What if I am really just an anxious person? Anxiety disorders are among the most common of all mental illnesses. They vary in form and symptoms and can change over time. A lot of sufferers don’t recognize it as a mental health issue until it becomes almost unbearable. Frequent panic […]
The happiest day of your life? A lot of women describe the birth of their children as the happiest days in their life. Mothers across the world swear that nothing makes you happier than holding your baby for the first time. Watching all of your child’s first steps and first […]
Have you ever felt like you’re just acting…. …and soon everyone will find out that you are fraud? Have you ever felt like your whole life is a “Fake it ’till you make it”? Do you know the fear that things will be taken away from you, because you […]
…are often close friends Depression and anxiety are not only the most common mental illnesses, they are also very likely to occur together. Either simultaneously or one leading to the other. We have already had a conversation about depression, eating disorders and persistent depressive disorder and learned that each struggle […]
Welcome back! I welcome you back to my second conversation about mental health struggles. This series aims to remove the stigma around mental health by having honest conversations with those who have experienced mental illnesses. This month’s conversation revolves around the topic of eating disorders. Eating disorders describe all disorders […]
Technology has proven to be great for many things, but at the same time it can be the worst. Today we are going to focus on the good side! Technology fighting loneliness. Karen Dolva and her Team are developing technical devices that help minimize loneliness. In her Talk last October […]
What’s better than using a metaphor to explain something…? If that metaphor is about food! This extremely relatable TEDxTalk by Neil Hughes makes light of an issue that a vast majority of people struggle with. And although mental health and laughter don’t often go hand in hand, he manages to […]
Burned.out. by the author How many lives have I lived and faces have I put on ever since I woke up this very day and all the days before. Filled with all the plans and goals set by one mind for only one single hand to reach. It is days […]
At times, we all feel like we’re put on the spot. The lights are on us, we’re given ten thousand microphones that we never even asked for, or we simply feel judged from afar. The most common scenarios that lead to feeling a type of interpersonal anxiety include public speaking, doctor’s visits, […]
Stress is everywhere. And it is even more stressful to hear about the fact that stress is everywhere, to read about it in magazines and to see it on TV, to deal with this plethora of options to choose from, with so many books to read so many places to […]