Contrary to popular belief, mental health symptoms are not qualitatively different than “normal” symptoms. It is easy to assume that people with a diagnosis are inherently different when in fact, all human behaviors and experiences lie on a spectrum. If […]
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When you are under stress, your focus is primarily on getting through the stressful event. What tends to fall to the wayside are healthy living strategies like exercising and eating well and you may notice an increase in weight during
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The shock that comes with experiencing a significant loss can make you feel as if the ground has been pulled out from under you. Grief is the natural emotional response to any loss. Losses can vary from the death of
Asking for help is something that countless people have trouble with. For South Asians, especially, being raised to constantly give, asking for help for yourself can feel selfish. Many also feel that they may be weak if they need help
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Anger is a basic emotion that emerges around 3 to 4 months of infancy. Evolutionarily, anger is meant to protect us from harm as it signals danger or an imminent threat to our well-being or safety. Feeling anger when you
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Resentment is a powerful, negative emotion characterized by a feeling of being treated unfairly. This injustice may real or perceived and can be due to feeling you are not given the respect, admiration, importance, consideration or affection that you are
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