LILI REINHART SPEAKS OUT ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH DURING THE PANDEMICLili Reinhart, star of Riverdale, has spoken out about her mental health and struggles with anxiety before, and now she’s talking again on Instagram about her mental health during the current pandemic. Confessing on Instagram As E! reports, she’s been stressing herself out “all the time,” and things have been especially tough during the pandemic. “I’ll have a very simple task to do, but you know I don’t want to do it,” she explains. “Say going to the post office. Like,...Read Article
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MORE CELEBRITIES SPEAK OUT ABOUT MENTAL HEALTHIf you want to know what celebrities have struggled with mental health, you don’t have to look far. It’s good to know that even the rich and famous have mental health struggles just like everyone else. The more they speak out, the more they reduce the stigma surrounding mental health and encourage people to get help. Insider has come up with a new gathering of celebrities speaking out about their mental health, and their insights are indeed very helpful… The Danger...Read Article
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A NEW LOOK AT TEENS AND MENTAL HEALTHParents always want the best for their children, and they’ll, of course, get concerned if they’re showing signs of depression or mental illness. Now CNN is taking a new look at teens and depression and if there are new ways of seeing the signs and getting their children to help. The Current Stats and Facts As CNN reports, one in six youths in the United States from the ages of 6 to 17 has a mental disorder like anxiety, depression, or ADHD....Read Article
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HOW FAR WE’VE COME WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND HOW FAR WE HAVE TO GOThere’s always room for improvement in everything in life, especially with our mental health systems around the world. As we enter a new decade, NBC News has taken a look at how far mental health treatment has come and how far we have to go. Stigma Breakers One way that mental health treatment has come a long way is the stigmas surrounding mental health, and mental illness is finally coming down. As NBC News gladly reports, “After centuries of shame and misrepresentation, the term...Read Article
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BETTER MENTAL HEALTH IN THE NEW YEARWith a new year and new decade upon us, there’s no better time to think about your own mental well being as the world turns over a new leaf. As the dawn is breaking on a new year, several sites have published a number of ways you can have good mental health in the new year. New Year, New Decade, New Ways to Get Better CNN recently ran a story that featured a number of ways you can improve your...Read Article
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DEFINING NORMAL, OR TRYING TO…Normal. What is normal? No, that is not a rhetorical or philosophical question, although it often seems that way. There are many people who feel like they’re not normal like that’s a bad thing, but many of us have abnormal things about us that aren’t bad at all. What’s normal? How can the term normal define good mental health? Is anybody really normal, and if you’re not normal, is that such a bad thing? A Normal Study For many years,...Read Article
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GOOD MENTAL HEALTH DEFINEDMental health. We think we know and understand what it means especially good mental health. In this case, it’s not so much you know it when you see it -although mental health problems can be visually apparent - but it’s also a case of you know it when you feel it. Good mental health doesn’t always mean feeling happy, but it also indicates how we deal with bad things in life. While each person’s mental health can be personally defined,...Read Article
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THERAPY MEMES ARE HITTING THE NET, AND THEY’RE HELPING PEOPLE LAUGH AND HEALIn the day and age of social media, memes are becoming a big deal. Many can get around to people quickly, and provide great humor and fun for people all over the world. Now memes about therapy are hitting the web, and some feel they have the power to transform how we look at therapy. About Therapy Memes The phenomenon of therapy memes has been reported in the Huffington Post. One shows a before and after cartoon of a bird....Read Article
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MAYOR PETE BUTTIGIEG SPEAKS OUT ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION With a new Presidential election around the corner, mental health and addiction are supposed to be one of the top concerns in our country, but the powers that be aren't talking about it much. While Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend Indiana, may not win the Presidential throne, he's very concerned about mental health and addiction and has a plan to combat both issues that he's sharing with the world. Buttigieg's Plan of Attack As CNN reports, Buttigieg has come forward...Read Article
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THE CONNECTION BETWEEN POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS AND ADDICTIONThe foundation in treating addiction is rooted in trauma, and there is a lot of focus these days on PTSD or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Many times in life, people can be hit with a horrible event that haunts their memories and can continue to drive their addictions. In recent news, the tragedy of the Columbine massacre has come up again, and the effect of PTSD can have on people. Trauma, Mental Health, Addiction and Recovery Austin Eubanks, who survived...Read Article
