OCD Is Not An Adjective
Why we shouldn't just be throwing that term around.
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6 Affirmations To Help Center Your Thoughts
Mental health applies to everyone. The World Health Organization defines mental health as “a state of well-being in which the individual...
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Films & TV Shows that Show Mental Illness Accurately
Trigger Warning: This article mentions sexual assault The rise in mental health awareness nowadays is amazing, but there are still negative...
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ADHD Is Underdiagnosed In Women & We Need To Talk About It
Let’s start a conversation.
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4 Steps To Take When Your Parents Don't Understand Your Mental Health
Communication is key, but that’s easier said than done.
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How to Support Your Partner’s Mental Health Without Losing Yourself
Remember, they have to do the work too.
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The Emotional Rollercoaster of Life
Have you ever thought to yourself: why do I have so many different mood swings? Why is it that one moment I can feel so happy and the next...
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A Unique Time and Space: Gen Z
Generation Z: anyone born between 1997 and 2001. Gen Z is seen as a generation embracing change, diversity, and highly motivated to write...
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society's silent killer
A horrific number of teenage girls struggle silently with body image and insecurity issues, brought upon us by society's beauty standards. I've struggled myself for a year now. Here is my story. TW: body image, eating disorders, mental illness
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Accepting You Have a Mental Illness
One of the hardest parts of having a mental illness is getting the diagnosis. It means you have to acknowledge that something is wrong and...
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How Comedy Has Shaped my Life
I have always been a funny girl. Actually, let me rephrase that: I have always been an insecure girl. When I was younger, I always felt...
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Here's What It's Really Like To Be Depressed in College
I haven't posted an article in weeks...here's why.
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Ways Poetry Can Help with Mental Illness
Poetry therapy is an approach for improving mental illness and symptom relief. Poetry therapy involves “written or spoken word to further...
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MSU CHAARG: MORE THAN JUST A WORKING OUT GROUP
Working out isn’t the only thing that leads to becoming healthy and maintaining wellness. There are other important factors to consider...
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Mental Health Through the Lens of How Many Times I've Read "Fangirl"
The novel Fangirl , written by Rainbow Rowell, has held a special place on my bookshelf ever since the first time I read it. The story...
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Have You Checked in on a Loved One Today?
TW: Sensitive content pertaining to mental health, panic attacks and illnesses are discussed in the following article. The content...
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Hyperfixations Can Be Healthy
It seems that every day I’m learning something new because of Tik Tok. I don’t know what “side” of Tik Tok that you find yourself to be on...
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My Journey Accepting I'm Neurodivergent (And Will Probably Always Need Some Help)
Just because I have to live my life differently doesn't mean I'm not living.
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Body Dysmorphic Disorder
‘I shiver, chilled, the grave-chill against the simple heat of my flesh: how did I get to be thick big, complete self, with the long-boned...
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Why I Started Counseling for My Anxiety
Going to counseling was the best decision I have ever made for my mental health. I’ve learned how to name my feelings. When everything gets jumbled up in your head, untangling the mess of emotions is impossible to do alone. But having someone ask you questions – the right questions – can start to unravel the mess and pinpoint the root of those feelings. Counseling may have saved my mental health, and it could benefit you, too.
