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Anxiety and depression may be confusing, especially if a person has both. These mental disorders can be co-morbid. Someone with depression can have anxiety symptoms, and vice versa. So, what’s the difference between anxiety and depression? If you’re looking for affordable and convenient therapy to deal with stress, anxiety, or …

Differentiating between normal anxiety and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) can be tricky. How do you know, especially if you are a little more anxious than others, whether or not your anxiety is significant enough to qualify as a disorder? #anxiety #generalizedanxietydisorder #gad Disclaimer: This video is not meant to be …

Social Anxiety Disorder is an anxiety disorder characterized by intense feelings of worry and distress in social situations. Do you know how to spot the difference between shyness and social anxiety? It’s very easy to mistake having social anxiety as just being shy. So, here are 8 clear signs you …

Mental illness, also known as mental health disorders, refers to a wide range of mental health problems that affect your mood, thinking, and behavior for a sustained period of time. Depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, eating disorders, and addictive behaviors are examples of mental illnesses that can have a long-lasting impact …

Are you emotionally numb? Do you feel depressed, empty, and lose interest in the things you used to enjoy? Emotional numbness is when you lose the ability to feel or express your emotions, which is also known as anhedonia. Anhedonia, is in fact, one of the many symptoms of depression. …

It’s Mental Health Awareness month! How is your mental health? And how do you tell whether your mental health is falling apart? Are you prone to suffer from a mental illness? What are the symptoms? What are the key signs of stress affecting mental health? How are you coping with …

Luke Hanson, Academic Advisor and postbac at University of Alabama at Birmingham, Capsule Contributor Stress. I think it’s fair to say we’re all feeling it right now, whether that’s over Coronavirus, the markets, deals been pulled out, job uncertainty, food shortages… the list goes on. The negative impacts of stress …

Interesting way to use aromatherapy (patches attached to nurses ID). I have been researching about aromatherapy (scent – nasal, massotherapy – skin and capsules of the oil – oral), specifically Lavandula angustifolia, a species of lavender, and its effects in reducing anxiety and better sleep quality. Most studies are well …

Using these Relaxation Techniques for Anxiety will help slow your heart-rate quicker, regulate your breathing, and come back to the present moment much faster than ever before. They are simple anxiety tools that you can keep in your back pocket to use any time you’re feeling uneasy or anxious in …

Existentialism Gaining independence will often lead to realizing the truth of our mortality, that we are only here on earth for a short period. This feeling is what philosophers call existential anxiety. Existentialism is a philosophical inquiry associated with the living person’s actions, beliefs, and attitudes. Existentialism holds the idea that …