Articles tagged with mentalhealth
Guest Post: The Mental Benefits of Being Outdoors
In the unexpected era of social distancing and self-isolation, increased feelings of loneliness, depression, and anxiety are not hard to come by. Plus, dealing with depression is not easy. Now that many are returning to essential work and indulging
Dominant Personality Traits
Love to take #personality #quizzes . Just for #fun though. Not to explore myself inner self and learn new things about me, because this year will be my 60th birthday and if I haven't figured out who I am by now, might as well put that “project”
I want to start feeling better
I started taking the medication Lamictal approximately 2 weeks ago, still on 25mg per day. Next week the starter kit ups the dose to 50mg, then after 2 more weeks, 100 mg. I know I'll need a stronger dose eventually because my birth control pills decreases
Please Don't Tell
In polite society, I am told, some topics of conversation are off-limits, namely religion, politics and sex. Sure, in informal gatherings or one-on-one, all topics are fair game -- or are they? What could be so potentially disastrous to discuss that many
World Mental Health Day
Hurray for the powers-that-be that named one entire day as World Mental Health Day! If you've sensed some sarcasm in my statement, you are entirely right. Naming a singe day to focus on all the facets of mental health is akin to putting a single bandage o
The Habit That Can Make You Depressed
We all have had bad things happen to us. Life is a series of events, and with the good ones we will all experience distressing events at one time or another. How do we get through them? Some of us will pull ourselves up by the boot straps and carry on. Oth
