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Depression

Does My Insurance Cover Mental Health? How To Get Therapy (For You Or A Friend)

Written by: R. McDanal You want to talk to someone. You’ve heard it costs a lot, and there are t...

When You Want To Hurt Yourself, Try One Of These 15 Swaps

Written by: A. Won The urge to self harm feels impossible to control. Instead of controlling it,...

Don't Care About Anything? Enjoy Life Again

Written by: Y. Sewdayal Have you ever felt that everything you do has lost all its substance? Li...

Do This To Get Yourself Out Of The House

Written by: C. Beck You could almost survive without ever leaving the house, nowadays. Amazon br...

I Hate Myself: Beat Low Self Esteem + Feeling Broken

Written by: C. Beck If you’re thinking “Why do I hate myself?” but aren’t sure why, it’s time fo...

Need Someone To Talk To? Stop Feeling Isolated

Written by: A. Won Do you need to talk to someone right now? Do you feel alone and lost? Some o...

SAD In A Pandemic: A Magnification of Seasonal Affective Disorder

Written by: A. Won For many, the winter season signals comfort and coziness. And during a pandem...

Zoning Out Too Much? There's A Name For That

Written by: A. Makhija ‘Zoning out’ or ‘spacing out’ are common ways of talking about a formal p...

After the Loss of a Pet, Put Grief and Healing First

Written by: C. Beck It’s not just human losses that feel monumental and overwhelming. The loss o...

These People Contemplated Suicide And Didn't Do It. Here's How They Feel Now.

Written by: C. Beck When you are contemplating suicide, it’s nearly impossible to imagine that y...

Things To Tell Yourself When You're In The Depression Pit

Written by: Y. Sewdayal There are many ways to overcome depression, and you’ll definitely eventu...

Dealing With The Winter Blues? Lift Your Spirits

Written by: S. Rainne Light allows the brain to create the neurotransmitters that keep your ener...

Depression and Crying: A Key To Relief

Written by: N. Leonard While crying is often a symptom of depression, it can also be the way out...

Yes, I Am Suicidal. No, I Am Not Going To Kill Myself

Written by: E. Shabazian Before we get into this discussion, we want to start by offering immedi...

Steps To Take When You're Depressed and Can't Find A Job

Written by: A. Toves For those of us struggling with depression or any of its variants, the simp...

5 Real Reasons to Keep Living, Minus The Fluff

Written by: A. Won Any of us could list generic reasons to keep living if we sat down and tried....

Dating Someone With Depression: Everyone Can Win

Written by: A. Won A scan of the statistics reveals: 1 in 5 Americans will experience mental hea...

Starving Yourself Is Emotional Self Harm

Written by: C. Beck “Self-harm” most often refers to physical self harm, but mentally abusing an...

DIY Anti-Depressant: How To Meet Your Own Emotional Needs

Written by: A. Toves Every human has specific needs that must be fulfilled. When we’re tired, we...

Feeling Directionless? Why It Happens and How To Move On

Written by: E. Shabazian Most of us grow up believing we need to have our lives “figured out” an...

Self-Hatred, Loneliness, and Depression: Break The Cycle

Written by: E. Shabazian Sometimes we have been suffering for so long, we can’t tell up from dow...

Brain Fog: How Depression Can Make You Tired

Written by: C. Beck Constantly exhausted? Easily irritated by the teasing joke your friend made?...

The 12 Most Honest Grief Quotes On The Internet

Written by: C. Beck Grief quotes are a mixed bag. People like to neatly define grief, its sympto...

Am I Depressed Or Am I Lonely?

Written by: A. Won Ideally, we are neither lonely nor depressed. But sometimes we’ll feel one an...

Nobody Understands: Myths About Depression

Written by: R. McDanal There are so many myths about what depression “is really like,” partially...

Inflammation and Depression: The Clear Connections

Written by C. Beck There’s the clinical view of depression, and then there’s the real-world, ful...

Why CBT Is Overrated

Written by: C. Beck Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is overrated. Many of us experience d...

Why Am I Depressed? The Biology Of Depression

Written by: A. Toves Depression and its variants are known for causing many negative emotional e...

How Depressed Am I? There's A Better Question

Written by: R. McDanal A familiar Google rabbit hole goes: major depressive disorder, depression...