultural factors, […]
Dispelling Myths: Anxiety Disorders
Anxiety is associated with several common mental disorders, like specific phobias or generalized anxiety disorder. Anxiety is especially high among college students and can often be exacerbated by stressful situations. […]
Exploring Anxiety Disorders
We might know what anxiety feels like due to our own personal experiences, but it can be hard to understand the extent of anxiety disorders and how they are classified. […]
Dispelling Myths: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
It is speculated that, evolutionary, PTSD could have evolved as a heightened defense mechanism in response to immediate danger. PTSD is one of the most well-known mental disorders; it is […]
Understanding Panic Disorder
All of us have experienced the feeling of being gripped with a sense of panic to some degree before, whether it is the result of a life- threatening experience or […]
